Vikram Harikrishnan
Research Assistant at University of Illinois Chicago
United States
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Top SchoolVikram Harikrishnan is a machine learning engineer and research assistant with six years of hands-on experience building production ML infrastructure and mobile applications. Currently pursuing a Master's in Computer Science at the University of Illinois Chicago, he blends academic research with practical engineering across Android and full-stack roles. He co-founded OpenScan and is the primary Android developer on a privacy-focused document scanner, demonstrating attention to user-centric features like image cropping and streamlined onboarding. Prior roles span fintech and startup environments where he delivered Android and backend components, accelerating product launches and iterative improvements. Vikram’s profile reflects a practical polymath comfortable moving between research, mobile UI/UX refinements, and production ML systems. He brings an uncommon mix of research ambition and shipped product experience that helps bridge prototypes to production.
6 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree Computer Science, Master's degree Computer Science at University of Illinois ChicagoBachelor's degree Computer Science, Bachelor's degree Computer Science at Easwari Engineering College(SRM Group)
English, Tamil
Github Skills (14)
android-developer10
uid10
flutter-game10
front-end-development10
android-app10
ui-design10
android-apps10
android-development10
android10
image-processing10
app-dev10
flutter-apps10
flutter10
android-sdk9
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
ethereal-developers/OpenScan
Jun 2020 - Jan 2023
A privacy-friendly Document Scanner app
Role in this project:
Mobile Developer (Android)
Mobile Developer (Android)Contributions:1 review, 152 commits, 10 PRs in 2 years 6 months
Contributions summary:Vikram primarily contributed to the development of the Android application for the document scanner. Their commits demonstrate the addition of features such as scanning functionality, implementing the image picker, adding the ability to crop images, and refactoring the UI. The user also worked on creating and modifying various UI elements, including the creation of a splash screen and a getting started screen.
scannerprivacysecuritydocument-scanner-appscanner-app
vikram0230/DoorStep
Jul 2021 - Apr 2022
Rental Management System. An open source app that manages rentals and generate monthly bills.
Contributions:22 commits, 2 PRs, 10 pushes in 9 months
management-systemmonthly-billsrental-managementrentalbills
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