Arun Ramkrishna Thangapalam

Computer Science Graduate Student | Full-Stack Developer | AI/ML Enthusiast

Based in Detroit, MI | Passionate about building scalable, intelligent systems

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About Me

I am a graduate student in Computer Science at Wayne State University, with industry and academic experience in full-stack development and machine learning. Proficient in Python, PHP, JavaScript, and modern frameworks, I thrive in agile environments, solving real-world problems with scalable, intelligent systems. I’m seeking opportunities in software engineering and AI/ML to create impactful solutions.

Technical Skills

Languages: Python, PHP, JavaScript, C, HTML, CSS, SQL
Frameworks & Tools: React, CodeIgniter, Node.js, Git, VS Code, Jupyter
Machine Learning & Data: scikit-learn, Pandas, NumPy, MySQL, MongoDB, Matplotlib

Work Experience

Student Assistant — Wayne State University, C&IT

Aug 2024 – Present | Detroit, MI

  • Support classroom AV technology and campus IT infrastructure.
  • Troubleshoot hardware/software issues for faculty and students.
  • Maintain computer labs and online learning platforms.

Junior Developer — Enova Software and Hardware Solutions

Jun 2022 – Jun 2023

  • Built and maintained backend features using CodeIgniter, PHP, and MySQL.
  • Developed responsive web interfaces with jQuery and Ajax.
  • Automated student data processing, reducing manual workload by 40%.
  • Collaborated cross-functionally in Agile sprints to deliver production-ready features.

Projects

In-Context Learning vs Fine-Tuning

May 2025 | Machine Learning Course Project

Built a Streamlit app to compare ICL vs fine-tuned models on QA, classification, and translation using Hugging Face and Ollama (LLaMA3, DeepSeek-R1). Evaluated with F1, BLEU, Accuracy, and BERTScore.

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Phishing Website Detection

Apr 2025 | Intelligent Systems Course Project

Trained 11 ML models (e.g., XGBoost, SVM, MLP) to classify phishing URLs with over 95% accuracy. Visualized results using ROC curves and confusion matrices.

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Driveway Sealing Management System

Dec 2024 | DBMS1 Course Project

Built a PHP/MySQL platform for client registration, quote submission, billing, and status tracking with dashboards and SQL reports.

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Virtual Experience — Forage

Apr–Jul 2024

Developed financial visualizations for J.P. Morgan, assessed hashing methods for Goldman Sachs, and designed data dashboards for Tata Consultancy.

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Leadership & Activities

Secretary, CSE Department Association

United Institute of Technology | 2021–2022

Organized events and coordinated activities for the Computer Science department.

Member, CSE Department Association

United Institute of Technology | 2019–2020

Contributed to department initiatives and technical workshops.

Hockey & Ball Badminton Player

University & High School Level

Represented teams in university-level hockey and high school-level ball badminton competitions.

Get in Touch

I'm excited to connect for software engineering or AI/ML opportunities!

📍 Detroit, MI

📞 +1 (313) 639-7215

✉️ arunramkrishna997@gmail.com