Hey, I'm Yanka!
First-gen south asian immigrant who has grown up in NYC trying to break into tech. Software developer/engineer who loves creating & learning.
I enjoy working on
Websites
Mobile Applications
Databases & SQL
Robotics
AI/ML Models
Cybersecurity
Network Security
Application Security
Data Scraping
Game Development
Research
Languages & Frameworks
Python
C++
JavaScript
TypeScript
React
React Native
MongoDB
AWS
ROS
Arduino
SQL
TailwindCSS
Node.js
Flask
GoDot
x86 Assembly
Docker
Security & Infrastructure
WireShark
Ansible
OpenShift
vSphere
JFrog
VMware
AI / ML Models & Tools
Computer Vision
EfficientNet-B0YOLOv5ResNet50DenseNet121Optical FlowOpenCV
Classical ML
scikit-learnRandom ForestSVMPoisson GLMOrdered Logistic RegressionBayesian GLMsMulti-task Neural Networks
Deep Learning & Data
PyTorchNLPpandasnumpy
Probabilistic Programming
PyMCNumPyroHamiltonian Monte CarloPSIS / WAIC
Research Interests
Neuroevolution
Evolutionary Reinforcement Learning
Monte Carlo Tree Search
Procedural Content Generation
Outside of work
Playing Video Games
Watching Shows & Movies
Reading
Trying Food & Cafe Spots
Free NYC Activities
Hiking
Traveling