1. http://www-scf.usc.edu/~ytanna
https://github.com/yashtanna93
https://www.linkedin.com/in/yashtanna93 Yash Tanna
Los Angeles, CA
(323) 283-7847
ytanna@usc.edu
EDUCATION
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA May 2017
Masters of Science, Computer Science
Current GPA – 3.35/4
Mumbai University, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India May 2015
Bachelor of Engineering, Computer Engineering
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Programming Languages Java, Python, R, PHP, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, SQL, C, C++, C#, XML
Frameworks Angularjs, Nodejs, jQuery, Bootstrap, Ruby on Rails, IPython, Jupyter
Databases/Tools MySQL, MSSQL, MongoDB, Android Studio, Photoshop, Adobe Premier Pro,
Oracle 11g, MS Visual Studio, Dreamweaver, Matlab, CorelDraw, Adobe After Effects
PROJECTS
Popular Movies Application – https://github.com/yashtanna93/Popular_Movies_Application December 2015
 Built an android app, optimized for tablets, to help users discover popular and highly rated movies on the web.
 This application utilizes core Android user interface components, database to store favorite movies and fetches movie
information using themoviedb.org web API using best practices.
Emotions – https://github.com/yashtanna93/Emotions November 2015
 Developed a web application to get a graph, using d3.js, of the emotions of a user while watching a video.
 This application used the Microsoft's oxford project's Emotion API for analyzing the image of the user which was
captured using the laptop camera and sent to FTP server using AJAX call to a PHP script.
 This application stored the information of user in a MongoDB for retrieving back the past emotions for the user.
Big Data Analytics for Behavior Prediction – https://yashtanna93.shinyapps.io/personality June 2014
 Pioneered a predictive engine that analyses the personality of a user using psychological models and their web history
along with their digital footprint and suggests relevant career choices according to their personality.
 Developed a chrome plugin to export user’s web history and modelled a neural network for classification of websites
using R.
 Research paper was published in an IEEE conference on the algorithm used to build the neural network.
VESIT Cricket League – http://yashtanna.tk November 2013
 Created a web application for providing real-time updates on the Cricket League tournament which also included a
fantasy league game for the tournament which had more than 150 registered users.
 Designed an algorithm to rate the players according to their performance in the game and programmed it in PHP.
 Mentored the junior web editors as a Senior Web Editor for the student chapter of IEEE at VESIT during the project.
WORK EXPERIENCE:
Student Technical Assistant December 2015 – Present
USC Information Technology Services, Los Angeles, California, USA
 Assist professors and students troubleshoot various issues with laptops, desktops, projectors, cameras and printers
and Provide on-site technical support for more than 30 technology-enhanced classrooms
 Monitor the classrooms on campus for any assistance and provide timely remote assistance if needed.
Full Stack Web Developer Intern January 2015 – July 2015
Digital Vibes, London, England (Remote)
 Built an event organizing mobile application for iOS and Android using HTML5 and AngularJS which was deployed
using PhoneGap. The front end was hooked to a Node server running Sails.
 Designed an algorithm to mark, plot and navigate events on google maps.
Engineering Intern June 2013 – August 2013
Mobility Frames, Mumbai, India
 Created a web-based management portal in JSP and MSSQL for assigning task to 20 employees and reporting back
to the manager for evaluation on its completion which helped manager to organize the reports.