SOUNAK / BHANDARI
CURRICULUM VITAE / SOUNAK BHANDARI

THE PERSON
BEHIND
THE WORK.

Software, data and a creative point of view.

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01 / PROFILE

Curiosity.
Made practical.

I’m a Computer Science student at the University of Melbourne, building practical software across systems, data and the web.

I bring experience in data analysis, client landing pages and student leadership. Alongside software, photography, videography and cinematography shape my attention to composition, timing and how people experience a piece of work.

02 / EXPERIENCE

Learning
through doing.

PNR Industries Limited

Data Analyst Intern · Surat, India

Cleaned and validated business data and spreadsheets, analysed partner and customer information, and supported reporting and dashboard work.

Headstarter AI

Software Engineering Fellow

Worked on a collaborative filtering recommender, preparing data and features and communicating findings to peers.

Client projects

Web development

Responsive landing pages

Built landing pages for clients, translating their needs into clear page structure, responsive layouts and usable interfaces.

03 / EDUCATION

A foundation
in computing.

University of Melbourne

Bachelor of Science · Computer Science

Study and project work across systems, software design, databases, artificial intelligence, machine learning and data processing.

04 / LEADERSHIP

Working
with people.

University of Melbourne

Peer Mentor · Bachelor of Science

Served as a peer mentor for Bachelor of Science students.

Indian Graduate Students Society

General Secretary

Contributed to committee coordination, member communication and student community activities, including cultural events and collaborations with other university clubs.

UMSU Student Council

Education Committee member

Participating in student representation and education-focused committee work.

05 / RECOGNITION

Milestones
along the way.

2020 / FINALIST

Eureka! Junior

E-Cell, IIT Bombay

Selected for the finals of Eureka! Junior 2020 and awarded a Certificate of Excellence for performance in the competition.

Learning & competitions

2025 / CERTIFICATION

Data Structures & Algorithms with Java

Alpha course certificate · July 2025

2020–2021 / PARTICIPATION

Wharton Global High School Investment Competition

Participant · Wharton Global Youth Program, University of Pennsylvania

2019 / WORKSHOP COMPLETION

Synapse Cadet Robotics Workshop

Completed “The Nomad Mission,” introducing VEX IQ robotics · 1 November 2019

Early achievements6 distinctions · 2012–2018

School milestones in mathematics, science and computing.

2017–2018 / FIRST POSITION

Math Mela

Delhi Public School Surat · First position, academic year 2017–2018

2016 / SCHOOL RECOGNITION

Excellence Award

L. P. Savani Group of Schools, Surat

2015 / CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENCE

Iken Scientifica

Mexus Education · Recognised for exceptional performance in Round 1

2015 / SCHOOL RANK 3

CatalyseR “New Ramanujan” recognition

Recognised for achieving Rank 3 from L. P. Savani Academy · 13 December 2015

2013 / CERTIFICATE OF MERIT

National Schools Computer Science Competition

International Institute of Computer Technology · March 2013

2012 / SCIENCE TALENT SEARCH

NSTSE

Gujarat rank 37 · All India rank 1,555 · Score 82%

National Level Science Talent Search Examination, Unified Council · Class 2

06 / CAPABILITIES

Tools meet
judgement.

Languages & development

Python, C, Java, JavaScript, SQL, HTML and CSS. Git for version control and structured project documentation.

Explore MLFQ Scheduler

Web & backend development

React, Tailwind CSS, FastAPI, Pydantic and MongoDB. Responsive interfaces, API integration, validation and browser storage.

Explore Digital Portfolio

Data & machine learning

pandas, scikit-learn, data cleaning, feature engineering, classification, regression, cross-validation and model evaluation.

Explore Traffic Sign Prediction

Databases & modelling

SQL queries, joins, aggregation, subqueries, window functions, ER diagrams and MySQL Workbench.

Explore Database Systems

Algorithms & software design

A* search, game-search concepts, collaborative filtering, object-oriented design, inheritance, polymorphism and UML.

Explore Freckers
07 / SELECTED WORK

See it
in practice.

From filmmaking tools to CPU scheduling and search, my projects connect technical ideas with usable interfaces.

Explore projects and live demos
LET’S MAKE SOMETHING USEFUL

A conversation
is a good start.

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