About

Nikita Kapoor is a highly analytical and self-motivated data scientist with a strong passion for exploring data to generate meaningful insights. She has a good knowledge of machine learning algorithms and experience in big data tools like Pyspark and Hadoop MapReduce. Nikita will be graduating from the University of Victoria in August 2020 and is on the lookout for new opportunities in Data Science, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, NLP, and Big Data. Nikita has technical skills in Python, including Pandas, NumPy, Scikit-learn, Matplotlib, NLTK, Plotly, Pyspark (Apache Spark), and Seaborn. She is also proficient in PHP, AngularJS, CSS, Javascript, and HTML. Additionally, she has experience in databases such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, MongoDB, and BigQuery. She is skilled in using tools such as Tableau, Neo4J, Git, Gitlab, Github, Jira, and Bitbucket. Nikita has expertise in NLP, supervised/unsupervised/Re-enforcement learning, and text classification. She is also proficient in regression and classification machine learning models. Nikita has experience in Agile and Scrum methodologies. She has worked as an Instructor at Hightechu, where she delivered content to students in-person and online and mentored students on web development projects. She has also worked as a Teaching Assistant at the University of Victoria, where she assisted in SENG 310 - Human Computer Interaction and ECE 596C/SENG 475 - Advanced Programming Techniques for Robust Efficient Computing. Nikita has an impressive educational background. She has a Master's degree in Data Science from the University of Victoria and a Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science from Chitkara University. She also has a science degree from DC Model International School and completed her schooling from St Joseph Convent School. Nikita's tech stack includes Data Scientist, Research Scientist, ML, NLP, Big Data, Text Classification, Neo4j, Seaborn, Deep Learning, Spark, Scikit, MapReduce, Web, Javascript, Pandas, PHP, MySQL, MongoDB, Hadoop, Python, Software Engineer, and AngularJS. She has 4.03 years of relevant experience in the field of Data Science.