Sahil D
- Research Program Mentor
MEng Master of Engineering
Expertise
Machine Learning, Reinforcement Learning, Natural Language Processing, Simulation, Game Development, Algorithms
Project ideas
Generating Images from Text with DALL-E 2
This is an advanced machine learning project, which involves the text to image generation program DALL-E 2. It's absolutely fascinating, and I highly recommend checking it out here: https://openai.com/dall-e-2/. While this AI is not yet public, there is a basic open-source version which we should be able to experiment with! Requires familiarity with: - GitHub - Linux command line - Python - Deep learning
Basic Game AI for Chess, Snake, Blackjack, etc.
This is an intermediate reinforcement learning project involving teaching an AI to win at simple games. There is a lot of fascinating work out there that's been done in this field, and the nice thing is you get to pick exactly how complex you want this project to be. Requires familiarity with: - Game programming - Any programming language - Basic AI structure
Identifying Bots on Social Media
This is an intermediate natural language processing project that involves using data about users to predict if they are a bot. This field is growing quickly and there are a lot of directions this project could go in. Requires familiarity with: - Any programming language (Python is preferred) - Basic machine learning
Simulating the Stock Market with Monte Carlo Models
This is a beginner-to-intermediate statistics and programming project centered around Monte Carlo simulations. Monte Carlo simulations are random methods for modeling the outcome of a complicated process. These methods are used in finance all the time, so this project explores an early look at how we can use code to "simulate" the stock market. Requires familiarity with: - Statistics - Basic finance - Basic programming (any language)
Designing a Game from Scratch
This is an intermediate game development project centered around game development and looking at the entire development process from start to finish. You get to make up your own game! For example, you could make a 3-D game where you fight zombies, or a 2-D platformer with a twist. While this project doesn't require a ton of background, it will require a lot of work, but you'll definitely have fun. :) Requires familiarity with: - Any programming language - Geometry/Trigonometry - Time management
Implementing and Analyzing an Array of Algorithms
This is a beginner project for students with little to no computer science background. You will read about some (roughly 3 to 10) algorithms, implement them, and then analyze them yourself. For example, you could study sorting algorithms, maze solvers, or the stable marriage problem. Requires familiarity with: - Basic math - A bit about how computers work