Joe Arul S.

Joe Arul S.

SWE - Data, ML/AI

Education

MS - Information Systems and Analytics

STEM Designated - CIP code: 11.0501 | University of South Florida, Tampa

Aug 2022 - May 2024
GPA: 3.96
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  • Awarded Teaching Assistantships for 2 courses based on class performance.
  • Top of the class in Big Data, Data Science / AI Programming, System Design (UML) and Information Security courses.

Course Pathways completed:

ML/AI : Data Mining & Statistical Methods → Machine Learning on Structured Data (Data Science Programming) → Deep Learning → Design Science for AI systems (in-progress)

Data Systems : Advanced Database Management → System Analysis and Design → Data Warehousing (TA), Big Data

Completed Course List and Learning
  • ISM6930 AI for Business - in progress (Spring 2024, Dr. Alan Hevner)
    • Design Science for AI systems, Human-Machine Interactions and Controls, AI usage in various Business domains and contexts (collab with AI practitioners in the industry)
  • ISM6136 Data Mining (Fall 2022, Dr. Timothy Smith)
    • Data Preparation Techniques, Data Imbalances, Errors in Modeling, Metrics for Evaluation, Predictive Analytics
  • ISM6251 Data Science Programming / Machine Learning (Spring 2023, Dr. Varol Kayhan)
    • Linear Models, SVM, Ensemble Methods, Text Mining, Neural Networks
  • ISM6930 Tech Foundation of AI / Deep Learning (Fall 2023, Dr. TengTeng Ma)
    • Neural architectures, NLP techniques, Image processing techniques, Attention & Self-Attention, Reinforcement Learning
  • ISM6562 Big Data for Business (Spring 2023, Dr. Kaushik Dutta)
    • CAP Theorem, SQL/NoSQL, Distributed Stores/Databases/Query-engines(Cassandra, MongoDB, HDFS, Impala, Hive), Distributed Processing(Hadoop MapReduce, Spark)
  • ISM6218 Advanced Database Management (Fall 2022, Dr. Varol Kayhan)
    • ERDs, Joins, Subqueries, Views, Indexes, Functions, Analytic Databases, NoSQL
  • QMB6304 Analytical Methods for Business (Fall 2022, Dr. Daniel Zantedeschi)
    • Hypothesis Testing, ANOVA, Correlations, Multiple and Time-Series Regression, Optimization
  • ISM6155 Enterprise Information Systems (Fall 2023, Dr. Priya Dozier)
    • Case Studies: Risk Management, Quality vs Innovation, Incident Containment, Growth Mindset, AI implementation
  • ISM6225 Distributed Information Systems (Spring 2023, Dr. Manish Agrawal)
    • OSI Model, Support Services, Web Development
  • ISM6124 Advanced System Analysis and Design (Summer 2023, Dr. Bhuvan Unhelkar)
    • UML - Extensibility, Interaction and Database Modeling, Software Reuse, Deployment, NFRs
  • ISM6328 Information Security (Fall 2023, Dr. Marcus Green)
    • Business Drivers, Access Controls, Attack Vectors, Security Operations, Contingency Planning