About Me

  • A Computer Science Junior Student at NYU Abu Dhabi
  • Minors: Applied Mathematics and Interactive Media
  • Expected Graduation Year: 2024
  • Born and Raised in Kazakhstan
  • Currently Based in United Arab Emirates
  • Interested in Making Impactful Projects in Machine Learning and Software Engineering

Education & Experience

  • Sep. 2020 - May 2024
    New York University Abu Dhabi - Abu Dhabi, UAE
    Anticipated Degree: B.S. in Computer Science
    Relevant coursework: Software Engineering, Operating Systems, Computer Networks, Algorithms, Computer System Organization, Projects in Programming and Data Science, Machine Learning, Applied ML & Communications Lab (in progress)
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  • Sep. 2010 - Jun. 2019
    Nazarbayev Intellectual School - Kokshetau, Kazakhstan
    A-level Education with an emphasis on Computer Science, Physics, and Mathematics
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  • Jan. 2023 - Mar. 2023
    Undergraduate Teaching Assistant | C++ Object Oriented Programming - Abu Dhabi, UAE
    Performed grading of students' assignments, provided feedback and engaged with students and course instructors to improve the student experience in the course "Object-Oriented Programming" taught by Professor Tuka Alhanai with 30+ students enrolled in NYUAD Department of Engineering.
  • Jun.2022 - Aug. 2022
    Programming and Mathematics Tutor | Python, C/C++ - Astana, Kazakhstan
    Led individual and group sessions to explain and teach programming and mathematics concepts for pre-university students.
  • Mar. 2022 - May 2022
    Maching Learning Research Assistant | Python & ML - Abu Dhabi, UAE
    Worked in a team supervised by Professor Baghdadi on the dataset for ML model on text-to-code generation accuracy.
  • Jul. 2021 - Dec. 2021
    Freelance Developer | Back-end & Testing - Remote, UAE
    Developed and performed testing of short-term projects in Python | C++ for local businesses in Kazakhstan.
  • Jul. 2018 - Nov. 2020
    Chief Editor & PR - Manager | Social Media Engagement & Writing - Remote, Kazakhstan
    Managed the social media platforms and blog of BeyondCurriculum to promote the topics of Science Olympiads, education, and self-development.
  • Sep. 2019 - Dec. 2019
    SAT & IELTS Tutor | English - Astana, Kazakhstan
    Developed courses to prepare for SAT and IELTS examinations based on my experience and taught the course individually to students applying to universities abroad.
  • Sep. 2018 - Apr. 2019
    Web Development Tutor | HTML, CSS, JS & PHP - Kokshetau, Kazakhstan
    Assisted and taught fellow Computer Science students to build functional websites with basic interactivity.

Skills

Machine Learning & Data Science

Confident in Python, Pandas, SQL, Seaborn, Matplotlib, PyTorch, and Tensorflow.

Full-Stack Development

Comfortable in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Python, C/C++, Database Systems, and learning Flutter.

Game Development & VR

Learning Unity and its applications in GameDev and VR.

Projects

LocateYourWaste | Interactive Data-Driven Website

The website deploys extensive data analytics and maps based on NYC Open Data using SQL, Pandas, and Matplotlib extensively.
Received #1 Rank among final group projects at NYU Stern School of Business.

NYUAD @ 9am | Short Film Project

The website is built to present a 30MFF film project about NYUAD campus developed for the Communications Lab Course at NYUAD.
Follow the link to access the website.

Battle of the Band Instruments | Interactive Group Sound Project

The web project presents the interactive sound project - the imaginary competition of piano, guitar, and drums for the title of the best band instrument.
Follow the link to enjoy the experience.

Dumb Choices Only | Interactive Group Video Project

The web application deploys an interactive video project in the alternate universe where non-traditional choices made by user are leading to the best possible outcomes.
Follow the link to try it out.

Lunchbox Tale | Web Animated Interactive Comics

The project tells an interactive comics story about the friendship and love of two marbles united by food.
Follow the link to engage with the comics project.

GoogLe Net | Convolutional Neural Network Implementation in PyTorch

The Python script using PyTorch libraries replicated the CNN with the speficied arkhitecture GoogLe Net achieving 98% training and 89% testing accuracy on MNIST dataset.

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Contact Me

dariga.shokayeva@nyu.edu

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Dariga Shokayeva. Updated on May 2023