About Me

My name is Soumyajyoti Bhattacharya. By day, I am a software developer looking to work on machine learning algorithms and database architectures. At night, I am generally learning new things, furiously reading a new book or working for a social cause. While my life may not seem all that exciting at first glance, I have dedicated it to contributing to the Fourth Industrial Revolution happening right now. I graduated in Software Engineering from SRM University with a First Class with Distinction. If you meet me, you will find me doing either of three things. Raving about the new thing in AI and working to incorporate it into a project. Learning new things outside of my sphere of work and opening a discussion about it. Or, whining about the DCEU's mistreatment of Superman, how cryptocurrency is a bubble and how digital music will never live upto The Beatles.

When I see machine learning being used in a plethora of applications all over the world, it emboldens me to be a part of this tectonic shift of human society. Computer science today affects every aspect of our lives. Artificial neural networks can run on GPU’s to detect images and power self-driving cars. Data is a commodity as valuable as petroleum, and machine learning on this data allows us to predict stock markets, responses to messages and filter spam amongst many other things. However, all of this and more ties into a larger concept known as artificial intelligence. Despite the staggering amounts of work, all of the current research has uncovered only a small spectrum of the full potential here. As the latest research on capsule networks suggests, research is continuing rapidly while the return of the AI winter anytime soon seems highly unlikely. An opportunity to be at the forefront of this revolution would be both meaningful and exciting. Thus, a graduate education in Computer Science with a specialized track in Artificial Intelligence would provide me with the knowledge and opportunities to serve that very purpose. Hence, I intend to take a sabbatical from my work to educate myself further and participate in academic research, by applying for graduate education, and hopefully start it come Fall'18.

Before You Leave.....

When I am not being involved in education or my otherwise technical mumbo jumbo, I do carry out a lot of hobbies and fun activities. There are two sides to that, one which sort of is closer to the technical side of things, and then the other less technical, more fun part of things. My co curricular work generally lies around hackathons like ACM ICPC, which I was awarded at, and others being organized by the corporate world. Then there is my work in dramatics, most memorable of which was my role as Pumba in a stage adaptation of The Lion King. The photo being shown here is actually an award I received for winning at a Model UN, another of my interest areas. Then there is quizzing, both technical and otherwise, something I take very seriously. If my confessions about being incessantly curious and lapping up every bit of knowledge thrown at me earlier was not enough, the plethora of good merchandize I have from them should show you that I am serious.

While my entire website might give you the impression I am an incessantly serious narcissist hell bent on world domination, the reality is far from it. This website is built for those who wish to know who I am without the patience of going through a CV, as this is more pleasing to the eye and well spread out. For people who have still stuck around, I have hobbies I partake in when I am free, which is a lot more than you would imagine. Mostly, I would spend my time reading the new book in high fantasy, Brandon Sanderson being a personal favorite, or watching a good show/movie. Then there is my everlasting love for good music. It is said that people develop a strong bond over a shared taste in music, so if you love Beethoven or David Bowie or Billy Joel or The Beatles or The Rolling Stones or Guns and Roses or even Rabindrasangeet, then you are a kindred soul.

If you have stuck this far, then here is my request. If you work on something interesting in my fields of interest and require an extra hand, please do contact me. If you like who I am as a person, and would like to speak with me, then hit me up on any of the provided social media platforms and I would gladly hold a conversation.