I'm Pratik a third-year undergraduate student at Indian Institute of Technology, Jodhpur pursuing Biotechnology. I'm an avid sports programmer, front-end designer, biotech enthusiast and a person who likes to take a click every now and then.
I love challenging my brain and programming is the perfect tool for that. For me, programming is a branch of logical reasoning and structured thinking. I have always been thrilled by the idea that a set of keywords can do such amazing things. Hence I have loved doing competitive programming for the past one and a half year. As a part of my B.tech project, I also got a chance to immerse myself in the field of Machine Learning, which was something I found myself naturally gravitate towards as soon as I started exploring the field.
Being an accidental biotechnology student, the thought of studying biology used to haunt me. But as I got to know about this amazing field, it was love at first sight. It is so fascinating to get to know the concept of what we are and will be is all coded and inherited in the form of genes, and that we are ultimately made up of non-living atoms and molecules, which is an exhilarating and humbling thought. From DNA extraction to bacteria culturing, I loved everything. Love towards programming and biology attracted me towards the field of bioinformatics: a perfect tool to hijack the natural system that a billion years of evolution have left us. I am interested in working in this field and exploring its present boundaries and future possibilities.
I like unconventional reading, from mythological and religious stories to historical tragedies and I'm always up for an engaging chat. I'm a movie maniac and love mystery and thrillers. If I'm not coding, studying or watching movies, I listen to music. Coldplay and Ed Sheeran are my favourites.
My tryst with Programming started in my first year of college and currently I'm proficient in Python, C and C++.
Since I love desigining, front-end web development always intrigued me. I have used Bootstrap and CSS extensively.
I am a problem solver. Check out my Codechef, Codeforces, Hackerrank account for my Competetive-Coding background.
This is my B.tech 2nd year project under Dr. Pankaj Yadav, where we developed a number of models for predicting the risk of diabetes and compared their accuracy. Check out the project here.
This is my idea presented in Thinkathon 2.0, conducted by Dr. Shankar Manohoran for the course BB222. I made an attempt to hypothesise and come up with a strategical approach to control phytoplankton blooms using Genetic engineering techniques. Click here for more information.
I am a perfectionist when it comes to pictures, and photoshop is the best tool in my arsenal to achieve it. I'm also adept in making attractive digital posters and logos and have designed many posters for college fests.
My love for Photography is emphasised by the fact that I have dedicated an entire section of my page to it. I am always on the lookout for that perfect click.
I am a core member of the Quiz Club of my college. My genres include MELA quiz (Music, Entertainment, Literature and Arts) and General quiz.
I am a part of Counselling Service team of IIT Jodhpur where I got the opportunity to guide and mentor seven freshmen assigned to me.
As a recreational photographer I truly believe in "No matter how sophisticated the camera, the photographer makes the picture". I try to make the best of what I have. Be it a DSLR issued by the college or my smartphone, I try to get the best click with just a few tweaks to the camera.
I am inspired by symmetry, landscape and candids. My favorite genres include long exposure and portrait photography. Check them out on my Instagram page.
