About

Heya! I’m Adit (“uh-dit”). 👋🏽

I'm a:

  • 🚗 roadtripper
  • 🌲 lover of our national parks (35/63)
  • 📷 photographer (portfolio link)
  • 🧗 and rock climber

I'm currently working on geospatial machine learning for wildfires as a year-round intern at Sandia National Labs. My work is essentially geospatial computer vision, and I've primarily focused on classification and segmentation using deep learning convolutional neural nets (CNNs) with ultra high resolution (submeter) aerial imagery. I've also written algorithms using satellite imagery to map the ignition and spread of historic wildfires, which is used to train our ML models. Last but not least, I've used my experience in design and data visualization to create informative graphics that contextualize our work for presentations.

Prior to this role, I worked as a data scientist at Hopper. I owned the pricing of Hopper's Flight Disruption Guarantee, an industry-leading fintech product enabling travellers to instantly rebook on any airline or receive a refund when their flight gets disrupted (delays, cancellations, or missed connections). I worked on the full data science lifecycle, owning everything from data ETL and integrity, to exploratory analysis and modelling, all the way to model productionization.

Before that, I was an economist at Hopper, where I used my background in economics and data science to identify trends in travel demand and pricing across Hopper's airline, hotel, and rental car data. My goal was to help travellers save the most on their next trip. I had the amazing opportunity to work with talented travel journalists at outlets such as the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and NPR's Marketplace.

A bit longer ago, back when I was in Chicago, I worked as a software engineering intern at Digitas for the Intel account. I was also an undergraduate VC intern with Chicago Ventures, and a marketing intern alongside the amazing team at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation.

I recently (Aug. 2024) finished my Master’s in Computer Science at Georgia Tech, specializing in Machine Learning. I graduated from the University of Chicago in Dec. 2019 with a BA in Economics and a specialization in Data Science.

On campus at UChicago, I led Midway Ventures, a student-run startup consulting group that teaches undergraduates about venture capital financing. I built the Midway website myself during the summer of 2018. I got to work with amazing clients such as Electrip -- check 'em out next time you're in Texas.

You might run into me if you find yourself in the always beautiful Albuquerque, New Mexico 🏜️.

What I Believe

  • I believe anything can be taught to anyone. I think of education as a matter of work ethic, accessibility, and privilege—not innate talent.

  • I believe in protecting the environment. The natural world should be respected and preserved.

  • I believe discomfort is a motivator. I tend to get complacent when I’m happy with where I am.

  • I believe in humility. Working in fast food was one of the most humbling experiences of my life. Be kind. Be gracious.

  • I believe in acceptance. My parents were immigrants to the U.S., and throughout my childhood I watched their sacrifices manifest into opportunities for their children. Regardless of your race, religion, color, or creed, I believe you belong here.

The Last Book(s) I Read

  • Find me on Goodreads
  • The Art of Statistics, by David Spiegelhalter
  • Circe, by Madeline Miller
  • Tomorrow, Tomorrow, Tomorrow, by Gabrielle Zevin
  • Flowers for Algernon, by Daniel Keyes
  • A Gentleman in Moscow, by Amor Towles
  • Rules of Civility, by Amor Towles

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