Hello! My name is Shashaank, and I am a first-year Computer Science PhD student at the University of Maryland. I completed my undergrad at Cornell University with a BS with Honors in Computer Science and a minor in Math. In between graduating from undergrad and starting my PhD, I worked as a software engineer at Capital One for a year. I've been tutoring for about 6 years now, doing a variety of private as well as group sessions. I love working with students of all ages, ranging from 1st...
Hello! My name is Shashaank, and I am a first-year Computer Science PhD student at the University of Maryland. I completed my undergrad at Cornell University with a BS with Honors in Computer Science and a minor in Math. In between graduating from undergrad and starting my PhD, I worked as a software engineer at Capital One for a year. I've been tutoring for about 6 years now, doing a variety of private as well as group sessions. I love working with students of all ages, ranging from 1st grades to seniors in high school.
I've had a passion for math since a very young age, and I've always loved teaching it. In high school, I took AP Calculus AB and BC, receiving a 5 on the AP Exam. I also dual enrolled at Georgia Tech and took Linear Algebra, Multivariable Calculus, Differential Equations, and Combinatorics. I got an 800 on the Math section of the SAT and the Math II Subject Test. Additionally, I was a 4 time qualifier for the AIME (American Invitational Mathematics Exam). As a senior, I was a tutor at Mathnasium, where I learned a lot about how to approach teaching math to younger and older students.
In college, I took a variety of computer science and math courses, such as Analysis of Algorithms, Functional Programming, Machine Learning, Cryptography, Discrete Math, Abstract Algebra, Real Analysis, and Topology. I also have been a teaching assistant for both Functional Programming and Discrete Math, and for the latter course, I led a discussion section twice a week for a class of 30 students. As a PhD student, my research focuses on the mathematical principles that underpin machine learning systems. Here is a link to my most recent paper! https://arxiv.org/pdf/2604.05324
I think my extensive technical background as well as my experience with tutoring will make me a great fit for several subjects. Please reach out if you are interested!
