Bhavya Shah

Bhavya Shah

Stanford, California, United States
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The Hume Center for Writing and Speaking at Stanford University
Stanford University

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Stanford senior majoring in Mathematical and Computational Science. World champion in…

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    The Hume Center for Writing and Speaking at Stanford University

    Stanford, California, United States

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    Stanford, California

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    California, United States

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    Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Education

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    Activities and Societies: International Debate Team, National Ethics Bowl Team, Universitywide Disability Task Force, Public Service Liaison

    Computer Science: Data Structures, Algorithms, Object Oriented Programming, Memory Management, Complexity Analysis
    Mathematics: Linear Algebra, Probability Theory, Statistical Modelling, Combinatorics, Abstract Algebra

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    Activities and Societies: Debate, IIT JEE Preparation

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    Activities and Societies: Model UN, Quizzing, Debating, Elocution, ICT, Music (English and Hindustani Vocals), Writing (English club), Marching Band (Flutist), Orchestra (Guitarist)

Volunteer Experience

  • Student Representative, Disability Task Force

    Student Representative, Disability Task Force

    Stanford University

    - 10 months

    Education

    - Reviewed multi-dimensional qualitative and quantitative data sets obtained from questionnaires, department records, and faculty briefings to understand the overall experience of disabled students at Stanford as 1 of 5 student representatives on the 20-person committee
    - Partnered with diverse stakeholders such as chairs, deans, and directors of Stanford Math, Law School, Financial Aid, Human Resources, etc. to co-author a final report synthesizing our recommendations and roadmap (process…

    - Reviewed multi-dimensional qualitative and quantitative data sets obtained from questionnaires, department records, and faculty briefings to understand the overall experience of disabled students at Stanford as 1 of 5 student representatives on the 20-person committee
    - Partnered with diverse stakeholders such as chairs, deans, and directors of Stanford Math, Law School, Financial Aid, Human Resources, etc. to co-author a final report synthesizing our recommendations and roadmap (process optimizations, new programs, and policy changes) and submitted it to the Chief Budget Officer for implementation

  • Educational Consultant

    Educational Consultant

    The Phoenix Scholars

    - 1 year

    Education

    - Coached a first-generation, low-income student from Ethiopia through the foreign admissions process (financial aid, narrative building, essay editing, and much emotional support) over 200+ hours of Zoom meetings and WhatsApp messaging during a civil war, resulting in early admission of the student to Duke University (first choice school) on a full ride scholarship
    - Communicated asynchronously in case of Internet blackouts, used online apps in the absence of MS Office, and otherwise…

    - Coached a first-generation, low-income student from Ethiopia through the foreign admissions process (financial aid, narrative building, essay editing, and much emotional support) over 200+ hours of Zoom meetings and WhatsApp messaging during a civil war, resulting in early admission of the student to Duke University (first choice school) on a full ride scholarship
    - Communicated asynchronously in case of Internet blackouts, used online apps in the absence of MS Office, and otherwise adapted to the student's resource constraints

  • Conference Chair

    NVDA Users and Developers ConferenceAsia

    - 5 months

    Science and Technology

    - Recruited eminent speakers, managed promotions, designed the website, partnered with a radio station, secured a server sponsor, and hosted 7 sessions at the online, pan-Asia NVDA conference, reaching 20,000 people

  • Quality Assurance Engineer

    Non Visual Desktop Access

    - 8 months

    Science and Technology

    - Tested, troubleshooted and triaged 800+ GitHub tickets by liaising between users and developers to translate customer experiences and signals into product features and market opportunities (youngest contributor)

  • Chief Administrator

    Access India

    - 2 years 3 months

    Science and Technology

    - Moderated a 3000-member national mailing list for the blind by operationalizing group policies, educating members in case of violations, and interfacing between members and admin (youngest team member)

  • Group Administrator

    Technology for VI

    - 1 year 8 months

    - Led the admin panel of the Technology for VI e-group, a WhatsApp-based platform for blind and visually impaired beginners and enthusiasts to offer and receive tech support.
    - Regularized group administration by composing group guidelines , admin notices for different guideline violations, feedback request for members who leave, etc.
    - Expanded membership from less than 100 to over 500 members across two English and one Hindi language version of the platform, by coordinating mergers…

    - Led the admin panel of the Technology for VI e-group, a WhatsApp-based platform for blind and visually impaired beginners and enthusiasts to offer and receive tech support.
    - Regularized group administration by composing group guidelines , admin notices for different guideline violations, feedback request for members who leave, etc.
    - Expanded membership from less than 100 to over 500 members across two English and one Hindi language version of the platform, by coordinating mergers with other like-minded groups, spreading the word across different assistive technology communities, and overseeing a concerted promotional strategy.

Projects

  • Hiking Across Horizons

    - Present

    - Created a personal Wordpress blog titled “Hiking Across Horizons” to debunk disability myths, produce assistive technology tutorials, publish creative compositions, and to provide insightful and engaging commentary on other experiences.
    - This blog has 24 published posts and over 18,000 views from 100+ countries.

    See project

  • Math By Ear

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    - Produced audio lessons to teach mathematical problem-solving to blind and visually impaired students on YouTube, reaching 800+ students from 16 countries.
    - Delivered workshops on the state of Math access in India for teachers, students, and parents in association with local non-profits across India.

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  • EpsiLearn

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    - Designed an Android app using MIT App Inventor to consolidate educational resources - such as multiple-choice quizzes, reference guides, exam syllabi, etc. - into a gamified interface.
    - This project was submitted as an entry for Google Code to Learn 2017.

    Other creators
    • Janmey Shukla

  • Quadro For NFZs

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    - Conceptualized a network of quadcopters to improve surveillance and aircraft detection in no fly zones.
    - Built a prototype consisting of an assembled quadcopter with an embedded gyroscopic sensor, stealth aircraft model, and a no fly zone model, incorporating concepts such as dynamic triangulation, wind speed measurement to reduce false positives, etc.
    - This project was exhibited at the Regional Level CBSE Science Exhibition organized by the Central Board of Secondary Education.

    Other creators
    • Diya Shah
    • Arsh Parekh

Honors & Awards

  • Winner - Oracle Scholarship for Excellence in Computer Science

    Oracle

    • Awarded to top blind student in the US for demonstrated leadership and achievement in computer science.

  • Fellow - Lime Fellowship

    Lime Connect

    • Selected into a highly competitive leadership and professional development program by Lime's partners (including Google, Microsoft, AstraZeneca, and Goldman Sachs) as one of the top 25 undergraduates with disabilities in the US.

  • Winner - BMO Capital Markets Lime Connect Equity Through Education Scholarship

    Bank of Montreal

    • Awarded for demonstrated excellence in computer science and business.

  • Winner - Google Lime Scholarship

    Google

    • Awarded to top 12 undergraduates with disabilities in North America for demonstrated excellence in computer science.

  • 9th National Rank - Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl

    Association for Practical and Professional Ethics

    • Won the California Regionals and placed 9th at the Nationals among over 200 participating teams after 350+ hours of ethical deliberation, case framing, and practice spars.
    • Ethics Bowl is USA's largest and most prestigious ethics debate tournament.

  • Winning Team, 6th Best Speaker - Worl Schools Debating Championship

    World Schools Debating Championships

    • Won as a team and individually ranked 6th best speaker globally after 900+ hours of intensive training (including 150+ practice debates, speaking drills, and interdisciplinary research).
    • WSDC is the largest and most prestigious debate competition for high school students in the world and its 2019 iteration hosted 64 national teams.

  • Commander's Cup - Space Camp for Interested Visually Impaired Students

    U.S. Space & Rocket Center

    • Awarded to the best-performing team based on performance in events such as flight simulations, zero-gravity training, heatshield construction, and filtration design.

  • National Semi-Finallist – TCS IT Wiz

    Tata Consultancy Services

    • Qualified to the National round, becoming a part of the Top 12 teams from 16,000+ participating students, after winning the Mumbai Regionals.
    • TCS IT Wiz is India's largest and most prestigious inter-school tech quiz.

  • National Finallist - WhizJuniors

    Clone Futura

    • Progressed to the national round, becoming a part of the Top 15 from over 70,000 participating students.
    • WhizJuniors is India's largest competitive tech learning platform.

  • 1 Gold, 1 Silver, and 1 Bronze - Global IT Challenge for Youth With Disabilities

    United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific

    • Won gold in the E-Tool (Microsoft Excel proficiency), silver in the E-Lifemap (online research proficiency), and bronze in the team-based E-Creative (Scratch proficiency) event among participants spanning 16 countries.
    • GITC is the largest and most prestigious tech competition for disabled youth in Asia.

  • 41st Rank – National Financial Literacy Assessment Test

    National Centre for Financial Education

    • Secured All India Rank 41 among more than 200,000 participating students in an examination covering topics like capital markets, investment strategy, and monetary policy.
    • NCFE-NFLAT is India’s largest annual financial literacy test for school students.

  • 13th Rank - World Robot Olympiad

    World Robot Olympiad Association

    • Ranked 1st in India and 13th in the world for Manthan, an autonomous underwater mining robot that can procure manganese nodules from the Indian Ocean, as part of Team Knotillus among participants from 65 countries.

Test Scores

  • SAT Subject Test - Physics

    Score: 800/800

  • TOEFL

    Score: 120/120

  • SAT Subject Test - Chemistry

    Score: 800/800

  • SAT Subject Test - Mathematics Level 2

    Score: 800/800

  • SAT

    Score: 1550/1600

  • CBSE Class 10

    Score: 96.8%

    Subjects: English, Hindi, Mathematics, Science (Physics, Chemistry and Biology), Social Science

Languages

  • English

    Native or bilingual proficiency

  • Hindi

    Native or bilingual proficiency

  • Gujarati

    Native or bilingual proficiency

  • Sanskrit

    Elementary proficiency

  • Spanish

    Professional working proficiency

  • Urdu

    Full professional proficiency

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