Anya Parekh

Hey, I'm Anya!

I am studying Computer Science at UIUC and love to develop innovative and impactful applications. I'm mainly interested in full-stack development and AI/ML.

Currently, I am an Software Engineer intern at Microsoft and am writing software at Hack4Impact.

aparekh6@illinois.edu

Experience

Microsoft
Software Engineer Intern
2024 - Present
1. Augmenting user experience in both Azure Data Factory and Fabric Data Factory by completing an intern project with Copilot integration.
2. Expanding current UX features and fixing bugs in both products.
Hack4Impact
Software Developer
2022 - Present
1. Collaborated to build Kind Space, a web platform for Foster Nation that allows foster youth to request gifts.
2. Streamlined EthicsNet's personalization and annotation suites, enabling users to generate AI tokens that better match their morals
3. Co-developed a web application for Open Climate Fix, allowing users to forecast their total solar power output
SWE Illinois
Team Tech Co-Director
2023 - Present
1. Leading a team of 15 women engineers to develop an Foreign Object Detection System, involving app development, computer vision, and sensors, for John Deere
2. Will be presenting this project at the WE24 conference October 2024
Viget
Application Developer Intern
2023
1. Collaborated with other designers and developers to create Soli, an application that empowers young adults to explore their area solo by guides posted by other users
2. Developed numerous web applications using the Ruby on Rails framework
Blue Cloak
Software Developer Intern
2019, 2021
1. Co-developed a cyber range orchestration platform that enables cyber training exercises and hosts virtual networks
2. Expanded the map editor to better visualize network infrastructures
3. Created unit and validation test scripts using Python to test and debug each platform component
George Mason University
Research Intern
2018, 2020
1. Worked with Professor Thomas LaToza to identify best practices for hyperparameter optimization.
2. Worked with Professor Gheorghe Tecuci to develop analyses for sInvestigator, an AI based cognitive assistant
3. Work published in the GMU's 2020 “Teaching Towards the Future” journal