UNIQUE SHRESTHA

mail@uniquestha.com.np   |   un1u3   |   Kathmandu, Bagmati

EDUCATION

Bachelor’s in Information Technology
Sep 2024 – Jun 2028 (Expected)
Amrit Science Campus   Kathmandu, Nepal

RELEVANT COURSEWORK

  • Programming & Software Development: C Programming, Object Oriented Programming, Data Structures & Algorithms
  • Computer Systems: Microprocessor & Computer Architecture, Digital Logic, Operating Systems
  • Data & Analytics: Database Management Systems, Probability & Statistics, Numerical Methods
  • Mathematics: Calculus, Discrete Structures, Linear Algebra

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Programming Languages: Python (Native), C++ (Proficient), SQL (Proficient), C
ML/Data Science: PyTorch (Fluent), NumPy, Pandas, Matplotlib, Scikit-Learn
Tools: Git, GitHub, Linux Terminal (Conversational), Jupyter Notebooks

PROJECTS

Seismosafe Nepal
2024
Machine Learning | Feature Engineering | Classification
  • Developed ML pipeline to predict building damage severity from 2015 Gorkha earthquake data
  • Engineered 40+ domain-specific features; evaluated 8+ algorithms (Random Forest, XGBoost, SVM); achieved 0.67 F1-score
  • Supports disaster risk assessment and urban planning initiatives in Nepal
Drug Safety Predictor
2025
Healthcare ML | Class Imbalance Handling | Clinical Decision Support
  • Built Random Forest classifier to predict hospitalization risk from clinical trial data
  • Implemented SMOTE and cost-sensitive learning; improved minority class recall by 34%
  • Designed interpretable model with feature importance analysis for clinical transparency and patient safety
Dev-Kota – Nepali Poetry Generator
2025
Deep Learning | NLP | Transformer Architecture | Low-Resource Languages
  • Implemented character-level transformer architecture adapted for Nepali language morphology and syntax
  • Trained neural network to generate coherent Nepali poetry while preserving traditional poetic structures
  • Pioneered transfer learning approach for underrepresented language NLP applications in Nepal

ACHIEVEMENTS & LEADERSHIP

  • Business Ideafest Winner (2024): Secured 1st place among competing teams; demonstrated entrepreneurial thinking and presentation excellence
  • Co-founder & President, IOST-ASCOL (Aug 2024 – Present): Initiative for Open Source Technology; directing campus-wide open-source initiatives and building community engagement
  • Executive, Ascol IT Club (Aug 2024 – Present): Spearheading technical initiatives, organizing coding events, and fostering collaborative learning
  • Co-founder, DPS-ASCOL (2024 – Present): Dead Poets Society; established campus literary community for poetry, discussion, and creative expression
  • Ascol Hackfest Organizer (2026): Co-organized college-wide hackathon with 100+ participants; managed logistics and judging

OPENSOURCE CONTRIBUTION

  • scikit-learn: Contributed with a merged PR improving dataset caching efficiency; credited in official release notes.
  • statsmodels: Contributed to code quality improvements by identifying unused internal functions through the issue review process

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

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RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

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