👋 Hi, I'm Bharath Akurathi

📌 About Me

I'm a 2nd year Computer Science and Engineering student at JNTUH University College of Engineering (Integrated B.Tech + M.Tech), passionate about creating intelligent and scalable software. I love applying machine learning and full-stack development to solve real-world problems. With a strong grip on data structures, algorithms, and agile methodologies, I'm always looking for opportunities to build meaningful technology.

I’ve had the opportunity to showcase my skills at several tech competitions. I was the 🥈 Second Runner-up at VJ Hackathon for building an AI-based fact-checking system focused on detecting synthetic audio. I also received an 🏅 Appreciation Prize at Hack Your Path 5.0 for developing a Virtual Therapist using real-time emotion recognition. These wins fuel my motivation to keep building and learning.

💻 Tech Skills

✔️ Existing Skills

• Languages: Python, Java, JavaScript, C
• AI/ML: Scikit-learn, TensorFlow, OpenCV (Computer Vision & NLP)
• Data Analysis: Pandas, NumPy, Matplotlib, Seaborn
• Web Development: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Flask, Django
• Databases: MySQL
• Tools: Git, GitHub, VS Code, Jupyter Notebook
• NLP: NLTK, Transformers
• Deep Learning: Neural Networks, CNNs

🧠 Planning to Learn

• Deep Learning: RNNs, LSTMs, GANs, Attention Mechanisms
• Advanced NLP: Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), LLM fine-tuning, BERT/LLM interpretability
• Web Development: React, Tailwind + React Integration
• MLOps: Model Deployment (Docker, FastAPI), CI/CD for ML pipelines, Model Monitoring

🚀 Projects I Worked On

• 🎯 Virtual Therapist for Personalized Mental Health Support
  Developed an AI-powered assistant using real-time facial emotion recognition to offer personalized mental health support.
  Tech Stack: Python, OpenCV, Machine Learning

• 🛡️ Fact-Checking System
  Built a system to combat misinformation across text, audio, and visual content. Focused on detecting AI-generated audio using signal processing and NLP techniques.
  Tech Stack: Python, Transformers, Tortoise TTS

• 📱 Healing Prediction App (CoreInt)
  Designed and implemented a responsive frontend with a chatbot UI for health tracking, significantly increased user engagement.
  Tech Stack: HTML, Tailwind CSS, JavaScript

🏅 Certifications

• CS50's Introduction to Artificial Intelligence – Harvard University
• Pandas for Absolute Beginners – Foundations of Data Analysis – Udemy (by Hassan Shoayb)

🎯 Aspirations

I aspire to become an AI Engineer, specializing in building intelligent systems that solve real-world problems. I'm passionate about leveraging AI for social good and developing cutting-edge solutions in AI, ML, and Deep Learning. I'm also deeply interested in algorithm analysis and full-stack web development, and I strive to stay fluent with emerging technologies.

🌐 Connect with Me

• 🔗 GitHub
• 🔗 LinkedIn
• 📧 [email protected]