• Founded 3 startups in the past: Kroomsa, Precimark and NaramCheez
• Completed Bachelor of Engineering from Delhi College of Engineering in 2008 with 83% marks and stood 1st in the department
• Capabilities include web programming, algorithm development, entrepreneurial initiatives and academic research
• Published 3 research papers in international peer-reviewed journals
• Was selected for numerous international and national fellowships and scholarships during undergraduate studies

To be a part of a team which provides creative solutions to challenging problems

• 2004-2008 | Delhi College of Engineering, Delhi University, India
  Completed “Bachelor of Engineering in Biotechnology” course with 82.3% marks and stood 1st in the department
  GRE General Test Score 1500/1600 (Verbal: 700/800, Quantitative: 800/800 and Analytical Writing 4.5/6)
• 2004 | Class XII (Higher Secondary), CBSE Board
  Class Rank: 1st with aggregate marks: 91.4%.
• 2002 | Class X (Secondary), CBSE Board
  Class Rank: 2nd with aggregate marks: 87.4%.

• R&D Engineer | Aspiring Minds (Oct, 2008 - contd.)
  My job is to analyze and devise Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning algorithms for enabling accurate large scale assessment via standardized Computer Adaptive Tests. Techniques used include Bayesian inference, active learning, non-linear optimization and various classification methods
  
• Analyst | Grail Research (Jul, 2008 - Oct, 2008)
  I was part of the Life Sciences group in Grail Research. As an Analyst, my job responsibility was to tackle business research problems and come up with relevant data and insights through primary and secondary research
  
• Founder | Kroomsa: An Indian Independent Music Bands and Artists Music Platform (Jan, 2008 - contd.)
  Leading a team of six people, I am successfully managing Kroomsa which helps Indian bands promote their music on the web. A win-win model has been created as the revenue generated through the website is shared between the artist/band, Kroomsa and an NGO
• Founder | Precimark: An Online Marketing Firm (June, 2007 - August, 2007)
  I conceived the idea of using social networks to target online marketing precisely. After assembling a team of four, I started working on this concept. But the concept proved to be ahead of its time, so we closed the shop. However, Precimark was a great learning experience for me on social interaction and leadership
• Managing Editor and Founding Member | Jeev: An Online Life Sciences Magazine (Nov, 2005 - 2007)
  In addition to managing, editing and writing articles for the magazine, I developed its theme and layout also
• Founder | NaramCheez: A Software Company (2000 - 2007)
  NaramCheez has developed many software and provided them free on the internet. The company has also served many international clients by developing custom applications

• B.E. Major Project at Biotechnology Department, Delhi College of Engineering, Delhi | Creation of a Basic Digital Life Simulator to Study Evolution through Artificial Life (Jan 2008 – May 2008)
  Leading a group of three, working under Dr. Taruna Arora, I developed and implemented a minimalistic digital life simulator (PyPond) to study the origin of life and (digital) evolution
• Summer Researcher at School of Physical Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi | Modeling firefly flash synchronization in a group (May, 2007 - July 2007)
  Under guidance of Dr. Ram Ramaswamy, modeled the phenomenon involving synchronization of flashes in a group of fireflies (of a select species). Specifically, implemented Mirollo and Strogatz model, verified it and later expanded it to include spatial considerations
• Research Intern at National Center for Biological Sciences, Bangalore | A predictive tool for protein-protein interactions in a specific protein family (Dec, 2006 - Jan, 2007)
  Working under Dr. Mukund Thattai at National Center for Biological Sciences, Bangalore, developed a web based tool for predicting subclasses of proteins (belonging to a specific protein family) based on its amino acid sequence only. The tool is written in Python and hosted on Linux
• Summer Research Fellow at Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore | A quantitative model for the regulation of the bgl operon in E. coli (Jun, 2006 - Jul, 2006)
  Under guidance of Prof. V. Nanjundiah and Prof. S. Mahadevan in Molecular Reproduction, Development and Genetics department of IISc, Bangalore, developed a quantitative model (in SBML language) for the regulation of the bgl operon in E. coli. The prestigious summer research fellowship was awarded by the Indian Academy of Sciences

• Business
  1. Designed a business plan on 'Educational Biotechnology Kits for Students' (Oct, 2005 - contd.)
     This business plan was for a (fictitious) company called BioGeeks which deals in educational biotechnology kits for students. The business plan has already won 1st prize at Bioventures, IIT-Delhi
  2. Designed a business plan on ‘Customization of mobile phones’ (Jan, 2005-Jun,2005)
     This business plan was for a (fictitious) company called Revolutionize which aims to revolutionize the mobile phone market by letting customers design their own phones
• Information Technology
  1. Developed and Working on MyJugaad.in: a slideshow for webpages (Jul, 2008 - contd.)
  2. Developed a minimalistic digital life simulator, PyPond, to study origin of life and its evolution (Jan, 2008 - May, 2008)
  3. Working on the 'Artificial Being Project' (Nov, 2002 - contd.)
     The project aims to create a complete artificial being with full human like capabilities. It will be conscious, intelligent, self sustaining organism
  4. Implemented numerous Artificial Intelligence techniques (2003 - contd.)
     Implemented Genetic Programming & Self-Organizing Maps in Python language and Cellular Automata software in Visual Basic. A feed-forward backpropagation neural network was implemented in C++ & Visual Basic. In addition to this, also wrote my version of Genetic Algorithm and a basic chatbot
  5. Wrote tutorials on Particle Systems, Neural Networks and Genetic Algorithms
  6. Devised my own algorithms such as 'Explore!' and Artificial creativity
• Personal
  1. Organized Tatva 2006, Technical Festival of DCE and Hacked!, A hacking seminar for ASES
     As a part of organizing team, developed website, interface, posters, etc. for various events and festivals in my college

• Academics
  1. Was selected for MRC-Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, UK Summer Research Studentship 2007, JNCASR's Summer Research Fellowship 2007 and Indian Academy of Sciences Summer Research Fellowship 2006
  2. Was awarded "Certificate of Merit" from CBSE in the subject of Physics for being among top 0.1% scorers in the senior secondary examinations
  3. Secured rank 456 out of more than 50,000 candidates in the CEE examination
• Information Technology
  1. Established an IT company named NaramCheez in year 2000, at the age of 13
  2. Was interviewed in an Indian IT magazine M@G.NET
  3. Developed a web application (MyJugaad.in) in six days and with Rs 350 only; the web application is featured on KillerStartups.com, DesiStartups.com and other websites
  4. Developed PDFProducer, which was featured in a German magazine called PC WELT and PC Quest’s CD
  5. Won second prize for Bloggage at Troika '06 and 2nd prize for the chatbot SPEAK at Innovision '06
  6. Got 5 star rating by users at Planet Source Code for my tutorials on Neural Networks and Genetic Algorithms
• Biology
  1. Awarded second Prize for a technical paper on ‘Genetically modified crops in India’ at Tatva 2005
• Business
  1. Successfully ran NaramCheez since its inception
  2. Business Plan for BioGeeks won first prize at Bioventures, BioHorizon 2006, IIT-Delhi
  3. Won first prize for the business plan pitching competition at ASES Singapore Summit 2005

• Paras Chopra and Andreas Bender. A Quantitative bgl Operon Model for E. coli Requires BglF Conformational Change for Sugar Transport. Transactions on Computational Systems Biology IX (2008)
• Paras Chopra and Andreas Bender. Evolved cellular automata for protein secondary structure prediction imitate the determinants for folding observed in nature. In Silico Biol. 7, 0007 (2006)
• Paras Chopra and Akhil Kamma. Engineering Life through Synthetic Biology. In Silico Biol. 6, 0038 (2006)

• General purpose algorithm design, construction and engineering using Python, C++, MATLAB and Visual Basic
• Designing applications involving Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
• Web application programming using AJAX, PHP, Python, Javascript, etc.
• Taking entrepreneurial initiatives; incubating creative ideas and executing them

• BioHorizon 2006, A National Symposium on Biochemical Engineering and Biotechnology at IIT-Delhi
• Participated ASES Singapore summit 2005 on entrepreneurship as a member of the Indian delegation

• Asia-Pacific Student Entrepreneurship Society (2005-2008)
• Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (2004-2005)