Shashwat Singh
About Shashwat Singh
Shashwat Singh is an Open Source Developer at CCextract and a dual major in Computer Science and Linguistics, currently pursuing a Master's degree at IIIT Hyderabad. He has experience as a Research Intern at the Indian Institute of Science and has participated in various open-source projects, including Google Summer of Code.
Open Source Developer Experience
Shashwat Singh has extensive experience in open source development. He participated in Google Summer of Code 2022 with CCextractor, where he showcased his skills in contributing to open source projects. Previously, he worked at Google Code-in as an Open Source Developer in 2018 for two months. Additionally, he contributed to Kiwix offline as an Open Source Developer in 2021 for one month. His current role as an Open Source Developer at CCextract continues to build on this foundation.
Education and Expertise
Shashwat Singh is pursuing a dual major in Computer Science and Linguistics at IIIT Hyderabad, where he is expected to complete his Bachelor of Technology (BTech) in 2024 and a Master of Science (MS) by research in Computational Linguistics in 2025. His academic background reflects a strong interdisciplinary approach to research. He has also explored interests in Mathematics and Economics, indicating a broad academic curiosity.
Research Focus and Current Roles
Currently, Shashwat Singh is engaged in research at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India, where he has been a Research Intern since 2023. His research focuses on the interpretability of pre-trained language models under the guidance of Dr. Danish Pruthi. He also serves as a Coordinator for the Open Source Developers Group at IIIT Hyderabad since 2022 and has been a Student Researcher there since 2022.
High School Education
Shashwat Singh completed his High School Diploma at Delhi Public School Megacity. This foundational education set the stage for his subsequent studies in Computer Science and Linguistics at IIIT Hyderabad.