Akshika Chawade
About Akshika Chawade
Akshika Chawade is a Research Intern at Courier Health and a Computer Science student at Cornell University. She has developed applications to assist farmers and trained machine learning models for crop disease classification.
Work at Courier Health
Akshika Chawade has been employed as a Research Intern at Courier Health since 2023. In this role, she is involved in various research initiatives that contribute to the organization's objectives. Her work focuses on applying her technical skills to support health-related projects.
Education and Expertise
Akshika Chawade studied Computer Science at Cornell University. Prior to that, she completed her high school education at Braintree High School, earning a High School Diploma from 2018 to 2022. Her academic background provides her with a solid foundation in technology and research methodologies.
Background in Agricultural Technology
Chawade developed a Python KivyApp designed to alert farmers about Northern Leaf Blight (NLB) risk areas. Additionally, she trained a machine learning model on AWS Sagemaker to classify diseased crops using over 7000 rover images. These projects highlight her commitment to leveraging technology for agricultural advancements.
Previous Work Experience
Before her current roles, Akshika worked as a Mathematics Tutor at the Russian School of Mathematics from 2021 to 2022. She also co-founded Period Talk, where she was involved in publishing project results related to agricultural research through an HTML/CSS website. Her diverse experiences contribute to her multifaceted skill set.
Leadership Roles and Involvement
Chawade holds the position of Director of Operations for the Cornell Model UN Conference within the Cornell International Affairs Society (CIAS) since 2023. She previously served as Conference Assistant Director in the same organization. Additionally, she was the Initiate Class President and Leadership Chair at Phi Sigma Pi National Honor Fraternity for a brief period in 2023.