Intern of the Week: FNU Ujjwal

Mon, 12 Dec 2022 12:40:52 -0500
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Name: FNU Ujjwal

Internship, Co-op, or Research Site: Atos ZData

Position Title: Data Science Intern

Major or Program: Master of Professional Studies in Data Science

Current Class Level: Master's Student

Work Term: Summer 2022

Tell us about your internship, co-op, or research opportunity, including your day-to-day responsibilities.

"I worked at Atos ZData as a data science intern where I was responsible for developing the whole framework of a novel monitoring component for an AI based NLP product.

My day to day responsibilities included surveying the literature and implementing the best practices to improve and integrate the monitoring component in the containerized product pipeline.

I worked on GitLab, Github, Python, Docker-Containers, VSCode, Kubeflow, Kubelens, Kubernetes and Google Cloud Platform.

This internship was an amazing experience for me since I gained a lot of hands on experience. After completing this internship I am more confident about my skillsets, what I already know and what more do I need to learn.

I am extremely grateful to my team members at Atos ZData specially Dr. Bryan Wilkinson for constantly supporting me throughout the internship and I am also thankful to UMBC for connecting me with this amazing opportunity."

Describe the process of obtaining your position. When did you hear of the position and submit your application?

I consulted career center for a lot of things including resume reviews and career guidance. Once I got confident regarding my resume and interview skills, I started applying through LinkedIn and UMBCWorks. I found the Data Science Intern position post by Atos ZData at UMBCWorks and applied for it. Then I was invited for an interview which revolved around my projects, what I established in them, what more I aim to learn and how I view the domain of data science and machine learning evolving.

What have you enjoyed the most about your position or organization?

I loved the learning part the most because it's never ending and when you club it with discussions with your peers, you'll be amazed to gain insights about various perspectives associated with any problem statement.

How do you believe you have made an impact through your work?

All the team members in Atos ZData were really supportive and were eager to help me navigate through the project. That boosted my confidence and accelerated my learning process.

What advice would you give to another student who is seeking an internship or similar experience?

I would advice any students interested in seeking a data science/AI/machine learning internship to be prepared for going through a lot of literature and to adapt to new technological development in these fields. This will help them in gaining an edge in the job market.

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