Sakshi Muchhala
@sakshi_muchhala
Sakshi Muchhala
@sakshi_muchhala
Data Scientist Intern, Cornerstone Solutions
Indore, India
About Me
👨💻 Profile
I am a 5th-year M.Tech Dual student in Artificial Intelligence and Data Science with strong hands-on experience in computer vision, machine learning, and applied data engineering. My work primarily focuses on building end-to-end, deployment-ready AI systems that solve real-world problems using large-scale visual and structured data.
💼 Current Role
Data Scientist Intern @ Cornerstone Solutions, Indore
I design and implement production-grade AI pipelines with a focus on computer vision and intelligent automation systems.
🚀 Key Projects & Contributions
🛣️ Drone-Based Road Damage Inspection System
- Developed using YOLOv12 for surface defect detection
- Achieved 92% mAP for accurate damage classification
- Integrated with Google Cloud Storage and BigQuery
- Supports data-driven civil maintenance planning and infrastructure monitoring
🚨 Real-Time Highway Surveillance System
- Built using YOLOv8 and OpenCV
- Detects fire, smoke, and cattle on roads in real-time
- Achieved 95% mAP for hazard detection
- Enables proactive hazard alerts and accident prevention
💬 RAG-Based Intelligent Chatbot
- Implemented Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) architecture
- Uses ChromaDB for vector storage and Hugging Face embeddings
- Integrated with Gemini Flash LLM
- Built with FastAPI backend
- Deployed on Google Cloud Run for scalability
- Delivers accurate, context-aware responses
👤 Face Recognition Attendance System
- Developed using InsightFace (Buffalo model) and Flask
- Enables real-time face recognition and automated attendance logging
- Uses facial embeddings for accurate identification
- Streamlines attendance management processes
🎯 Focus Areas
- Computer Vision: Object detection, image classification, face recognition
- Machine Learning: Deep learning, model optimization, deployment
- Data Engineering: Pipeline design, cloud integration, scalable systems
- MLOps & Deployment: Docker, Cloud Run, FastAPI, production systems
🏆 Hackathons & Collaborative Work
I actively participate in hackathons to:
- Rapidly prototype impactful AI solutions
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams
- Apply computer vision and data science to practical challenges
- Emphasize scalability, accuracy, and real-world deployment
Experience
- Organized: HackHive Hackathon
- Participated: HackThisFall, HackVento, Smart India Hackathon (SIH - College Level)
🛠️ Technical Skills
Languages: Python, SQL
Frameworks & Libraries: PyTorch, TensorFlow, OpenCV, YOLOv8/v12, InsightFace, FastAPI, Flask
Cloud & DevOps: Google Cloud Platform (GCS, BigQuery, Cloud Run), Docker
Databases & Vector Stores: ChromaDB, BigQuery, PostgreSQL
AI/ML Tools: Hugging Face, Gemini LLM, RAG systems, Computer Vision pipelines