Naman Narula

About

about me

A talented student with extensive knowledge in technological fields such as IoT, Linux and cloud services, currently pursuing Bachelors of Science in Data Science & Applications from Indian Institute of Technology, Madras.

Complete hands-on development expertise in IoT and hardware-software integration using devices & services like Raspberry Pi, Node-RED, IFTTT and Google Cloud APIs.
Practical knowledge of hosting and configuring various applications on the cloud, especially with AWS & LAMP stacks.
Excellent familiarity with command-line systems in configuring & managing various applications like storage & media servers, DNS sinkholes, VCS like GitLab & Gitea, Automation servers like Jenkins, and much more, primarily with Debian-based distributions.
Understanding of Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning concepts, with hands-on experience in training & predicting computer vision & NLP models with TensorFlow.

Skills

Cloud

Linux

Internet of Things

Python

Machine Learning

Natural Language Processing

Computer Vision

Web Development

Timeline

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Age 10

Posted my first YouTube Video, unboxing a camera.

Age 11

Learnt my first programming language, JavaScript. I thought of making a playlist online to teach JavaScript to other people. After a few videos, I lost interest and didn't post anymore.

Age 12

I got myself a Raspberry Pi, which is a palm-sized, small machine that can run several Linux operating systems. With that, I used python to create many small projects and modules using various sensors.
Learnt about robotics, and created various robots with Lego’s EV3 & Arduino

Age 13

I created my first website where I started showcasing my projects and writing blogs.
I also built my first desktop computer at this age and got a very good response from it on my website.

Age 14

Using a Raspberry Pi, I created my very own Google Home. It witnessed over 350,000 views and more than 8,000 likes on LinkedIn.
I was Invited to censhare India, a product-based German IT company, for their town hall meeting to give a presentation and showcase what I’ve created to all the employees.

Age 15

Started working with Fiverr to create websites for clients from the UK, US and Germany and made my first earnings.
Created "VisiORAL: Human Eye forthe Visually Impaired" aimed at transforming the visual world into the audio world for the blind using Google's Cloud Vision API & a Raspberry Pi. This project has received over 250,000 views and 6000 likes across LinkedIn.
"The Changemaker" plaque was awarded by Dr. Amita Chauhan, Chairperson - Amity Group of Schools, in appreciation of the outstanding innovative approach to this project. Also bagged a gold medal in an inter-school competition in NCR.

Age 16

Learnt about Amazon Web Services (AWS) and got the certificate for the AWS: Solutions Architect Associate course on Udemy
Explored Node-RED for the first time and created a module with it to Control lights with Slack!
Built myself a high-end gaming computer.

Age 17

Learnt about computer vision and got the "Introduction to TensorFlow forArtificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Deep Learning" certificate from DeepLearning.AI
Created a Rock-Paper-Scissors game trained with TensorFlow to recognise hand gestures and play rock-paper-scissors against the computer.

Age 18

Started pursuing Bachelors of Science in Data Science & Applications from Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
Incorporated & worked on building AllesPay: a platform for employers to provide tax-free meal benefits for their employees & manage their expenses.
Joined FamPay (YC S19) as a Product Analyst.