Sumedh Vaidyanathan is a freshman majoring in statistics and computer science at the University of Illinois. Having heard a recommendation for the ATLAS Internship Program from a friend, Sumedh promptly applied, and is now working as a Data Analyst for Dr. Rini Mehta, an Assistant Professor within the departments of Comparative and World Literature, Gender and Women's Study, and the National Center for Supercomputing Applications. This semester, Sumedh is collecting data sets and performing set-based statistical analyses; more specifically, he is creating a map-based data set of major film festivals using JavaScript and Tableau. Additionally, he utilizes Python to measure gender-based dialogue and the presence of "star-factor" within film scripts. After obtaining his degree, Sumedh hopes to work in the fields of software engineering and/or data science. He has gained valuable experiences in analyzing data through his work at ATLAS, and looks forward to refining and gaining new professional skills throughout his internship. Finally, Sumedh's favorite musician is currently The Weeknd!
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