shuvam@iiser-k:~/cv/shuvam-banerji-seal
resume.md
$ cat identity.json
{
  "name": "Shuvam Banerji Seal",
  "role": "BS-MS | Chemistry + CS Minor",
  "affil": "IISER Kolkata",
  "grad": "2027 (expected)",
  "orcid": "0009-0000-0714-569X"
}
Shuvam Banerji Seal
BS-MS · Chemistry Major · CS Minor
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research — Kolkata
shuvam@iiser-k :~/cv$ ./generate-resume.sh --format=web
RESEARCH.EXPERIENCE
Research Experience
Ongoing · RAG Systems
A Hybrid RAG Architecture for Verifiable Answer Synthesis with Automated Source Citation
■ Dr. Dwaipayan Roy · CDS, IISER Kolkata · July 2025

Comprehensive RAG pipeline for IISER-K intranet: automated data acquisition via Selenium, OCR with PyMuPDF/EasyOCR, context-aware chunking, Qwen3-4B embeddings in FAISS, hybrid BM25+dense retrieval, hypothetical-answer query refinement, and verifiable inline citations in Streamlit.

RAGFAISSQwen3-4BBM25SeleniumStreamlit
Published · Information Retrieval
Developing an Advanced Retrieval Model for TREC-Tip of Tongue Queries
■ Dr. Dwaipayan Roy · IISER Kolkata · TREC 2024 Proceedings

Multi-layer BM-25 filtering with dynamic search-domain contraction, transformer query expansion, semantic matching via Local LLMs with multi-shot chain-of-thought prompting — matching DPR-class performance.

BM25Query ExpansionChain-of-ThoughtDPR
Computational Chemistry · DFT
Computational Modeling of [VO(SALIEP)(DTP)] as Water Reducing Catalyst
■ Dr. Soumyajit Roy · IISER Kolkata · 2024–25 (to be submitted)

DFT methods (B3LYP) for MO energy calculations and electronic structure analysis in Gaussian; mechanistic studies via transition state theory and reaction pathway analysis for catalyst performance prediction.

DFTGaussianB3LYPTransition State
PUBLICATIONS.BIB
Publications
Submitted · NLP / LLM
Hierarchical Opinion Classification with Large Language Models
■ FIRE 2025 (submitted) · w/ Alok Mishra & Utkarsha Ghosh

Parameter-efficient fine-tuning of Gemma-1B for hierarchical opinion classification: lightweight two-layer head, selective transformer block updates, 8-class reformulation with class-weighted loss for minority-class performance.

Gemma-1BPEFTOpinion Mining
Proceedings · Information Retrieval
IISERK@ToT_2024: Query Reformulation and Layered Retrieval for Tip-of-Tongue Items
■ TREC 2024 · w/ Subinay Adhikary, Soumyadeep Sar, Dr. Dwaipayan Roy

Four-step query reformulation + two-layer retrieval (BM25 + LLM), achieving best NDCG metrics for the TREC 2024 Tip-of-the-Tongue track.

BM25NDCGTREC 2024
PROJECTS.LOG
Projects
Hackathon · Capital One Launchpad 2025
IndicAgri — AI Platform for Indian Agriculture
■ Top 14 / 5000+ Teams · Aug 2025

Multi-modal (text+voice) RAG chatbot for 20+ Indian languages with Gemma/DeepSeek LLMs; agentic pipeline for 15k+ document curation.

RAGGemmaDeepSeekIndic NLP
Independent · Automation
Automated WhatsApp Bulk Messenger with Google Sheets Integration
■ 2025

Python + Selenium bulk messaging with CSV/Google Sheets API, Unicode, session persistence, and error handling.

PythonSeleniumGoogle Sheets API
Independent · Event Tech
Automated Event Coupon Management System with QR Verification
■ 2025

Flask + Google OAuth 2.0, bulk email, unique QR codes, real-time mobile verification, and automated thank-you emails.

FlaskQR CodesGoogle OAuth
Independent · Legal Tech
RAG Application for CCA-2015 Legal Document Retrieval
■ Feb 2025

Selenium scraping → Mistral-OCR JSON base → ChromaDB → Nomic embeddings → LLaMA-3.2:1B in Streamlit.

ChromaDBLLaMANomic
Academic · Systems Programming
GTK4 Full-Stack Application in C
■ Supervised by Dr. Kripabandhu Ghosh · 2024

Complete GUI with GTK4 / Glade, SQLite3 backend, and BM25-based NLP chatbot retrieval.

CGTK4SQLite3BM25
Independent · Networking
Wi-Fi Channel Optimizer
■ 2024

Bash automation for channel selection via network scanning + speed testing (speedtest-cli + nmcli).

BashnmcliNetwork
PROFESSIONAL.MD
Professional & Leadership
Web Development · Inquivesta XI
Anicon 3.0 Web Lead — IISER Kolkata
■ 2024–2025

Developed and led web development for Anicon 3.0 at Inquivesta XI, IISER Kolkata.

Research Outreach
EFAML Lab Website — Dr. Soumyajit Roy
■ 2025

Designed the EFAML (Materials Science) lab page for Dr. Soumyajit Roy at IISER Kolkata.

Education · Mentorship
Private Educator & Technical Trainer
■ 2018–Present · 50+ students mentored

Advanced Computing & Basic Sciences instruction for board and competitive examinations.

Community · Leadership
Event Organization & Social Impact
■ 2022–2025

Organized Anicon 3.0 (500+ participants), GIAN Courses on Soft-Oxometalates and X-Ray Crystallography, Supra-Molecular Discussions 2024. COVID-19 relief coordinator; Ek-Pehal educational mentor. District Debate & Quiz finalist; Shotokan Karate; Art & Painting (stroke art & portraits).

EDUCATION.TIMELINE
Education
BS-MS · Chemistry Major · CS Minor
IISER Kolkata
Expected 2027
B.Sc Honours in Physics
Calcutta University
2021–2022
Higher Secondary (WBCHSE)
Jodhpur Park Boys' High School
83% · 2019–2021
Secondary (WBBSE)
The New Horizon High School
83.75% · 2009–2019
SKILLS.PY
Technical Expertise
// core proficiency
Python95%
Machine Learning & AI90%
Information Retrieval88%
Computational Chemistry85%
C / C++82%
// programming languages
PythonC / C++JavaRustFortranQBASIC
// scientific computing
NumPyPandasSciPyPyTorchTensorFlowScikit-learnMatplotlibOpenCV
// nlp & rag
HuggingFaceLangChainFAISSChromaDBBM25SpaCySelenium
// llms & embeddings
Qwen3-4BGemmaDeepSeekLLaMA-3.2Nomic EmbedMistral-OCR
// scientific software
LAMMPSVMDGaussianPyMOLChimeraXAutoDock Vina
// dev & tools
DjangoFlaskGTK4QtMongoDBSQLite3GitDockerLaTeX
AWARDS.JSON
Achievements & Honors
★ Hackathons
  • Capital One Launchpad — Top 14 / 5000+ Teams (2025)
  • StatusCode1 GIAN — 1st Rank (2024)
  • StatusCode0 MATLAB — 1st Rank (2023)
★ National Competitions
  • ChemEnigma — 1st Rank (2025)
  • All Bengal Chemistry Quiz — 2nd Runners Up (2025)
  • Mimansa — Zonal Topper (2024)
  • NAEST — Zonal Runners Up (2023)
★ Scholarships
  • Reliance Foundation Undergrad Scholar (2023)
  • Best Young Scientist Speaker — Nanotechnology (2019)
★ Competitive Exams
  • JEE Mains & Advanced — Qualified (2022)
  • IAT (IISER Aptitude Test) — Qualified (2022)
  • WBJEE — Qualified (2022)
LANGUAGES.CONF
Languages
  • EnglishFluent
  • BengaliNative
  • HindiProficient
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