Mission Statement
" There's a reason behind every action. When Codeavor was founded, the vision was a place where people would learn to tackle the entire interview process from start to end. It is more than a coding club. Its more than a mock presentation practice platform. Its more than a technical workshop. We aspire to elevate our group together to newer heights by providing opportunities to learn and collaborate amongst a crowd of like minded individuals. Beyond building everyone to be a technical superstar, each member is given the chance to lead their own session. Developing confidence and executive leadership within our community by planning, designing and running sessions is vital as it empowers each individual to enter a virtuous cycle of success. As a foundation of our principles we laid down that our mission was not about success as an indiviudal. The reason for our Codeavor is success as a group. " - Harsha Srikara
Founder
Harsha Srikara
Hi! My name is Harsha Srikara and am a Founder of Codeavor. I
am an undergraduate student at the University of Texas at Dallas
currently double majoring in Computer Science and Mathematics.
My interests primarily lie in the confluence of software
engineering and statistical analysis. This has led me to build a
strong background in the conceptual underpinnings of important
fields such as Data Science, Artificial Intelligence,
Information Retrieval, and Machine Learning. I have previous
experience working in both academic research as well as in
corporate environment. During Spring 2019, I interned as a
neuroanalytics intern at the Center for Brain Health under
Principal Investigator
Francesca Filbey. As part of my capstone project in the lab, I developed an end
to end framework for detecting marijuana addiction from applying
machine learning to brain scans. Beginning in the summer of 2019
to present, I worked as a junior software engineer at
Brainspace, an innovation driven, artificial intelligence
powered, information retrieval company. My role involved
designed testing frameworks for the core machine learning
algorithms to benchmark performance and optimize parametrization
of the continuous multi-modal learning system. Apart from work
experience, I am involved with the
Association for Computing Machinery, the largest student organization at UT Dallas as the Director
of Development. My role is build and design innovative software
to support our vibrant student community. Another organization
that I deeply prioritize is the Freshman Mentor Program at UT
Dallas. Working with a leadership team, I’ve coordinated,
designed and ran several soft-skill workshops that train over
1000+ students on effective communication and mentorship
strategies. We seek to empower every freshman on campus to
improve their academic and social standing by pairing them with
a trained upperclassmen that can help them navigate their
challenging first year. In Fall 2019, I launched Codeavor as an
opportunity to share the knowledge, skills and training that I
have accumulated over time to empower more students to reach
greater heights on their road to success.