{"id":29,"date":"2017-11-29T23:28:25","date_gmt":"2017-11-30T04:28:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/my.vanderbilt.edu\/rajagopalvenkat\/?page_id=29"},"modified":"2017-11-30T02:47:14","modified_gmt":"2017-11-30T07:47:14","slug":"about-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/my.vanderbilt.edu\/rajagopalvenkat\/about-me\/","title":{"rendered":"About Me"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I pursued my undergraduate degree from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.snu.edu.in\">Shiv Nadar University<\/a> in Uttar Pradesh, India, where I received a B.Tech in Computer Science with a minor in Mathematics. Graduate coursework in graph theory I took with the mathematics department led to a keen interest in network theoretic models &#8211; which I apply to social\/human networks.<\/p>\n<p>While at SNU, I co-authored a paper on information flow equilibria conditions in real-world networks with <a href=\"http:\/\/snu.edu.in\/engineering\/dolly_sharma_profile.aspx\">Dr. Dolly Sharma<\/a>. I also worked on applications of graph theory to archaeological data from the Archaeological Survey of India with <a href=\"http:\/\/snu.edu.in\/naturalsciences\/Sudeepto_Bhattacharya_profile.aspx\">Dr. Sudeepto Bhattacharya<\/a>. My undergrad thesis dealt with an ensemble learning method for detecting sarcasm in tweets.<\/p>\n<p>My interest in social networks leads to some very interesting thought experiments, that I dwell on over cups of coffee. If you see me pacing around the lab &#8211; marker in hand &#8211; expect a terribly drawn graph on the whiteboard, and my labmates giggling at me from behind. Refer to my <a href=\"https:\/\/my.vanderbilt.edu\/rajagopalvenkat\/research\/\">research page<\/a> for a more detailed overview of my current projects.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Connect with me on Social Media!<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"nodec\" href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/rajagopalvenkat\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-48\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/t2-my\/my-prd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2573\/2017\/08\/social-1_round-facebook.png\" alt=\"social-1_round-facebook\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" \/>\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0<a class=\"nodec\" href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/ProfessusEst\">\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-51\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/t2-my\/my-prd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2573\/2017\/08\/social-1_round-twitter.png\" alt=\"social-1_round-twitter\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" \/><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<a class=\"nodec\" href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/rajagopalvenkat\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-50\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/t2-my\/my-prd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2573\/2017\/08\/social-1_round-linkedin.png\" alt=\"social-1_round-linkedin\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" \/><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<a class=\"nodec\" href=\"http:\/\/www.github.com\/rajagopalvenkat\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-49\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/t2-my\/my-prd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2573\/2017\/08\/social-1_round-github.png\" alt=\"social-1_round-github\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" \/><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<a class=\"noicon nodec\" href=\"mailto:raj.venkat@vanderbilt.edu\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-47\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/t2-my\/my-prd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2573\/2017\/08\/social-1_round-email.png\" alt=\"social-1_round-email\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I pursued my undergraduate degree from Shiv Nadar University in Uttar Pradesh, India, where I received a B.Tech in Computer Science with a minor in Mathematics. 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