Portfolio / 2026

Arya
Kadarkar

Data / AI / Systems

I build applied AI and analytics systems that turn complex business problems into clear decisions.

M.S. Information Systems candidate with a computer science foundation and experience across machine learning, financial analytics, research, and data systems.

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Selected Work

Systems built to support real decisions.

Applied AI, predictive analytics, financial modeling, and data systems presented through focused case studies.

01

2026-05

Healthcare AICompleted / Flagship

AI-Powered Healthcare Insurance Fraud Detection System

AI-assisted fraud scoring and decision-routing platform for healthcare insurance operations.

Evidence

Streamlit-based fraud scoring dashboard with decision routing, business impact modeling, and responsible AI controls.

Core Stack

Pythonpandasscikit-learnStreamlitPlotly

Focus

Fraud Detection / Decision Support / Responsible AI

02

2026-05

Applied AnalyticsIn Progress / Capstone

Residential Home Sales Wizard

AI-powered residential real estate prediction system for sale price and sale timing analysis.

Evidence

200+ property features structured into a dual workflow for sale price and sale timing analysis.

Core Stack

PythonPandasScikit-learnFeature EngineeringSystem Design

Focus

Predictive Modeling / Real Estate Analytics / Sale Timing Analysis

03

2026-04

Machine LearningCompleted / Coursework

Airbnb Perfect Rating Prediction

Classification workflow for predicting perfect guest rating outcomes from listing features.

Evidence

~0.815 validation ROC-AUC across structured and text-based listing features.

Core Stack

PythonPandasScikit-learnXGBoostTF-IDF

Focus

Classification / Feature Engineering / Model Evaluation

04

2026-05

Financial ModelingIn Progress / Personal

Quantitative Portfolio Optimization and Financial Modeling

Risk-aware portfolio analytics workflow for benchmarking, simulation, and allocation analysis.

Evidence

Portfolio analytics workflow covering Sharpe ratio, beta, drawdown, benchmark comparison, and Monte Carlo simulation.

Core Stack

PythonExcelNumPyPandasMonte Carlo

Focus

Portfolio Optimization / Sharpe Ratio / Risk-Adjusted Returns

02

Experience

Research, analytics, and business execution.

Professional experience across market intelligence, sustainability technology, and research automation.

01

March 2025 - July 2025

Pune, India

Market Research Intern

Fortune Business Insights

Supported market research and consulting work across ICT and semiconductor sectors by translating industry information into structured client-facing insights.

02

May 2024 - December 2024

Hybrid

Business Development Intern

EcoStart Ventures

Worked on sustainability-focused business development, customer profiling, supplier matching, and early AI-assisted recommendation workflows.

03

August 2024 - December 2024

State College, PA

Research Assistant

Penn State Independent Study with Prof. Mark Gough

Worked on a Penn State independent study with Prof. Mark Gough, building automation pipelines to collect and structure legal contact data at scale.

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Coursework

Technical foundation. Business specialization.

Computer science at Penn State, extended through graduate study in information systems at UMD Smith.

Undergraduate Foundation

Penn State
B.S. Computer Science

Algorithms, databases, operating systems, theory, probability, statistics, and computer architecture.

Computer Science FoundationsData, AI & AnalyticsSystems & ArchitectureMathematics & Quantitative FoundationsBusiness, Finance & Management

Graduate Specialization

UMD Smith
M.S. Information Systems

Applied AI, analytics, cloud systems, digital transformation, financial systems, and process analysis.

Data, AI & AnalyticsData Systems & CloudBusiness Technology StrategyProcess, Projects & ExecutionFinance & Visualization

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Active Workbench

Current work, tracked in public.

A concise progress log for professional simulations and portfolio builds currently underway.

Primary ActiveForage Virtual Job Simulation

British Airways Data Science Job Simulation

Task One — Modeling lounge eligibility at Heathrow Terminal 3

Task 1 of 210%

Platform

Forage

Next Output

Reusable lounge eligibility lookup table plus written justification.

Open Workbench

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Contact

Let’s build something useful.

Open to data, AI, analytics, financial systems, and business-facing technical opportunities.

For opportunities, project discussions, or portfolio feedback, reach me directly by email.

Maryland, United States / Available for Summer 2026

Contact Arya