AI · ML · RESEARCH

Er. Prajwal
Khatiwada.

Experience in developing AI and machine learning systems, with a strong interest in research and graduate study.

BACHELOR OF COMPUTER ENGINEERING

Kantipur Engineering College

Tribhuvan University

April 2021 — April 2025
Relevant Coursework

Engineering Mathematics I–III, Applied Mathematics, Numerical Methods, Probability and Statistics, Artificial Intelligence, Data Mining, Digital Signal Analysis and Processing, Big Data Technologies, Data Structures and Algorithms, Software Engineering, Database Management Systems, Simulation and Modeling.

Research &
Publications.

April 2025

CNN-Based Bird Sound Detection: A Comparative Performance Study

Comparative study of CNN-based approaches for bird species identification from audio signals.

June 2024

Crop Recommendation System Using Machine Learning: A Comparative Study

Comparative study of machine learning approaches for crop recommendation using environmental data.

2024–25

Skin Cancer Detection — A Pipelined Architecture

Research department funded research project on skin cancer detection.

Aug. 2024

Journal Reviewer

International Research Journal of Multidisciplinary Technovation · Asian Research Association

Experience.

Nov. 2025 — Jul. 2026

AI Engineer

Varicon AU

Melbourne, Australia · Contract · Remote

Jul. 2025 — Oct. 2025

AI/ML Engineer

Vertex Special Technology

Lalitpur, Nepal · Full-time · On-site

Aug. 2025 — Sep. 2025

AI/ML and Data Science Instructor

Dursikshya Education Network Pvt Ltd

Kathmandu, Nepal · Part-time · On-site

Jan. 2025 — Jul. 2025

Data Scientist

IME Pay

Kathmandu, Nepal · Full-time · On-site

Oct. 2024 — Jan. 2025

Data Scientist, Internship

IME Pay

Kathmandu, Nepal · Full-time · On-site

Projects.

MAJOR PROJECT

FeatherFind: Bird Species Classification using Audio

Mar. 2024 — Feb. 2025

Best Major Project Award, 2077 Batch of Computer Engineering

Developed an audio-based bird species classification system using convolutional and recurrent neural network architectures.

MINOR PROJECT

Crop Recommendation System

Feb. 2024

Developed a data-driven crop recommendation system using soil and environmental parameters including NPK, temperature, and humidity.

Honors &
Awards.

Best Major Project Award, Computer Engineering, 2077 Batch
Awarded for the FeatherFind bird species classification project using audio.
Mar. 2026
Department of the Quarter, AI and Data Science Team, IME Pay
Recognized for contributions to the System Identity Verification project.
2025
Hult Prize at IOE Finalist, Hult Prize Foundation
Feb. 2024
Runner-up, DSA Competition, Kantipur Engineering College
Feb. 2023
Best Project, Technical Exhibition, Koshi St. James
Mar. 2019

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