Best 3 machine learning project/artificial intelligence that i can do that will boost my CV & will help me grab IVY league seats?

                                       

Undertaking impressive machine learning projects or artificial intelligence projects can significantly enhance your CV and increase your chances of securing admission to Ivy League schools. Here are three projects that demonstrate your skills and dedication to the field:

  1. Medical Image Analysis for Disease Detection: Develop a machine learning model that can analyze medical images like X-rays or MRIs to detect and diagnose diseases such as pneumonia, tumors, or fractures. This project showcases your expertise in computer vision and healthcare applications, which are highly valuable in the medical field. You can use popular datasets like the NIH Chest X-ray Dataset or the Kaggle RSNA Pneumonia Detection Challenge dataset. Skills Demonstrated: Computer vision, deep learning, image processing, medical domain knowledge.
  2. Natural Language Processing (NLP) for Sentiment Analysis: Build an NLP model that can perform sentiment analysis on text data, classifying text into positive, negative, or neutral sentiments. This project demonstrates your understanding of NLP techniques and their applications in various fields, such as customer feedback analysis or social media sentiment monitoring. Use datasets like IMDb movie reviews or Twitter sentiment datasets. Skills Demonstrated: NLP, text classification, sentiment analysis, data preprocessing.
  3. Autonomous Driving with Reinforcement Learning: Create a simulated environment where a self-driving car learns to navigate autonomously using reinforcement learning. You can use popular reinforcement learning frameworks like Open AI Gym or Carla Simulator. This project showcases your skills in deep reinforcement learning and how AI can be applied to real-world challenges like autonomous vehicles. Skills Demonstrated: Reinforcement learning, simulation, robotics, algorithm design.
When working on these projects, be sure to document your process thoroughly, including data collection, preprocessing, model selection, training, and evaluation. Showcase your results through detailed reports, code repositories, and even interactive demos, if possible.

Moreover, don't forget to highlight the impact and potential applications of your projects in your CV and personal statements. Admissions committees at Ivy League schools are not only interested in technical skills but also in the broader implications and societal benefits of your work.

Sameer Kumar
I graduated from IIT Kharagpur and have been teaching Physics and Maths to Engineering (IIT-JEE) and Medical (NEET) entrance examination aspirants for the last six years.