Hello, I am a Software Developer at the Mood Disorders Society of Canada, where I continue developing MIRA, the mental health chatbot I worked on throughout my Master’s. I am a Computer Science graduate student at the University of Alberta, affiliated with Amii. I work with Dr. Osmar Zaiane on the development of MIRA, a mental health virtual assistant. You can read my thesis here.
Reach out at vprakash@ualberta.ca
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The beach, the relentless sun, and the lovely people make it an unforgettable part of my childhood.
My engineering degree broadened my horizons and took me to new and exciting places. I'm lucky to have met smart and creative friends who continue to inspire me.
It was exciting to be exposed to all the interesting research at the Cognitive Systems Lab, led by Dr. Tanja Schltz. I couldn't have wished for a better start. I'm grateful to Dr. Lorenz Diener for mentoring me.
I curated programming assignments for an online deep learning course. This project found its roots at the IIT Madras Research Park, led by Mitesh Khapra and Pratyush Kumar.
I'm pursuing a Master's in Computing Science at the University of Alberta, where I'm working with Dr. Osmar Zaine and the larger MIRA team on developing a mental health chatbot.
I'm a Software Developer at the Mood Disorders Society of Canada, where I work towards innovating and evolving MIRA, in collaboration with Dr. Zaine and folks from MDSC.