Students

Name: Kyle Marko

Major: Management Information Systems (MIS)

OSS Interests: Linux, Web Development, Large Language Models, Plone

Bio: Kyle Marko is a Graduate Student within the Smeal College of Business working towards an MBA. He served as the Lab Developer for The OSSIG for the fall 2024 semester, and has a background in web development and IT. Kyle previously worked at Amazon and an AI company known as ZeroEyes, and now serves as a Data Analyst for the Penn State Theatre ticketing department. He is also a strong advocate for Free and Open-Source Software (FOSS), with an interest in projects like GrapheneOS, Firefox, and Fedora Linux. If you have questions about The OSSIG or the website, feel free to reach out to him!

Name: Varun Kaveti

Major: Computational Data Science

OSS Interests: MERN Stack Web Development, Plone, Unix

Bio: Varun is a second year undergraduate Data Science student in the college of engineering with a passion for business fields. He is a passionate Lab Developer in OSSIG and has been working in tying both data analytics and full stack application development in his project goals. Varun has done website development for local businesses in State College through Engineering Consulting Collaborative as a Team Lead on the Client Engagement team as well. Outside of OSSIG, he spends time with Club Volleyball, Phi Gamma Nu, and South Asian Student Association. If you have any project ideas, do not hesitate to reach out!

Name: Sahil Pardasani

Major: Computer Science

OSS Interests: Large Language Models, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Open-Source AI Tools

Bio: Sahil Pardasani is an undergraduate student at Penn State University, majoring in Computer Science. He is an active member of the Open Source Software Interest Group (OSSIG) and has a foundational knowledge of Python. Sahil is particularly passionate about the intersection of Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and open-source development. He believes in the power of AI and ML tools being made open-source to provide valuable, free resources to the global developer community. Sahil is keen on exploring ways these technologies can be leveraged for both innovation and inclusivity. Feel free to reach out if you have any questions

Name: Shen-Han Chiu

Major: Applied Data Science

OSS Interests: Computer Vision, Machine Learning, and Graph Neural Network

Bio: Shen-Han Chiu is a senior undergraduate Data Science student in the Schreyer Honors College. His research focuses on graph machine learning and Graph Convolutional Neural Networks. He will be writing a thesis on detecting malicious accounts using GNN with Dr Suhang Wang. He is currently a data science intern with the Surge consulting in State College, PA. He is planning to continue his education at UC Berkeley next year. You can find his bio at https://www.linkedin.com/in/chiushenhan/ or email spc6178@psu.edu.