About me
Rohit Sharma
Ph.D. Scholar, Computer Science & Engineering at IIT Ropar.
Rupnagar, Punjab, India
I am a Ph.D. scholar in Computer Science & Engineering at IIT Ropar. My research looks at what real-time classroom interactions, such as live polls, can tell us about how students engage and learn, and how teachers can act on that in time.
Alongside research I build the systems behind it: Spandan, a live classroom polling platform used across large online sessions, and Vi-SlideS, a question-driven teaching tool. Before my Ph.D. I worked as an Associate Software Engineer at Accenture.
I also teach as a Teaching Assistant at IIT Ropar and for the NPTEL Deep Learning course.
Experience
Where I've worked
- Jan 2026 – Present
Teaching Assistant, Deep Learning
NPTEL · Online course
Remote
- Two offerings of the NPTEL Deep Learning course: Jan – Apr 2026 and Jul 2026 – present.
- Prepare weekly assignments and question banks, and support learners on the course forum.
- Jul 2024 – Present
Teaching Assistant
Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar · Full-time
Ropar, Punjab · On-site
- Database Management Systems: Jul – Dec 2024, Jul – Dec 2025, and Jul 2026 – present.
- Software Engineering Practices: Jan – May 2025. Computer Networks: Jan – May 2026.
- For DBMS: prepare lab assignments, tutorials and lab quizzes.
- Oct 2023 – Jul 2024
Associate Software Engineer
Accenture · Full-time
Mumbai, Maharashtra · On-site
- Worked on SAP ABAP and SAP S/4HANA.
- Feb 2023 – May 2023
Intern
LTIMindtree · Internship
Remote
- Worked with Java, Apache Spark, MySQL, Hadoop and AWS.
- May 2022 – Jul 2022
Machine Learning Intern
TCIL-IT Chandigarh · Internship
Chandigarh · Hybrid
- Implemented and compared machine learning algorithms in Python.
Education
Studies
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computer Science & Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar
Jul 2024 – Jun 2027 · Ropar, Punjab
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech), Computer Science & Engineering
Jaypee University of Information Technology
Jul 2019 – Jun 2023 · Solan, Himachal Pradesh
Class XII (CBSE), Science with Mathematics
Kendriya Vidyalaya Naleti
2017 – 2018 · Dehra, Himachal Pradesh
Class X (CBSE)
Kendriya Vidyalaya Nadaun
2015 – 2016 · Nadaun, Himachal Pradesh
Skills
Toolbox
Programming
Web
Data & ML
Big Data
Databases
Enterprise
Research
Certifications
Courses & certificates
- HTML, CSS and JavaScript for Web Developers · Coursera · Sep 2024
- Blockchain Basics · Coursera · Mar 2023
- Problem Solving (Basic) · HackerRank · Jul 2022
- SQL (Basic) · HackerRank · Jul 2022
- Python Programmer · Infosys Springboard · Apr 2022
- C Language · Spoken Tutorial · Nov 2019
Beyond work
Languages & interests
- English · Full professional proficiency
- Hindi · Native / bilingual