VEDANT KEJARIWAL Boston, MA, United States ⬥ +1(660)2704041 ⬥ vedkej@bu.edu ⬥ Work Authorized www.vedantkejariwal.com ⬥ www.github.com/vedantkeajriwal ⬥ linkedin.com/in/vedantkejariwal/ EDUCATION BOSTON UNIVERSITY Boston, MA Computer Science | College of Arts & Sciences | Business Administration Questrom (Minor) May 2027 Awards: Dean's List, $5,000+ Student Research Award Tech Skills: DevOps, Deployment, Firebase, Google Cloud, Java, Python, JavaScript, React.js, C, ASM, Dart, Flutter, HTML, CSS, Canva, Figma, Excel WORK & VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE BU PLATFORM GOVERNANCE RESEARCH LAB | Research Assistant Sept 2024 – Present | Boston, MA • Investigating software-driven solutions to mitigate false ads in digital markets under Prof. Van Alstyne & $550,000 NSF grant, collaborating with MIT to conduct behavioral economics research testing market mechanisms that reduce misinformation & improve platform governance • Engineered & deployed a full-stack two-sided e-commerce market like Amazon, conducted behavioral experiments with 4,000+ participants & LLM-based agentic AI sellers, using React.js, LangChain, Cursor, Tailwind CSS, MIT's Empirica Library & developed an automated codebase documentation generation pipeline for TruthMarket.com's open-source release • Developed scalable Python-based data analysis pipelines to process 1,250+ experimental datasets, perform statistical regressions to test research hypotheses & contribute to talks at Harvard, IC2S2, Google Monetization, Yale ML, MIT AI, MarkTech Columbia & WISE BOSTON UNIVERSITY RESIDENCE LIFE DEPARTMENT | Operations Associate Jan 2024 – April 2025 | Boston, MA • Overseeing BU housing operations for 12k+ students using StarRez Cloud, updating 9k+ records, coordinating 100+ weekly security requests • Analyzing mailroom data for 200+ daily packages, leveraging StarRez to optimize workflows & processes, reducing processing time by 15% TITAN COMPANY LIMITED TATA GROUP | Marketing Data Analysis Intern May 2023 – Aug 2023 | Kolkata, WB • Designed survey administration software integrating Google Forms, analyzing 5,000+ data points on salesmen performance & real-time customer behavior, distributed to 40 Titan franchises across East India • Developed advanced Excel tools for 5 corporate offices using PivotTables & VLOOKUP to streamline access to customer behavior data, analyzed 20,000+ customer records to generate actionable insights on sales strategies, optimizing decision-making. FLYP (UN Environment Program, UN Major Group for Children & Youth) | Managing Director Dec 2021 – Apr 2022 | Kolkata, WB • Led the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Afghanistan Education Project initiatives, serving as educator & project coordinator, developed curricula for English Language learning for 120 students, instructing 15 volunteers, & supervising biweekly classes • Conducted 25 biweekly IELTS sessions, tutoring two groups of 40 students, organizing exams under UNEP & UNMGCY outreach, aiding students' migration efforts to Malaysia, Australia, & the U.S. as evidenced by a median IELTS score of 7.9/9 • Managed a 3-day UNEP summit with 250+ local participants, facilitating discussions with UNEP & World Bank officials on key global issues through online seminars, raising $2,000+ for local NGOs supporting underprivileged children LEADERSHIP & ACTIVITIES BOSTON UNIVERSITY DEBATING SOCIETY | Executive Board Member Sept 2023 – Present | Boston, MA • Represented BU Varsity Debate Team in 5+ American Parliamentary Debate Association tournaments, including Harvard, Columbia, Yale & Wesleyan University, securing Best ESL Speaker award (4th position) at Princeton University • Developed 5 club programs increasing member participation by 30%, presided over 10 team meetings teaching debate skills, expanded social media outreach by 30%, & organized BU Novice Debate Tournament with 300+ participants, the largest in the APDA circuit BOSTON UNIVERISTY PRE-COLLEGE PROGRAMS | Program Assistant June 2025 – Aug 2025 | Boston, MA • Directed daily operations for a 6-week program with 600+ high school students by coordinating 40+ seminars, lectures & 8 field trips; maintained staff communication & applied rapid-response protocols to resolve scheduling, behavioral & health issues, ensuring seamless flow • Optimized logistics for 110+ student events by adjusting schedules, coordinating staff coverage, & streamlining setup workflows; reallocated resources & tightened transitions by 5 minutes per session, boosting on-time starts to 90% & reducing downtime between activities by 25% X-CODE ST. XAVIER'S SCHOOL COMPUTER CLUB | Cofounder-President Jan 2022 – Mar 2023 | Kolkata, WB • Founded 'X-Code' computer club, mentoring 50+ students through 10+ hands-on workshops on Flutter, Firebase, Photoshop & AI; led an inter-school hackathon with 20+ schools, managing technical operations & collaborating with IIT judges to deliver industry-grade execution • Developed & deployed a cross-platform event management app for high-school festivals on Android & iOS using Flutter, Dart, Firebase & Google Cloud; automated 1,000+ registrations, digitized a database of 1,200+ participants, & led 15-member team on full-stack development • Built 5+ full-stack applications using cross-platform frameworks, cloud infrastructure, and mapping APIs, including an emergency services app with real-time GPS tracking & dynamic route calculation to alert vehicles of approaching ambulances; 1st Place – State Hackathon