Python · Research · Data
Hydrograph vs. Seatek sensors
Links river stage with Seatek bed-level sensors to read sediment dynamics and channel morphology, alongside the physical model at the LSU Center for River Studies.
Coastal & data systems
Abhi Mehrotra
Clean data for messy rivers.
Undergraduate data science researcher at the LSU Center for River Studies. Sensor pipelines, sponge diversity, and generative AI where it helps the record — not where it replaces it.
Baton Rouge, LALouisiana State UniversityExpected 2028
01 — Work
Selected work
Active projects from GitHub, plus the sponge site. Forks are labeled. Filter by the kind of work.
8 projects
Python · Data · Research
Series correction
Detects jumps, gaps, and outliers in Seatek time series and corrects them before they reach the next analysis. Aimed at cleaner inputs for workflows like NESST II.
R · Data · Research
Seatek analysis
The R tier of the sensor stack: process the series and write the Excel workbooks collaborators actually open. Sits beside the Python visualization work.
R · Research · Data
Louisiana freshwater sponges
Field surveys, drone flights, lab upkeep, and a barcoding database for the state’s freshwater sponges. Includes an R project site and mentoring for newer researchers.
Python · Security · Automation
Email security pipeline
A self-hosted, containerized watcher for suspicious mail. Several detection layers, then a triage path that stays on infrastructure I control.
Shell · Automation · Security
personal-config
A scripted macOS setup: SSH, maintenance, VPN, and DNS notes, written so a new machine is a document instead of a weekend.
Python · Fork · Security · Automation
ctrld-sync
Small Python utility that keeps Control D folders aligned with remote block lists. A fork I run for DNS filtering.
Swift · Fork · Automation
RepoPrompt CE
Working fork of RepoPrompt Community Edition: a Mac app for handing repository context to coding agents, with an MCP CLI.
02 — Background
The measurements, then the tools.
I study coastal systems at LSU and build the software that makes the measurements usable. At the Center for River Studies that is the Lower Mississippi River Physical Model: 10,000 square feet, one year of the river in about an hour, acoustic sensors lined up with the Corps gages. The center is a partnership with the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority.
The code beside it — hydrograph against Seatek sensors, jump and gap correction, an R workbook tier — is there so the next person can rerun the analysis without reconstructing my notebook. Generative AI sits in the same stack when it helps: prompting, IBM Granite, and the AI Risk Atlas. It does not get the last word.
Research was not the plan. Dr. Mary Miller’s biology lab put me on the Louisiana Freshwater Sponge Project through BRCC’s Aspire program. I was the first computer science student on it. Since May 2021 I have mentored newer researchers: fieldwork, drone flights, lab safety, a barcoding record, and an R site. The talks ran from Phoenix to Leiden.
Before that I spent almost seven years at Banana Republic in Baton Rouge, from brand associate to general manager, then a year framing at Hobby Lobby. Hiring and running a floor still shows up in how I want a project to work: scoped, documented, and usable by someone who was not in the room.
- Scoped, issue-sized tasks.
- Readable code and a path to reproduce it.
- Documentation a collaborator in another field can follow.
Education
B.S. Coastal & Environmental Sciences, data science concentration, minor in Biological Sciences
Louisiana State University · Started January 2025 · expected 2028
A.S. Computer Science
Baton Rouge Community College · January 2021 — May 2025
Major GPA 3.714 · Cumulative GPA 3.339
A.S. Louisiana Transfer, Biological Sciences
Baton Rouge Community College · January 2021 — May 2024
Earlier studies
Louisiana State University · 2013 — 2016
Honors
- National Society of Leadership and Success
- Phi Theta Kappa
- Science Research Scholars
- Emerging Leader Award, BRCC Division of STEM
Languages
- Hindi · Native or bilingual
- English · Professional working
- Spanish · Elementary
Working with people
- Emotional intelligence
- Resilience and confidence
- Cultural intelligence and diversity
Certifications
Seventeen public Credly badges, plus two courses that show on LinkedIn and not on Credly.
Data Classification and Summarization Using IBM Granite
IBM SkillsBuild · 2026
Make Agentic AI Work for You
IBM SkillsBuild · 2026
Enterprise Design Thinking Practitioner
IBM SkillsBuild · 2026
AI-Enabled Applications for Customer Service
IBM SkillsBuild · 2026
IBM SkillsBuild Faculty
IBM SkillsBuild · 2026 · Through June 2028
Unsupervised Learning Methods
IBM SkillsBuild · 2026
Data Analytics for Machine Learning
IBM SkillsBuild · 2026
Data Literacy
IBM SkillsBuild · 2026
Natural Language Processing
IBM SkillsBuild · 2026
Supervised Learning Methods
IBM SkillsBuild · 2026
Generative AI Essentials: Using LLMs to Work with Data
IBM SkillsBuild · 2026
Getting Started with Generative AI
IBM SkillsBuild · 2026
Team Essentials for Designing AI Solutions
IBM SkillsBuild · 2026
AWS Academy Graduate — Cloud Foundations
Amazon Web Services · 2023
IBM Cloud Essentials
IBM · 2023
Cloud Essentials
IBM · 2023
Enterprise Design Thinking Practitioner
IBM · 2022
IBM Dev Day: Bob in Action
IBM · Listed on LinkedIn · certificate of participation
5-Day AI Agents: Intensive Vibe Coding Course
Google · Listed on LinkedIn
Experience
May 2024 — Present
Undergraduate data science research student
LSU Center for River Studies, Baton Rouge
- Mississippi River work on the Lower Mississippi River Physical Model: 10,000 square feet, with pumps for water and sediment and acoustic sensors aligned to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers gages.
- One year of the river can be run in about an hour. The center is a partnership with the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority.
- Fieldwork, data collection, and ecological analysis, including generative AI, IBM’s AI Risk Atlas, and prompting where they help the interpretation.
May 2021 — Present
Undergraduate research mentor
Louisiana Freshwater Sponge Project, Baton Rouge Community College
- Joined through BRCC’s Aspire program with Dr. Mary Miller — the first computer science student on the project — then stayed on as a mentor.
- Fieldwork, drone operation, lab maintenance, and the barcoding database for Louisiana freshwater sponges.
- Taught workshops on data analysis tools. Documentation and a project website in R.
- Presented at SACNAS NDiSTEM, the Louisiana Academy of Sciences, the World Sponge Conference, and ASB.
May 2022 — July 2022
STEM Prep
Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium, Chauvin
- Environmental science projects, field trips, and workshops.
October 2020 — August 2021
Custom framer
Hobby Lobby, Denham Springs
- Custom framing orders on deadline, and the customer in front of the counter.
August 2019 — September 2020
General manager
Banana Republic, Baton Rouge
- Hired, coached, and ran the store team. Customer operations, the sales floor, and the brand in the room.
January 2017 — August 2019
Assistant manager
Banana Republic, Baton Rouge
- Teams, schedules, and the floor. Service leader work and the operating standards.
November 2013 — January 2017
Brand associate
Banana Republic, Baton Rouge
- Sales floor, fitting room, and the customer conversation that starts a seven-year run.
Presentations
Unveiling Louisiana’s Hidden Gems: Exploring Freshwater Sponge Diversity and Monitoring Through Passive Sampling
Poster · SACNAS NDiSTEM, Phoenix · 2024
Documenting Louisiana’s Freshwater Sponge Diversity Through Undergraduate Research Experiences
Oral · Louisiana Academy of Sciences, 50th annual meeting · 2024
Louisiana Freshwater Sponge Project: Documenting diversity through undergraduate research
Poster · 11th World Sponge Conference, Leiden · 2022
Examining Changes in Species Diversity through a Comparison of Two Ecological Studies
Poster · Association of Southeastern Biologists, with Kenzie Cooke · 2022
Campus leadership
President, Citizen Science Research Organization
Outreach and community research projects.
President, National Society of Leadership and Success, Sigma Alpha Pi
Leadership programs and chapter operations.
Secretary, Computer Science Club
Events and member communication.
Member, Phi Theta Kappa, Beta Mu Omicron
Academic and service work.
03 — Skills
Grouped by how I actually use them.
No percentage bars. Core is daily. Solid is project work. Familiar is enough to read and extend.
What I reach for on a normal day.
Python
pandas and NumPy for sensor series, hydrographs, and the email-security pipeline. Notebooks while the question is open. Scripts once it should run again.
Used in
04 — Contact
Write to me.
A dataset question, a pipeline review, or a research collaboration. The note stays in your browser until you open it in mail.