Aakash Suresh

Hey! I'm Aakash Suresh

UC Berkeley Student | Machine Learning Researcher

About Me

I'm a student at UC Berkeley pursuing a unique combination of Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, and Bioengineering. Growing up in Pembroke Pines, Florida, I developed passions of technology, basketball, sports, movies, and the NYT Crossword. The discipline and teamwork I learned on the court have shaped my approach to solving complex problems in healthcare and technology.

Currently, I'm working on groundbreaking projects at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, where I'm developing predictive and probabilistc models towards metastatic chronology, hoping to provide treatment to tumors ahead of its spread. My goal is to leverage machine learning and data engineering to make healthcare more accessible and effective for everyone. When I'm not coding or researching, you'll find me on the basketball court or collaborating with fellow students on innovative healthcare solutions.

Experience

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Machine Learning Research Intern
May 2025 - Present

Developing predictive analytics for metastatic chronology/sequencing and engineering genomic data processing pipelines.

T-Mobile

Data Engineering Intern
March 2025 - Present

Building intelligent data discovery systems and enhancing search capabilities for enterprise users.

University of California, San Francisco

Undergraduate Researcher
Feb 2025 - Present

Fairness and explainability in multimodal machine learning models within digital health.

Health Engine

Analyst
Sep 2024 - Present

Working on startups and helping to assist the growth of them. Portfolio is around $800m+ in investments. See readysethealth.io for more information.

Quest Diagnostics

Machine Learning Engineer
Sep 2024 - Jan 2025

Conducted time-series forecasting models for lab test volumes and helped to improve the accuracy of the models for the financial team. Improved predictive analytics and supply chain forecasting at a 97% accuracy rate.

Stanford University

AI Researcher
Jul 2023 - Jun 2024

Examined change in GI research due to the use of AI and COVID-19.

Scripps Research

Computational Biology Intern
Jun 2023 - Feb 2024

Part of the Andersen Laboratory working on metagenomic sequencing of COVID-19 clinical samples and building sequencing data analysis pipeline.

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Research Scholar - All of Us Research Program
Sep 2023 - May 2024

Improved prediction models for AI utilizng GANs use in medicine, focusing on equity and accessibility in healthcare technology. Published comprehensive research on AI implementation in healthcare settings.

National Science Foundation (NSF)

Research Fellow
Jun 2023 - Sep 2023

Led research on machine learning approaches to cancer classification, developing novel algorithms for genomic data analysis. Published findings in the Journal of Emerging Investigators.

Nonprofit Leadership

Joshua's Heart Foundation

Vice Chair & Head of Operations

Led operations and developed AI-based predictive modeling tools to optimize food distribution, directly impacting over 100,000 people in need. Recognized as a 2025 Sodexo Stop Hunger Scholar for innovative approaches to fighting food insecurity.

Impact: 100,000+ people served | AI-driven distribution optimization

Bread for the World

Data Analytics Lead

Implemented data-driven solutions to drive hunger relief and policy change, focusing on sustainable food security solutions and advocacy for systemic change.

Contributed to policy advocacy and systemic change initiatives

Awards & Recognition

2024 Coca-Cola Scholar

The Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation

Selected as one of 150 high school seniors nationwide from a pool of over 100,000 applicants for academic excellence, leadership, and service.

2025 Stephen J. Brady Stop Hunger Scholar

Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation

Recognized for developing AI-based predictive modeling tools to optimize food distribution and serving over 100,000 people through Joshua's Heart Foundation.

2024 10 Under 20 Food Hero

Hormel Foods

Selected for innovative contributions to food security and sustainable food systems.

Silver Knight Award in Mathematics

Miami Herald

Honored for exceptional academic achievement and community service in computer science and innovation.

Points of Light Award

Points of Light Foundation

Recognized for outstanding community service and leadership in fighting food insecurity across Florida, India, and globally.

Publications

NSF Research: Machine Learning Approaches to Cancer Classification

Journal of Emerging Investigators (2023)
Suresh, A., et al.

Novel machine learning approaches for cancer classification and prediction using genomic data.

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Short Bowel Syndrome: A Case Study of Multiple Micronutrient Deficiencies

Annals of Case Reports (2024)
Suresh, A., et al.

Comprehensive analysis of micronutrient deficiencies in short bowel syndrome patients.

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Featured Projects

Hunger Hotspot Predictor

ML system identifying food insecurity patterns across the US, improving supply chain efficiency by 89%.

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Cancer Subtype Classification

Deep learning system for cancer subtype prediction with 95% accuracy using 1D-CNN architecture.

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Research Trends Analysis

Analysis system for tracking and predicting medical research publication trends.

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CARAIO Technologies - ML for Biotech

Led ML development for classification & segmentation of karyotypes for aneuploidies as Founding Engineer. (Jan 2025 - Mar 2025)

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Revent - Financial Analytics

Built a financial tracking model for consumer use as Founding Full-Stack Developer. (Jan 2025 - Mar 2025)

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NIH All of Us Research Program

Research Scholar improving prediction models for AI use in medicine. Published comprehensive research project. (Sep 2023 - May 2024)

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No Patient Left Behind Fellowship

Led discussions and research on investing, drug development, health economics, and public policy. (Sep 2024 - Dec 2024)

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Skills & Expertise

Programming Languages

Python R Java C/C++ JavaScript/TypeScript SQL HTML/CSS MATLAB Go Scheme Ruby Bash

Machine Learning & AI

TensorFlow PyTorch Scikit-learn XGBoost LightGBM SHAP CNN RNN BERT Transformers Computer Vision Time Series

Full Stack Development

React Node.js Express.js Next.js Flask FastAPI Django Spring Boot MongoDB PostgreSQL Redis GraphQL

Data Engineering

Apache Spark Hadoop Databricks ETL Airflow Kafka Docker Kubernetes AWS GCP Azure

Quantitative Analysis

Financial Modeling Risk Analysis Algorithmic Trading Statistical Arbitrage Portfolio Optimization Market Microstructure

Development Tools

Git GitHub Actions CI/CD Jenkins Jira Confluence VS Code PyCharm IntelliJ

Healthcare & Biotech

Genomic Analysis Bioinformatics Medical Imaging Clinical Data Healthcare Analytics EHR Systems HIPAA

Research & Analysis

Scientific Computing Data Visualization Statistical Analysis Pandas NumPy SciPy Matplotlib