Rashika Karmacharya

Rashika is a senior Computer Science major at the University of Southern Mississippi. Was an AI/ML Intern who built an AI-powered interview assistant using Flask, LangChain, and Whisper. She was also a volunteer research assistant at IAAS. She also serves as a Resident Assistant and as Social Media Manager for Girls Who Code USM, where she grows the chapter's online community, and is an executive board member of both Girls Who Code USM and FinTech USM. She is also a member of UPE Honor Society and is working on research.

• Certificate of completion: Claude 101 — Anthropic
• Student English Program — Global Mentorship Initiative
• Atlassian Credentialed in Forge Fundamentals — Atlassian

1. Resident Assistant · The University of Southern Mississippi

   2025-08-01T00:00:00.000Z–present

   - Supported the safety, wellbeing, and community development of a residential floor of 30+ students while serving as a first point of contact for student concerns and policy enforcement. - Planned and executed monthly community-building programs focused on academic success, welln

2. Social Media Manager · Girls Who Code - The University of Southern Mississippi

   2024-04-01T00:00:00.000Z–present

   Manage social media for a 30+ member chapter, producing 14 posts/month that generated 4.3K views; create content promoting events, recruitment, and create CS community on campus

3. AI/ML Intern · Luzon Technologies Inc

   2025-06-01T00:00:00.000Z–2025-11-30T00:00:00.000Z

   Developed an AI-powered interview assistant integrating resume parsing, audio Q&A, and LLM-driven response generation using Flask, LangChain, and Whisper, • Implemented multimodal ingestion using Azure Document Intelligence for large-scale text extraction and Whisper with pydub f

4. Volunteer Research Assistant · Institute for Advanced Analytics and Society

   2025-04-01T00:00:00.000Z–2025-11-30T00:00:00.000Z

5. Tutor · The University of Southern Mississippi

   2025-01-01T00:00:00.000Z–2025-08-31T00:00:00.000Z

   - Provided one-on-one and small group academic support to undergraduate students across computer science and math coursework, helping students build foundational and applied problem-solving skills. - Tutored students in core CS and math subjects including data structures, algori

6. Pilates Instructor · The University of Southern Mississippi

   2025-01-01T00:00:00.000Z–2025-08-31T00:00:00.000Z

   Led group Pilates classes for university students and staff, designing sessions that balanced accessibility for beginners with challenges for experienced participants.

7. Observer/Volunteer · Child Workers in Nepal Concerned Center (CWIN-Nepal)

   2022-06-01T00:00:00.000Z–2022-07-31T00:00:00.000Z

   • Digitalized and entered records for over 300 individuals into the database, enhancing data accessibility. • Translated documents, ensuring effective communication across language barriers. • Built strong rapport with children and guests, providing a welcoming environment. • Par