Shania Mitra
Master's Student, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
shania [AT] mit.edu
Bio
I am a Master’s student in Computational Science and Engineering at MIT and a research assistant in the Kellis Lab at CSAIL, where I develop graph-based models for protein function prediction. My research centers on applying machine learning to healthcare, with interests spanning from proteomics and drug discovery to personalized health devices. I focus on incorporating biological insights into ML models, enhancing their accuracy and driving impactful advancements in precision medicine.
Previously, I graduated as the top student in Chemical Engineering and Data Science at IIT Madras, where I worked on domain-informed ML models for chemical systems and fairness-aware decision systems. I am passionate about creating inclusive, explainable models to tackle complex challenges at the intersection of computation, biology, and engineering.
Beyond my research, I’m passionate about inspiring the next generation of innovators. As a mentor in MIT Lincoln Labs' Medlytics program, I guide high school students through the fundamentals of machine learning and its applications in healthcare, encouraging them to consider ethical implications and real-world impacts. I also volunteer in initiatives focused on increasing diversity in STEM, aiming to create more inclusive opportunities for underrepresented students interested in science and technology.
Publications
Most recent publications on Google Scholar.
‡ indicates equal contribution.
ProteinRPN: Towards Accurate Protein Function Prediction with Graph-Based Region Proposals
Shania Mitra, Lei Huang, Manolis Kellis
Arxiv'24: arXiv preprint. 2024.
Counterfactuals as explanations for monotonic classifiers
Sarathi K‡, Shania Mitra‡, Deepak P, Sutanu Chakraborti
International Conference on Case-Based Reasoning, Workshop on Case-Based Reasoning for the Explanation of Intelligent Systems 2022
Causal Discovery from Natural Language Text using Context and Dependency Information
Shania Mitra, Arun K Tangirala
Annual Conference of the Society of Instrument and Control Engineers (SICE) 2022
ProteinRPN: Towards Accurate Protein Function Prediction with Graph-Based Region Proposals
Shania Mitra, Lei Huang, Manolis Kellis
Arxiv'24: arXiv preprint. 2024.
Group Fairness in Case-Based Reasoning
Shania Mitra, Ditty Mathew, Sutanu Chakraborti
International Conference on Case-Based Reasoning 2023
Counterfactuals as explanations for monotonic classifiers
Sarathi K‡, Shania Mitra‡, Deepak P, Sutanu Chakraborti
International Conference on Case-Based Reasoning, Workshop on Case-Based Reasoning for the Explanation of Intelligent Systems 2022
Causal Discovery from Natural Language Text using Context and Dependency Information
Shania Mitra, Arun K Tangirala
Annual Conference of the Society of Instrument and Control Engineers (SICE) 2022
Vitæ
Full Resume in PDF.
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MIT Sep 2023 - nowGraduate Research Assistant
Kellis Lab, CSAIL
Graph Transformers for Protein Function Prediction -
Beaver Works, Lincoln Lab, MIT Summer 2024Medlytics - Machine Learning for Healthcare
Lead Instructor -
IIT Madras Aug 2022 - May 2023Dual Degree Thesis
Advisor: Prof. Sutanu Chakraborti
Group Fairness in Case-Based Reasoning -
McMaster University Summer 2022MITACS Globalink Intern
Advisor: Prof. Paul Ayers
Diverse Subset Selection for Drug Discovery -
IIT Madras May 2021 - Jul 2022B. Tech Thesis
Advisor: Prof. Arun Tangirala
Causal Discovery from Operator Logs -
Goldman Sachs Summer 2021Quantitative Analyst, Intern
Model Risk Management Division -
Bewgle Inc. Summer 2020Research Scientist, Intern
E-commerce Insights with BERT -
Antariksh Waste Ventures Dec 2019 - Jan 2020Machine Learning Scientist, Intern
Object Detection for Waste Management -
DataHive Labs Summer 2019Machine Learning Intern
Breakdown Detection with Sensor Data -
IIT Madras Jun 2018 - May 2023B. Tech. + M. Tech (Dual Degree)
Chemical Engineering & Data Science
Minor in Computer Science
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