K. Visalini
{{short description|Indian prodigy}}
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K. Visalini (born 23 May 2000){{cite news |last=Aruloli |first=M. |date=May 24, 2011 |title=Parents seek government help |publisher=The Asian Age |url=http://archive.asianage.com/india/prodigy-s-parents-seeks-tn-govt-help-426 |accessdate=29 Aug 2015}} is an Indian prodigy who is purported to have an officially tested IQ of 225.{{cite news |date=18 November 2011 |title=11 year old Indian girl rated with highest IQ in the world |work=The Weekend Leader |publisher= |url=http://www.theweekendleader.com/Success/822/beyond-her-years.html |accessdate=29 Aug 2015}} Visalini also holds several other records including the youngest person to receive CCNA and EXIN cloud computing certifications. She has been the chief guest and keynote speaker at many conferences, including TEDxNITKSurakthal.
Early life
Visalini was born in Tirunelveli, in Tamil Nadu, India, in 2000.{{cite web |last1=Kumarasamy |first1=Visalini |title=Profile |url=http://kvisalini.com/profile.html |website=kvisalini.com |accessdate=21 April 2019}}{{cite news |last=Kumar |first=Mousumi Saha |date=February 7, 2012 |title=Vishalini, the World's youngest MCP and CCNA |work=Brainpick |publisher= |url=http://brainprick.com/vishalini-the-worlds-youngest-mcp-and-ccna/ |url-status=dead |accessdate=29 Aug 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190109110813/https://brainprick.com/vishalini-the-worlds-youngest-mcp-and-ccna/ |archive-date=January 9, 2019}} Her father, Kalyana Kumarasamy, worked as an electrician and her mother, Sethu Ragamaliga, as an announcer with All India Radio.
Visalini was born with ankyloglossia.{{Cite web |last=Williams |first=Melwyn |date=2023-01-31 |title=A Host Of New GenZ Indian Origin Child Prodigies: Visalini Leading The Way |url=https://thewfy.com/a-host-of-new-genz-indian-origin-child-prodigies-visalini-leading-the-way/ |access-date=2023-12-28 |website=The WFY |language=en-US}} During her mother's preparations for the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission exams, her mother would often recite questions from the syllabus and their accompanying answers in the hopes that it would ameliorate Visalini's condition by encouraging echolalia.
Education
During her schooling, Visalini was double promoted twice. Instead of continuing her ninth-grade education, she accepted an admission into the B.Tech program at the Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education. She participated in an accelerated program, allowing her to complete the B.E. program in three years as opposed to four.{{cite news |date=2011 |title=You will be stunned to know this achievement of 11-year-old Vishali! |publisher=divyabhaskar.com |url=http://www.divyabhaskar.co.in/news/NAT-k-vishalini-most-iq-2562337.html |accessdate=29 Aug 2015}}
She received an M.Tech and Ph.D. in computer science and engineering at Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education. Visalini speaks Tamil, English, Hindi, and Sanskrit. As of 2023, she is currently pursuing a M.A. in psychology at Indira Gandhi National Open University, India.{{Cite web |title=Profile – K. Visalini |url=https://www.kvisalini.com/index0dd6.html?page_id=330 |access-date=2023-12-28 |language=en-US}}
She is a Microsoft Certified Professional and Cisco Certified Network Associate.{{cite news |date=May 24, 2011 |title=New world record by student |work=The Hindu |publisher= |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/new-world-record-by-student-claimed/article2044215.ece |accessdate=29 Aug 2015}} Visalini is the youngest person to receive CCNA certification and EXIN cloud computing certification.{{Cite web |last=Bhalla |first=Bandna |date=2015-09-16 |title=Visalini's Journey at Network Bulls |url=http://www.ciscochamps.com/2014/04/visalinis-journey-at-network-bulls.html |access-date=2023-12-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150916190729/http://www.ciscochamps.com/2014/04/visalinis-journey-at-network-bulls.html |archive-date=16 September 2015 }}
Career
She has been the chief guest and keynote speaker in many conferences, including TEDxNITKSurakthal and Computational Intelligence and Communication at SKR Engineering College.{{cite news |title=TEDx speakers |publisher=TED website |url=http://www.ted.com/tedx/events/3312 |accessdate=29 Aug 2015}}{{cite news |date=12 July 2012 |title=Chennai college hosts international conference |work=Indian Express |publisher= |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/article564588.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304204450/http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/article564588.ece |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 March 2016 |accessdate=29 Aug 2015}}
She works in artificial intelligence and machine learning and has developed an algorithm that can predict and diagnose cancer and diabetes.
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.kvisalini.com/}}
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Category:People from Tirunelveli