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'''Suril Rakesh Shah''' ({{lang-gu|સુરિલ રાકેશ શાહ}}; born February 29, 1992 in [[Ahmedabad]], [[India]]), is notable for having cleared many renowned computer software certifications at a young age. Suril Shah attended Stanford University to obtain his Bachelors and Masters in Computer Science, specializing in Systems and [[Artificial Intelligence]].<ref name="TOI-AR" />

== Age records ==

Suril is known to be the youngest to have obtained many IT Industry Certifications.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Certification
! Date
! Age
|-
| [[Sun Microsystems|Sun]] Certified [[Java (programming language)|Java]] Programmer([[Sun Certified Professional|SCJP]]) <ref name="Java"/>
| July 31, 2002
| 10 years, 5 months, 3 days
|-
| [[Oracle Database]] 9i Certified Professional - Database Administrator ([[Oracle Certified Professional|OCP-DBA]]) <ref name="Oracle1">
{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2003-03-29/ahmedabad/27262787_1_sun-java-programmer-afrah-shafquat-exam
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105190212/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2003-03-29/ahmedabad/27262787_1_sun-java-programmer-afrah-shafquat-exam
|url-status=dead
|archive-date=2012-11-05
|title=11-year-old passes tough Oracle exam in very first attempt
|accessdate=2003-03-29
|work=[[The Times of India]]
|date=2003-03-29}}</ref>
| July 8, 2003
| 11 years, 4 months, 10 days
|-
| Oracle 9i Forms Developer Certified Professional [[Oracle Certified Professional|OCP - Developer]]<ref name="Oracle2">
{{cite web
|url=http://cities.expressindia.com/local-news/fullstory.php?newsid=44230
|title=He's 11 and an expert software programmer
|publisher=The Mumbai Newsline
|accessdate=2003-02-19
}}{{dead link|date=January 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
| March 31, 2004
| 12 years, 1 month, 3 days
|-
| Technology Consultant [[SAP NetWeaver|SAP Netweaver '04]] - SAP Web AS for Oracle<ref name="SAP1"/>
| May 19, 2007
| 15 years, 2 months, 21 days
|}

== Notable facts ==

*When Suril passed the ([[Sun Certified Professional|SCJP]]) examination, he bettered the previous record of Afrah Shafquat from Pakistan, who passed that exam at the age of 11 years, 5 months.<ref name="Java">{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2002-08-05/ahmedabad/27325667_1_exam-afrah-shafquat-sun-java
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105190205/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2002-08-05/ahmedabad/27325667_1_exam-afrah-shafquat-sun-java
|url-status=dead
|archive-date=2012-11-05
|title=A 10-year-old youngest to pass Sun Java exam
|accessdate=2002-08-05
|work=[[The Times of India]]
|date=2002-08-05}}</ref>

*[[Oracle Corporation|Oracle]] officials conducted a special technical interview with Suril, confirmed that he actually understood what it means to be an OCA and only then, let him sit for the exam.<ref name="Oracle1"/>
*Suril worked for 2 years as an SAP Basis Consultant at [[Companies listed on the Singapore Exchange|Meghmani Organics Ltd.]], which qualified him for the [http://www.sap.com/services/education/certification/teched_2008_bangalore_schedule.epx SAP certification eligibility criteria] (minimum 1 to 3 years of experience), and then successfully undertook the examination on May 19, 2007, achieving the distinction of being youngest in the world to do so.<ref name="SAP1">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/05/22/stories/2007052216930200.htm
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080628201123/http://www.hindu.com/2007/05/22/stories/2007052216930200.htm
|url-status=dead
|archive-date=2008-06-28
|title=Making it big at a young age
|accessdate=2007-05-22
|location=Chennai, India
|work=[[The Hindu]]
|date=2007-05-22}}</ref><ref name="SAP2">{{cite web
|url = http://gujaratsamachar.com/gsa/20070528/guj/gujarat/news2.html
|title = Ahmedabad's Suril clears SAP exam at the youngest age in the world
|publisher = Gujarat Samachar
|access-date = 2007-05-28
|url-status = dead
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070711030025/http://www.gujaratsamachar.com/gsa/20070528/guj/gujarat/news2.html
|archive-date = 2007-07-11
|df =
}}</ref>

*He joined the Stanford University,<ref name="Stanford Daily">{{cite web|url=http://www.stanforddaily.com/cgi-bin/?p=1036544 |title=Get with the Program|publisher=Stanford Daily| accessdate=2010-01-25}}{{dead link|date=June 2013}}</ref> California, USA in Fall 2009. He provided consultancy services to [[Einfochips|eInfochips]], a reputed IT company in Ahmedabad, India.<ref name="eInfochips">{{cite web
|url = http://einfochips.com/news/20080720-ahmedabad-mirror.pdf
|title = Suril Shah
|publisher = Ahmedabad Mirror
|access-date = 2008-07-20
|url-status = dead
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100215192337/http://einfochips.com/news/20080720-ahmedabad-mirror.pdf
|archive-date = 2010-02-15
|df =
}}</ref>
*He now works full-time at [[Google]] as a Software Engineer. He launched an app called [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.motionstills Motion Stills for Google Research] which sports a number of computational video features such as [[Image Stabilization]] and [[Augmented Reality]].<ref name="TOI-AR">{{cite news|last1=Shastri|first1=Parth|title=VR now passe, augmented reality getting its day in the sun|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/vr-now-passe-augmented-reality-getting-its-day-in-the-sun/articleshow/60930726.cms|accessdate=7 May 2018|publisher=Times of India|date=Oct 4, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Shah|first1=Suril|title=Motion Stills|url=https://research.googleblog.com/2017/07/motion-stills-now-on-android.html|website=Google Research Blog|publisher=Google Research|accessdate=7 May 2018}}</ref>

== Recognition ==

*Suril has been felicitated by several organizations including [[Computer Society of India]], [https://web.archive.org/web/20080927191141/http://www.aes-ahmedabad.ac.in/ Ahmedabad Education Society], [http://www.gujaratlawsociety.org/ Gujarat Law Society].
*[[Sun Microsystems]], [[Oracle Corp.]], [[SAP AG]] whose applications' certifications he took, have recognized his achievements at young age and acknowledged him as being youngest in the world to do so.<ref name="Java"/><ref name="Oracle1"/><ref name="SAP1"/>
*Suril has received considerable coverage highlighting his achievements, both in print and electronic media, especially in his home nation.<ref name="Java"/><ref name="Oracle1"/><ref name="Oracle2"/><ref name="SAP1"/><ref name="SAP2"/><ref name="eInfochips"/>
*Suril frequently delivers lectures at universities in India on [[Artificial Intelligence]], [[Computer Vision]] to inspire research.<ref>{{cite news|title=Suril Shah from Google Research, USA visits Charusat|url=https://connectgujarat.com/suril-shah-from-google-research-usa-visited-charusat/|accessdate=7 May 2018|publisher=Connect Gujarat|date=Dec 29, 2017}}</ref>

== Cricketing career==
Suril is also an avid cricketer, bowling leg spin for Stanford XI in the tennis ball cricket league Cricbay. He made history in the league, obtaining figures of 6/7 in the [http://www.cricbay.com/scoresheet.asp?matchId=13399 Champions Trophy Silver Semifinal 2016].

== References ==

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