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Hi, I'm Pratyay ๐Ÿ‘‹๐Ÿป

Welcome to my favourite place! I'm a passionate developer innovator & a recent grad, with a major in ECE & a minor in CS, striving to build SOTA solutions for challenging problems via intersecting Web & Machine Learning to create amazing stuff that brings positive change in human lives. I love tinkering with electronics, while I primarily work on applied Machine Learning (majorly Computer Vision), Backend (WebDev) & DevOps(Integrations, Microservices & Deployment). ๐Ÿ› ๏ธ

I'm deeply passionate about Web, OSS and tech in general. Moreover, I'm also into System Designing and Reverse Engineering. I define myself as an independent RSE as well as a competitive hackathon aficionado, with more than 50+ wins ๐Ÿ†. Besides, I'm a Competitive Speedcuber, Netflix nerd & EDM fanatic. Whether that be through creating neural networks or building web applications, all my work is focused on one thing: impact ๐Ÿ“ˆ. When I'm not coding, you can find me sketching, doing CP, or playing soccer! The love for new skills and desire to create something which can directly influence people, keeps me interested. ๐Ÿš€

  • ๐Ÿ”ญ Iโ€™m currently working on my Blog
  • ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ’ป CP: Codechef ย  โฏ ย  Hackerrank ย  โฏ ย  LeetCode
  • ๐ŸŒฑ Iโ€™m currently learning BPF ๐Ÿ–ง
  • ๐Ÿ˜„ Iโ€™m looking to collaborate on Projects & Hackathons
  • ๐Ÿค” Iโ€™m looking for help with DIP and Statistics
  • ๐Ÿ’ฌ Ask me about anything here
  • โšก Fun fact: I am Competitive Speedcuber
  • ๐ŸŽฎ Hobbies: Skectching and playing CSGO
  • โœˆ๏ธ I've been to Three countries!
  • ๐Ÿงญ I'm currently exploring Applied Category Theory (ACT) โœจ
  • ๐Ÿ“š Readings (latest) : Essentialism by Greg McKeown, Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely, + more!


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Neilblaze's GitHub Stats

๐ŸŸข Open Source & Mentorship Stats


๐Ÿ’ก Fun Fact : Other affiliations include being PA's in TSoC, SSoC I've mentored over 2.5K+ students across the globe by mentoring hackers in International Hackathons, for e.g. :-

Hackathon Host Place
Hack the North 2020++ University of Waterloo, CA Remote
SunHacks 2020 Arizona State University Remote
nwHacks 2021 UBC Vancouver, CA Remote
Hack the NorthEast 2021 HTNE Remote
SacHacks 2021 UC Davis Remote
TartanHacks 2021 Carnegie Mellon University Remote
SigmaHacks-2.0 2021 SigmaHacks Remote
SBUHacks 2021 Stony Brook University Remote
StormHacks 2021 Simon Fraser University Remote
UofTHacks-X 2023 University of Toronto Remote
Hack@Brown 2023 Brown University Remote
McHacks 2023 McGill University Remote
HackMIT 2023 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Remote
Cal Hacks 10.0 2023 UC Berkeley Remote


๐Ÿ”ต Hackathons (International + National) that I've Won ๐Ÿ†




Year Name of Hackathon Organizer (Name of International Institution/Organisation) ๐Ÿซ Position / Award ๐Ÿ† Explore Project
2024 CalgaryHacks 2024 University of Calgary Tier 1 โ€” Second Place View
2023 Hacktech 2023 California Institute of Technology (Caltech) Grand Prize โ€” Best Hack (Senior Division) View
2023 MetroHacks 2023 MetroHacks โ€” ACP / ASR-X 1st Place (Best Overall) โ€” Communication Track (18+, Advanced Category) View
2023 Web3Apps Major League Hacking (MLH) Best Use of Hedera View
2023 University of Bridgeport Hackathon University of Bridgeport 1st Place Prize View
2023 Citro Hacks 2023 Citro Tech Best Collegiate Hack View
2023 Hack the Hill University of Ottawa & Carleton University Best Use of Google Cloud View
2023 Scaling Ethereum ETH Global Polybase โ€” Pool Prize View
2023 Hack Around the World 2 Major League Hacking (MLH) Best Domain Name from GoDaddy Registry [APAC Only] View
2023 EthForAll 2023 Devfolio x ETHIndia Arcana Network Auth Prize View
2023 Linode Hackathon 2023 Linode x DEV Runner-Up โ€” Smooth Shifters View
2023 Hacklytics 2023 Georgia Tech Best Healthcare Hack View
2023 DeisHacks 2023 Brandeis University Hidden Jem Track Prize ($500) View
2023 HackED University of Alberta Best Use of MongoDB Atlas View
2022 Hacky New Year! Major League Hacking Most Innovative Hack View
2022 Hacky Winterland 2 Major League Hacking (MLH) Best Use of Google Cloud View
2022 MongoDB Atlas Hackathon 2022 MongoDB x DEV Runner-Up โ€” Choose Your Own Adventure View
2022 MetroHacks 2022 MetroHacks โ€” ASR-X 1st Place (Best Overall) - Education Track (18+, Advanced Category) ; Most Creative Use of Twilio View
2022 Impractical Hackers 2 Major League Hacking (MLH) Best Domain Name from GoDaddy Registry [APAC Only] View
2022 PeddieHacks Peddie School, Hightstown, New Jersey Passion Prize by 1517 & Education College Prize View
2022 KYH Hackathon KatyYouthHacks Best Overall Winner View
2022 Impact Hacks Irvington High School Data Science Club Judge's Choice View
2022 GryphHacks University of Guelph Second Place Overall ; Best CI/CD Application Using CircleCI ; Best use of CockroachDB View
2022 RU Hacks Ryerson University Best Application of DCP API 1st Place ; Best Use of Google Cloud ; Mini Win: Most Engaging Demo Video View
2022 SD Hacks UC San Diego First Place ($1000) - MageAI challenge (Tied) View
2022 PickHacks Missouri S&T Best Use of MATLAB View
2022 HackPrinceton Spring'22 Princeton University Most Creative Use of Twilio View
2022 Faber Web3 Hackathon Faber Inc. Third Best Overall ; Across the Line Award View
2022 Hacktech California Institute of Technology (Caltech) Best ML/AI Hack ; Passion Prize by 1517 View
2022 HackNYU New York University Best Overall โ€” Track: Inclusion View
2022 TAMUhack Texas A&M University PIMCO Challenge View
2021 Kent Hack Enough Kent State University Best Use of Google Cloud, Best International Hack (Tied) View
2021 MetroHacks ACP x Tsinghua University Best Overall View
2021 HackUMBC Fall 2021 University of Maryland, Baltimore County Best Financial Hack โ€” Capital One View
2021 VolHacks V University of Tennessee Jina AI โ€” Best Hack Using Jina AI View
2021 Cal Hacks 8.0 UC Berkeley BlackRock Challenge โ€” Financial Wellbeing (Best Overall) ; The @ Company โ€” Mobile Apps Post โ€œThe Social Dilemmaโ€ (First Place) ; MLH โ€” Best Use of Google Cloud ; The @ Company โ€” Best Use of @ Platform View
2021 Pitt Challenge University of Pittsburgh โ€” School of Pharmacy and the Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) Overall 2nd Place (Tied) View
2021 MHacks 14 University of Michigan Best Machine Learning Hack ; Best Educational Hack - Leading Learners View
2021 MakeUC University of Cincinnati [Givaudan] Best Hack for Demystifying Food Experience ; [Tezos] Best Project Using Blockchain โ€” 2nd Place ($2000) View
2021 DivHacks Columbia University Most Fun or Unique Hack View
2021 HyperHacks HyperHacks Inc. Top 10 View
2021 Backyard Hacks 2.0 Major League Hacking Best use of Google Cloud View
2021 HackMIT 2021 Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Best Financial Hack โ€” Capital One ; Best Hack for Environmental Sustainability Investing โ€” Arrowstreet Capital View
2021 PyTorch Annual Hackathon 2021 Facebook Honorable Mention View
2021 HopHacks Fall 2021 Johns Hopkins University, Maryland Hacking โ€” Runner Up View
2021 PennApps XXII University of Pennsylvania Top 10 ; Sponsored Route: Best Use of IPFS and/or Filecoin View
2021 PeddieHacks Peddie School, Hightstown, New Jersey Judges' Prize View
2021 Slam Dunk Hacks Major League Hacking First Overall ; Best Domain Name from GoDaddy Registry [APAC Only] View
2021 HackUPC 2021 Universitat Politรจcnica de Catalunya ยท Barcelona Tech - UPC Second Best Overall ; IThinkUPC Challenge (Best Overall) View
2021 IBM Healthcare Innovation Challenge IBM Second Best Overall (APAC) ; Innovators Award View
2021 Hacktech 2021 Caltech Runner-Up (Best Overall) View
2021 HueHacks Major League Hacking Work of Art Hack View
2021 HackPSU Spring 2021 Penn State University Nittany Ai Alliance โ€” Ai for Good (First Place) ; HackPSU Health and Wellness View
2021 Hackthrob Major League Hacking Best Hardware Hack presented by Digi-Key View
2021 HackBU 2021 Binghamton University Best Design (UI) sponsored by RubyApps View
2021 uOttaHack 4 University of Ottawa 1st Place Overall ; Solace - Best use of PubSub+ (Best Overall) View
2021 TartanHacks 2021 Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) Best use of DataStax Astra View
2021 Hoya Hacks 2021 Georgetown University 1st Place Overall View
2021 Quantahacks 2021 Quantahacks Second Place Overall View
2021 Hack APAC Major League Hacking Best use of Google Cloud View
2021 Hack Your Portfolio Major League Hacking Best Social Good Hack View
2021 DigitalOcean App Platform Hackathon DigitalOcean x DEV.to Runner up View
2020 SharkHacks Major League Hacking Best Domain Name from GoDaddy Registry [APAC Only] View
2020 DandyHacks University of Rochester echoAR Track Prize View
2020 Def Hacks โ€” Global 2.0 Def Hacks Inc. SecurePDF โ€” Advanced Track Winner View

... and 20+ more across Devpost, Devfolio, AngelHack & Other Platforms!

Furthermore, in addition to my role as an MLH Mentor, I have taken on the responsibility of judging in various prestigious international hackathons, including: BigRedHacks, Hack BMU 5.0, StormHacks, YUHacks, KnightHacks, BrickHack, etc.

๐Ÿ’ก Fun Fact : I don't participate in domestic ones much since there, (Politics + Partiality) >> Skills ๐Ÿ˜†


๐ŸŸก Been a part of Prestigious Programs including (but not limited to)


โ“˜ Stats of Other Endeavours ... ย 

๐Ÿ‘ฅ Other noteworthy groups and communities I am associated with ... ย 

And several others including, OpenAI Community, FOSSASIA Community, CNCF Kolkata, etc.


โ“˜ NOTE
If you're reading this, do know that the struggle for excellence is hard but worth mentioning. I've struggled psychologically, and I had to sacrifice a lot of things in the same process, be it living or non-living, but it's the good memories that stayed with me and propelled me forward. Sometimes, I get lost in the mess, but then I prepare for the worst and hope for the best. Like a lot of people, I'm not sure what the future holds for me. Regardless of what I do, I'll do it to the best of my ability, in order to perform my duty to impart a net good onto the human race! ๐Ÿ˜ƒ


โšช Journey & a few Easter Egg's ๐Ÿฅš

  • Achieved a remarkable Top-10 position in the prestigious SAP Semicolon Hackathon 3.0, held in Bangalore in 2019 ๐Ÿ†
  • Regional Top-10 in Build for Digital India (BFDI), 2020, hosted by MeitY and Google among 51/4756 teams across India!
  • Runner-up of TCO19 and TCO22 (Topcoder Open) Regionals, India. ๐ŸŽ‰
  • Scored a prestigious ticket to the Oxford Machine Learning Summer School, OxML 2020 (Computer Vision Track), hosted by University of Oxford among 2000+ applicants across the globe!
  • Became the maintainer of the Service Mesh Performance under Layer5, Inc. ๐Ÿง‘๐Ÿปโ€๐Ÿ”ฌ
  • Top 0.1% among all GCP labs practitioners, APAC.
  • HoyaHacks's Instagram page gave a shoutout to our project KrishAI for becoming the Best Overall among more than 500 participants at Hoya Hacks 2021 hosted by Georgetown University! ๐Ÿ†
  • Solace published our hackathon project โ€” Ambuplus for uOttaHack'21 on their Blog page!
  • Project Adoptic got highlighted on the PennState engineering blog!
  • Selected for Nittany AI Challenge 2021 (invited by Brad Zdenek), hosted by PennState among 1000+ teams across the globe!
  • Scored #167th rank (Global) in Quora Programming Challenge 2021! ๐Ÿ†
  • One of the fortunate 25 UG students (globally) who secured a ticket to the 11th Lisbon Machine Learning Summer School, LxMLS 2021 (Virtual)
  • Selected for CIFAR Deep Learning Reinforcement Learning Summer School, 2021
  • Scored an opportunity to be a part of the Machine Learning Summer School (MLSS) in Taipei 2021, an initiative collaboratively held by NTU and ACLCLP.
  • We proudly clinched the Runner-Up position in the prestigious CERN Openlab Webfest, 2021. Our team showcased groundbreaking solutions and exemplified our commitment to pushing the limits of technology in the realm of nuclear energy. Check out the live judging session here.
  • Project EyeBalliN got featured on Major League Hacking aka MLH's Twitter page! ๐ŸŽŠ
  • Became a finalist of J.P. Morgan & Co. (JPMC) Code for Good Hackathon, 2021 (APAC, Virtual) ๐Ÿฅณ
  • Made it to the Top-10 with Rexis in Accenture Innovation Challenge, 2021 hosted on HackerEarth! ๐Ÿš€
  • Our team (AlphaStark) of three (consisting of Me, Sandipan and Saif) became the college finalist in Optum Stratethon - Season 3, 2021 (Engineering Track), and our Project/PPT can be viewed here ๐ŸŽ‰
  • Developed a Pytorch-based model utilizing the Fruits360 dataset to accurately predict the lifecycle of 131 fruits based on their exterior color, & earned an Honorable Mention at the renowned PyTorch Annual Hackathon 2021 hosted by Meta ๐Ÿ†
  • Selected as the Top-6 undergraduate for Research Week with Google among 3500+ applications across India!
  • Selected for AI+Science Summer School, jointly hosted by the Data Science Institute (DSI) and the Institute for Mathematical and Statistical Innovation (IMSI).
  • Regrettably, I received an email notifying me that I didn't secure a spot in the esteemed CaCTรผS Internship's Top 10 (globally). This prestigious three-month paid program at the Max Planck Institutes focuses on fostering inclusion and supporting talented students in the fields of Biological and Artificial Intelligence research ๐Ÿฅบ
  • RentEasy got rebranded to RentalHunt & has successfully raised $150k with the help of UBC Innovation cell & FounderFuel ๐ŸŽ‰
  • Presented RentEasy live on @-platform (by AtSign) Demo Day via YouTube and received an exclusive Limited Edition swag kit as a token of appreciation! ๐Ÿค™
  • Project Unisight clinched the Overall Best Prize award in DeveloperWeek Austin which happened on November 17-18, 2021, during the virtual edition of the largest hackathon in Texas. ๐ŸŽ‰
  • Selected for CNI Summer School, 2022 hosted by Centre for Networked Intelligence, IISc Bangalore (Virtual)
  • Secured acceptance into the highly prestigious HackMIT 2022 and HackHarvard 2022!
  • Chosen as one of the top 600 students nationwide to participate in the prestigious Amazon Machine Learning Summer School (MLSS) 2022!
  • Earned the prestigious TensorFlow Developer Certificate! ๐ŸŽŠ
  • Attended ASONAM 2022 โ€” IEEE/ACM International Conference on Advances in Social Networks Analysis and Mining Istanbul, Turkey! (Virtually)
  • Scored a ticket for the prestigious AstroHackWeek 2022 Summer School, hosted by the esteemed Max Planck Institute in Heidelberg, Germany (Virtual).
  • Landed a finalist spot in the prestigious Microsoft Imagine Cup 2022, (R3) India Finals ๐ŸŽ‰
  • Got accepted into Stanford's prestigious annual hackathon TreeHacks 2023 & secured an all-expense-paid round-trip scholarship to visit Stanford, CA.
  • The sole recipient worldwide to be awarded the prestigious 3x 1517 Medici Grant (2022-2023) for three distinct projects (Lyceum, Summarizr, & Ziro) in a single annual season! ๐ŸŽ‰
  • The Brandeishoot blog showcased our Project Land of a Thousand Hills Collectibles built at DeisHacks 2023!
  • Project ZenTube got featured in App-In Club webinar, special thanks to Anthony and Richard for giving us a shoutout! ๐Ÿ™Œ
  • The official blog of Caltech featured Project Upcycle built at Hacktech 2023!
  • Project Upcycle got featured on Karmactive!
  • As a recipient of the esteemed Dan Kohn Scholarship, I have been awarded a fully funded trip to KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2023, which will take place in Amsterdam, The Netherlands and is hosted by the Linux Foundation.
  • Applied, interviewed & even got shortlisted for Google Season of Docs 2023 (under both Sigstore & AsyncAPI org), but then decided to drop out of GSoD'23 (full-time) because of recurring clash between GSoD'23 & GSoC'23 (full-time). Both Lisa (from Sigstore) & Alejandra (from AsyncAPI) advised me to apply next semester. โ˜€๏ธ
  • Although I was unable to participate in this year's Samsung Solve for Tomorrow due to age limitations, I am thrilled to announce that my juniors (Team Stemly) have achieved a place in the Top 30 of the Samsung Solve for Tomorrow 2023 (PAN India). As their mentor, I couldn't be more delighted to witness their success! ๐Ÿ˜ƒ
  • Was accepted into Outreachy's May 2023 cohort for the project "Extend automated validation of API reference request/response samples." However, I had to withdraw due to a scheduling conflict between Outreachy and GSoC'23. Outreachy's eligibility criteria prevent participation in both programs (refer to this). Sadly, this means I won't be able to participate in Outreachy in the near future. ๐Ÿ’”
  • HealthifAI has been successfully accepted into the prestigious Create-X 2023 program. Among over 300 applications at Georgia Tech, HealthifAI stands out as one of the top ten projects. We are thrilled to announce that HealthifAI will receive funding from the esteemed Sony Corporation. ๐ŸŽŠ๐ŸŽ‰
  • Project SparkStream got enrolled into Graph-Paper-Capital, the most value-add web3 accelerator and networked ecosystem! ๐Ÿ’Ž
  • [Dated: 05.06.23] โ†’ The LFX Mentorship 2023 program under Hyperledger Org announced mentees, but the selection process seemed extremely unprofessional. Received no interviews or feedback, and it appeared that diversity and networking played a bigger role than merit. This makes me hesitant to apply for future Hyperledger projects.
  • [Dated: 06.06.23] โ†’ I received an email from Maciej regarding my proposal (for this) for the AsyncAPI 2023 Mentorship program. While he appreciated my effort and dedication in crafting the proposal, I regret to share, that my application was rejected due to my current involvement in GSoC'23. They emphasized the importance of focusing on my current programs, allowing others to apply for the AsyncAPI Mentorship Program and grow their open-source skills.
  • [Dated: 11.06.23] โ†’ Had a chat with Alejandra (from AsyncAPI), & confirmed that I'm not eligible for AsyncAPI 2023 Technical Writer Mentorship Program for the same aforementioned reason. However, I am hopeful and determined to actively pursue opportunities for the GSoD'24 program if they become available and circumstances align favorably. Fingers crossed! ๐Ÿคž
  • [Dated: 11.06.23] โ†’ I stumbled upon C4GT'23 on June 9th, and today I swiftly drafted and submitted a proposal (#ai-tools) for the program. I also assisted my friend in writing his proposal ๐Ÿ˜œ. It has been an exhilarating journey so far, although the chances of acceptance are uncertain. Hence, remaining hopeful and keeping my fingers crossed. ๐Ÿคž
  • Accepted for Mathematical Summer in Paris 2023, hosted by Universitรฉ Paris-Saclay! (Virtual)
  • Attended a workshop tutorial on Denoising Diffusion Models: A Generative Learning Big Bang by Arash Vahdat, Jiaming Song & Chenlin Meng at CVPR'23.
  • [Dated: 20.06.23] โ†’ Received an email from C4GT'23 (specifically, GautamR from Samagra), stating that they are not accepting mentees who have been selected in this year's GSoC (2023). However, they did suggest that I consider becoming a Mentor instead. Additionally, Chakshu Gautam reached out to me regarding the opportunity to mentor for DSEP, which I unfortunately had to postpone due to other commitments.
  • Absolutely delighted to be among the fortunate 500 recipients of the prestigious 2023 LiFT Scholarship awarded by @linuxfoundation! ๐Ÿฅณ๐ŸŽ‰
  • Secured a scholarship ticket to attend AI-DLDA, the International Summer School on Artificial Intelligence, scheduled from July 3rd to 7th, 2023, Udine (Virtual)
  • [Dated: 30.06.23] โ†’ Despite catching a cold, I decided to participate in MLH's #Web3Build Hackathon sponsored by NEAR Horizon. I teamed up with Niku, Pranav, and Kamal to create NearSocialBoost ๐Ÿ”ฅ. Unfortunately, the results didn't turn out as expected, as we witnessed some diversity drama and saw pre-coded projects being selected under a rebranded guise. The lack of strict rules allowed one of the winning teams (among the Top-4) to exploit the T&Cs and engage in plagiarism.
  • Got selected for the 7th edition of CVIT Summer School Event on AI with Focus on Computer Vision and Machine Learning organized by IIIT Hyderabad, held from 18th July to 19th August, 2023. ๐ŸŽ‰
  • [Dated: 12.07.23] โ†’ Received an email from MLH & MongoDB who're interested in publishing our EDWiz project on their website!
  • Super stoked to let you know I've landed a spot at the ZTF Summer School 2023 at Caltech! It's a dream come true for a space geek like me! ๐Ÿช
  • Got invited to join Berkeley SkyDeck's portfolio of startups to receive ~$50,000 in funding for RentalHunt and attend UC Berkeley's prestigious annual AI Hackathon 2023 hosted by Cal Hacks.
  • [Dated: 17.07.23] โ†’ Originally, I applied to be a participant at HackMIT 2023. However, I was pleasantly surprised when they offered me a position as a Mentor instead & provided a generous travel grant. But after giving it some thought, I decided to offer my mentorship remotely, virtually. I'm super excited and thrilled to be able to assist other hackers in turning their ideas into reality. Let's launch those projects into the stratosphere! ๐Ÿš€
  • [Dated: 18.07.23] โ†’ Scored an entry into the prestigious Data Science in India 2023 conference, organized by ACM SIGKDD India Chapter (IKDD) ๐ŸŽ‰
  • [Dated: 12.08.23] โ†’ Started developing a parallelized module for building Super-Resolution of frames using Lossless Pooling Convolutional Networks ๐Ÿง 
  • [Dated: 28.08.23] โ†’ My Google SoC journey officially concluded, as I submitted my final report. However certain details are missing from the report due to Google's proprietary content. Overall, it has been an exhilarating journey, and I am extremely grateful to my mentor Jen Person ๐Ÿ‘ฉ for her consistent guidance & support throughout the program! ๐Ÿ’™
  • [Dated: 01.09.23] โ†’ I've been featured on the Devpost Blog! Dive into the article to discover how I collaborate with teams from around the world during hackathons and find out what keeps me motivated! ๐Ÿš€
  • [Dated: 04.09.23] โ†’ Successfully completed Google Summer of Code 2023 under TensorFlow org. Access the Certificate here! โœจ
  • [Dated: 21.09.23] โ†’ Scored an opportunity to attend the prestigious Workshop on Responsible and Open Foundation Models hosted by the Center for Information Technology Policy, Princeton University and Center for Research on Foundation Models (CRFM), Stanford University & a chance to engage with some of the most brilliant individuals globally! ๐Ÿ”ฅ
  • Scored an invite to the prestigious 2023 AI Symposium hosted by AI Lab at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor! ๐ŸŽ‰
  • Got accepted into AI ATL, the biggest and Atlanta's first state-of-the-art AI event-cum-hackathon for makers, engineers, designers, + everything in between hosted by Georgia Tech and Startup Exchange ๐Ÿฅณ
  • Participated in Stanford University's Graph Learning Workshop 2023, featuring cutting-edge developments in Machine Learning and AI for Relational domains, Foundation Models, and Multimodal AI ๐Ÿค–
  • [Dated: 04.11.23] โ†’ Participated in Headout's annual hackathon โ†’ Hackout 2023. I teamed up with Niku, Pranav, and Devesh & built NeoWay, a smart mobile app which acts as your Stress-Free Travel Companion for Budget-Friendly, Epic Solo Adventures ๐Ÿ”ฅ. Unfortunately, the results didn't turn out as expected, as we witnessed mismanagement and unfairness in the judging process, revealing incompetent projects as the winners.
  • [Dated: 07.11.23] โ†’ Project Sakhi (เฆธเฆ–เง€), led by a join collaboration of team AI4Good & WaterAid BD, received a developmental grant of โ‚ฌ10,000 ๐Ÿš€
  • [Dated: 25.11.23] โ†’ Participated in the AI Symposium 2023 organized by the Society for Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning (SAiDL) at BITS Pilani, fostering connections, exposing students to AI trends in science, and providing insights for aspiring researchers and practitioners.
  • [Dated: 28.11.23] โ†’ Presented เฆธเฆ–เง€ aka "Sakhi-bot" during an information session of SimPPL at DJSCE, Mumbai, led by our team โ€” Raghav Jain, Mrunmayi Parker, Nahush Patil, and myself. Feel free to surf the video here
  • Excited to announce SimPPL's Responsible AI Research Fellowship program, offering undergraduates a 4/6-month research training sponsored by Google Research with experienced mentors from MIT, Oxford, NYU, X (prev. Twitter), Goldman Sachs, Adobe, CERN, Bombora. Fellowship applications opening soon! ๐Ÿš€ [UPDATE: Event ended!]
  • [Dated: 28.11.23] โ†’ Submitted a workshop paper addressing fundamental research questions and societal impacts, for the 2nd Workshop of Deployable AI (DAI 2024) at AAAI 2024, organized by faculty from IIT Madras and supported by RBCDSAI and CeRAI.
  • [Dated: 21.12.23] โ†’ Became the sole individual (globally) who has achieved an unprecedented hat-trick of Best Overall victories in the prestigious MetroHacks for the consecutive years 2021, 2022, and 2023! ๐Ÿ”ฅ
  • [Dated: 21.12.23] โ†’ Our first report under Tech Global Institute (TGI) has been published! ๐ŸŽ‰
  • [Dated: 05.02.24] โ†’ Project เฆธเฆ–เง€ (Sakhi) has been accepted into MIT's prestigious IDEAS Social Innovation Challenge! This is an exciting opportunity for us to join forces with MIT and collaborate on addressing global social and environmental challenges! ๐Ÿš€
  • Got selected as an OSPP'24 (Open Source Promotion Plan) mentee under x-Lab organization, under the mentorship of Frank Zhao! ๐Ÿฅณ
  • More dispersed over LinkedIn & others ๐Ÿ˜‰ ....

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๐Ÿ”ฎ My Tech Stack ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ’ป






How I work

My motivations are to stabilize and provide clarity through curiosity. That tends to manifest as creating (hopefully) just enough process. Checklists are my absolute favorite. โœ… If I'm too much in my head, feel free to nudge me to share what's in my brain. ๐Ÿง 


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  5. ๐Ÿ“Š Weekly development breakdown ๐Ÿ“Š Weekly development breakdown
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    Python       14 hrs 2 mins   โ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–Žโ–‘โ–‘โ–‘โ–‘โ–‘โ–‘โ–‘โ–‘โ–‘โ–‘  45.8%
    2
    JavaScript   10 hrs 4 mins   โ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–Šโ–‘โ–‘โ–‘โ–‘โ–‘โ–‘โ–‘โ–‘โ–‘โ–‘โ–‘โ–‘โ–‘โ–‘  37.1%
    3
    Other        2 hrs 7 mins    โ–ˆโ–Šโ–‘โ–‘โ–‘โ–‘โ–‘โ–‘โ–‘โ–‘โ–‘โ–‘โ–‘โ–‘โ–‘โ–‘โ–‘โ–‘โ–‘โ–‘โ–‘   9.6%
    4
    JSON         56 mins         โ–‰โ–‘โ–‘โ–‘โ–‘โ–‘โ–‘โ–‘โ–‘โ–‘โ–‘โ–‘โ–‘โ–‘โ–‘โ–‘โ–‘โ–‘โ–‘โ–‘โ–‘   4.8%
    5
    Bash         37 mins         โ–โ–‘โ–‘โ–‘โ–‘โ–‘โ–‘โ–‘โ–‘โ–‘โ–‘โ–‘โ–‘โ–‘โ–‘โ–‘โ–‘โ–‘โ–‘โ–‘โ–‘   2.7%
  6. Life's a juggling act, embrace it! ๐Ÿ’™ Life's a juggling act, embrace it! ๐Ÿ’™