Education

• Carnegie Mellon University2025 – Present
  PhD, Societal Computing · Software and Societal Systems Department, School of Computer Science
• University of California, Davis2021 - 2024
  B.S. Computer Science · GPA 4.0/4.0
  • College Rank: 1/1892
  • M.S. Ghausi Medal
  • Computer Science Department Citation Award
  • Graduation with Highest Honors
  • University Honors Program Scholar
  • Dean's List x 9 (All Quarters)
  • ASPIRE Scholar
  • Director's Award, Summer Start 2021
  • Pamela J. Fair '80 Undergraduate Scholarship for Leadership in Engineering
  • Thomas E. Bruzzone Scholarship
• City Montessori School, Lucknow2007 - 2021
  High School
  • All India Rank 1, Class 12th - ISC Board Examination
  • All India Rank 10, Class 10th - ICSE Board Examination
  • Head Boy

Awards

• TEDAI Hackathon 2024TedAI San Francisco

  Won first prize for developing Zookeepers.ai

• HackDavis 2023HackDavis

  Won Best Healthcare Hack for developing Parkinsons AI Evaluator

• HackDavis 2022HackDavis

  Won Best Use of Twilio API for developing DavisFound

• Joint Entrance ExaminationNational Testing Agency, Govt. of India

  Secured 99.40%ile (top 0.6%) out of 1 million+ participants

• International Mathematics OlympiadHomi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (HBCSE) on behalf of the National Board for Higher Mathematics (NBHM) of the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), Government of India

  Top 30 in state of Uttar Pradesh, qualified for INMO (Indian National Mathematics Olympiad), couldn't make it to top 35 selected for INMOTC (Indian National Mathematics Olympiad Training Camp) from which the 6-member Indian team is selected.

• National Talent Search ExaminationNational Council of Educational Research and Training, Ministry of Education, Government of India

  Lucknow City topper; Uttar Pradesh State Rank 6

• MathWiz InternationalInternational Young Mathematician's Convention

  Won silver medal in individual round and championship in team round out of 700 young mathematicians from 16 different countries

• InIMC: India-International Math CompetitionInternational Mathematics Competition board

  Represented Team India-E and won Silver Medal in Individual Round

• Techkriti Open School ChampionshipIIT Kanpur

  Secured All India Rank 9 in 1st phase and All India Rank 5 in 2nd phase

• Dr. Salim Ali Memorial Feather Conservation AwardJim Corbett National Park

  Awarded for work towards environment conservation

• Paryavaran Ratna Rajat PadakIndian Centre for Wildlife and Environmental Studies in South East Asia

  Awarded for work towards environment conservation

Other Achievements

• International Rank 2 in Smart Kid General Knowledge Olympiad (SKGKO) for two consecutive years
• All India Rank 1 in Saevus Eco Achievers Quiz
• Top 100 All India Ranks in Saevus Eco Achievers Olympiad for three consecutive years
• 2nd prize in GeoQuiz at International GeoFest
• 2nd prize in Discovery Olympiads at International MacFair
• International Award for Young People (IAYP) by Duke of Edinburgh
• All India Rank 2 in Value Empowerment Program on Bhagwat Geeta Ji by ISKCON (International Society for Krishna Consciousness)
• 3rd and 4th prizes in GK Quiz by Quality Assurance and Innovations Department in two consecutive years
• 2nd prize at Bal Utsav's poem recitation competition
• 4th rank at Bal Utsav's general quiz competition
• 1st prize in Declamation Contest at Literary Fest
• Silver Medal in Zonal Declamation Competition by ASISC (Association of Schools for the Indian School Certificate)
• 3rd position at Math-E-Maze interschool competition
• 1st and 2nd individual prize in Inter-campus Elementary Math Olympiad for two consecutive years
• 1st team prize in Inter-campus Elementary Math Olympiad
• 1st individual prize in Inter-campus Physics Olympiad
• 4th individual prize in Inter-campus Chemistry Olympiad
• 3rd individual prize in Inter-campus Biology Olympiad
• International Rank 184 at National Science Olympiad
• Gold Medal at Derek O'Brien's challenge
• 4th city rank and 26th state rank at Hummingbird's Spell Bee competition
• 3rd prize at slogan writing by Regional Science Center
• State Topper at National Scholarship Talent Search Examination
• Gold topper at Wonderkid National Level Competition
• High distinction at International Benchmark Test by Australian Council for Education Research
• Consolation at Eureka International for Voice Over, Silver in Rhetoric Bards at Eureka International, 2nd prize in Bal Utsav Duet Singing, etc.

Several other local, national, and international competitions across technical subjects, music, declamation, debate etc.