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Leadership & school roles
Founder and President | Tech and Ethics Club | The Athenian School | July 2024 – Present
First umbrella org for student technology projects with ethical inquiry—AI safety, surveillance, misinformation, product policy—pairing build culture with responsible shipping.
Community Meeting Facilitator | The Athenian School | August 2024 – Present
Facilitates whole-school community meetings: agenda design, inclusive discussion formats, and follow-through so student voice shapes school culture and decision-making.
South Asian Affinity Space Leader | The Athenian School | August 2024 – Present
Cultural programming including Diwali and Holi—identity, belonging, and inclusion across the school community.
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Robotics
Programming Lead | FTC Team 14300 (Animatronic) | March 2021 – Present
- Programmed Java-based autonomous routines and optimized robot control systems
- Mentored new programmers in coding and robotics strategy
- Two-time regional qualifying team
- FTC Connect Award (2024), FTC Design Award (2025), FTC Dean's List Semifinalist (2025)
Programming Deputy | FRC Team 852 (Acropolis Robotics) | August 2023 – Present
- Integrated Limelight vision tracking to improve robot navigation and precision tasks
- Coordinated collaboration between software and hardware teams
- Regional competition; coordinated software and hardware integration
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Media mentions
Featured in Dark Reading, Unite.AI, IndiaWest, India Currents, and San Ramon Patch
Coverage spans cybersecurity trade press, AI industry outlets, diaspora community media, and local news—reflecting both technical depth and regional impact of the underlying research and outreach.
Recognized for satellite and geospatial deepfake detection research and youth-led innovation in AI and cybersecurity
Stories emphasize rigorous evaluation of generative satellite imagery, responsible disclosure themes, and how student-led organizations can pair publications with public education.
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Additional
Select awards: AMC 12A top 2.5% worldwide; AIME qualifier (2022, 2024)
Competition mathematics as a long-running training ground for proof-style thinking, careful problem decomposition, and persistence under time pressure—skills that carry directly into research debugging and system design.
Interests: Classical music, fashion, sports analytics, teaching, public speaking
Outside of code: performance and listening habits from classical music; creative direction and brand systems from fashion; quantitative storytelling from sports; and recurring practice teaching and speaking to diverse audiences.