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School Honors & Awards
- Topper, Rungta College of Engineering and Technology (2013–17)
- Mr. Academician, Rungta College of Engineering and Technology, HOD, CSE Department (Feb 2017)
- International Student of the Year, Rungta College of Engineering and Technology (Feb 2017)
- Best Outgoing International Student, Rungta College of Engineering and Technology
- Pro-presenter, Beacons RCET (Jul 2016) — 1st prize for a presentation on “Smart Everyday”
- 2nd Prize, Robo-show, Rungta College of Engineering and Technology (Jan 2016)
- Young Scientist, NYSS, awarded by Brainy Cube Research Organization (Aug 2017) — presented “Smart Home Companion,” a home automation project
- Best Featured Speaker, Proshore Rostrum (Jan 2020)
- Orchid Public Higher Secondary School (2000–13) — specialization in Computer Science; awarded in a science exhibition for the project “Excavator” (video)
Additional Open-Source Contributions
- Flutter SDK — contributed a feature released in Flutter 2.0
- HyperTrack — found and proposed a fix for a major bug
- BASNet — small fix to get the boundary-aware salient object detection project running
- MockAPI Server — a mock server hosting OpenAPI/Swagger specs
- Circular Range Slider — Android library for selecting a range on a circular disc
- Android String Translator (GCP) — automation tool to bulk-translate app strings via GCP
- Location Update Library — Android library for receiving location updates via callback
Software Projects
- Background Recorder — Android app for audio/video/photo capture with the screen off; 200K+ downloads (Play Store)
- Universal Translator — translation service/platform for app strings (link)
- Lab Reporting Software — in-browser, installable progressive web app (link)
- ShareByte — write-anywhere, sync-everywhere notes app (link)
- OSU Waitlist Count — realtime class waitlist counter for Oregon State University (link)
- Live-Covid Tracker — Android app for COVID-19 statistics, graphs, and map view (details)
- Chaincargo — mobile app for courier delivery tracking (Play Store)
- Ekoplaza — mobile app for an organic supermarket chain (Play Store)
- My Cols — app cataloging climbs and cols worldwide (Play Store)
- LoveLock — Tinder-like dating app, Android and iOS (Play Store)
Undergrad Projects
- Smartphone-Operated Car — miniature model controlled from a smartphone (video)
- Self-Balancing Surface — stays horizontal using a gyroscope for orientation awareness (video)
- Magic POV — a magic wand prototype remotely controlled from a smartphone (video)