👋 Research Assistant at North Carolina State University

    I'm Aditya,

    MSCS@NCSU | Grad Researcher@NCSU | Co-Founder@DocTrue | 6x Hackathon Winner | Full-Stack | AI enthusiast | Web3

    Master’s student in Computer Science at NC State, passionate about AI, automatio...

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    My Story

    Master’s student in Computer Science at NC State, passionate about AI, automation, and large language models. Currently a Research Assistant in computational chemistry, building intelligent automation tools and scalable data workflows. Former CTO at DocTrue and Software Engineer Intern at Ball AI, driven by a vision to create impactful, human-centered technology through innovation and collaboration. Total Experience: 3 years and 1 month

    Location

    North Carolina, United States

    Email

    aapai@ncsu.edu

    Konkani (native)
    English (native)
    Hindi (native)
    Marathi (fluent)
    Malayalam (native)
    Gujarati (intermediate)
    Tamil (beginner)
    6+

    Years Experience

    5+

    Projects Completed

    7+

    Certifications

    8+

    Awards Received

    Current Occupation

    Research Assistant at North Carolina State University at North Carolina State University

    Experience

    Part-time

    Location

    Raleigh, NC, USA

    My Experience

    A timeline of my professional journey

    Research Assistant

    North Carolina State University

    Raleigh, NC, USA

    Jun 2025 - Present

    Part-time

    Pioneered an autonomous data ingestion pipeline in Python, Selenium, and Pywin32 to update and verify 3M+ SQL entries. Crafted a GenAI-powered chatbot using Next.js, LangChain, Ollama, and Gemini API, eliminating 60% of manual lab tasks. Singlehandedly migrated C and PHP monolith server architecture to Python microservices and deployed on AWS Lambda. Architected automation on lab tools, reducing manual intervention by 70% using GPT-4o API for 2000 chemists. Engineered LLM inference pipeline on SQLite data with continuous ETL ingestion, boosting throughput by 90%. Department: Research. Level: Specialist.

    Software Engineering Co-op

    Ball AI

    May 2025 - Jan 2026

    Co-op

    Maximized mobile inference efficiency by optimizing CoreML models on the Apple Neural Engine, compressing model size by 50% (to 86MB) while sustaining 30 FPS with 92% accuracy. Synthesized CoreMotion & HealthKit data through WatchOS to Next.js dashboard via Firebase, achieving sub-150ms latency. Spearheaded the integration of AI Agent and MCPs to automate workout management, chopping creation time by 97%.

    Systems Intern

    UNL Global

    Jan 2023 - Apr 2023

    Internship

    Processed 3TB+ of geospatial buffers via Python+Go multiprocessing pipeline, achieving 99% accuracy at 5 cm precision. Accelerated deployment cycles by 250% by automating Kubernetes infrastructure provisioning using Terraform and Helm. Designed the architecture that mapped Earth with 5 sqcm accuracy from geospatial protocol buffer binaries to geoJSON. Developed IaaS architecture for data extraction using Terraform for IaC & Helm Charts for automated K8s deployment. Transformed 2000GB+ OpenStreetMap datasets with PostGIS, implementing microservices-based data conversion pipeline. Migrated CI/CD pipeline infrastructure to Kubernetes, accelerating geospatial processing speed by 250% of legacy systems. Optimized processor utilization via parallelization to reduce POI (Point of Interest) extraction time by 74.4%. Department: Engineering and Technical. Level: Specialist.

    Founding Engineer

    DocTrue Technologies

    Aug 2022 - Aug 2024

    Orchestrated a multi-tenant architecture on AWS (ECS, EC2, RDS), scaling backend capacity to handle 30,000+ requests/sec. Directed the full-stack evolution of the product, establishing CI/CD best practices and Agile methods to accelerate delivery. Led a pivot from only a SaaS for queuing to clinical workflow automation; engineered a WhatsApp-integrated CRM using React that saved 250k+ users’ 5M+ cumulative queue hours. Department: Engineering and Technical. Level: Founder.

    Frontend Developer

    sayHey

    Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

    Jun 2022 - Aug 2022

    Acquired 3000+ DAUs by creating an Angular PWA application to assist mental health patients by anonymizing therapy. Boosted engagement 150% by optimizing UI design & usability adding 40+ reusable components & service-workers. Tested 65+ backend APIs using Postman, Cypress and achieved 80% test coverage and reduced bugs by 30%. Department: Engineering and Technical. Level: Specialist.

    Data Scientist

    Pasken

    Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

    Oct 2021 - Dec 2021

    Automated data ETL pipelines using Docker and deploying to AWS ECR to save 25+ hours of manual work weekly. Built a real-time monitoring dashboard using the ELK stack and Filebeats, driving a 60% boost in overall team efficiency. Department: Engineering and Technical. Level: Specialist.

    My Skills

    Technologies and tools I work with

    Skills Cloud

    Python
    C
    C++
    TypeScript
    JavaScript
    Go
    Java
    Swift
    SQL
    PHP
    HTML
    CSS
    React
    React Native
    Node.js
    Express.js
    Tailwind CSS
    MySQL
    MongoDB
    PostgreSQL
    Spring Boot
    Flask
    Next.js
    Material UI
    Chakra UI
    Docker
    PyTorch
    TensorFlow
    scikit-learn
    OpenCV
    Hugging Face
    AWS (ECS, EC2, RDS, Lambda)
    Kubernetes
    Terraform
    Helm
    Selenium
    LangChain
    Automation
    Research
    API Development
    SQLite
    ETL
    Firebase
    Stripe
    Angular
    UI/UX
    DevOps
    PostGIS
    Microservices
    AWS
    ELK Stack
    Agile Methodologies
    Jira
    Confluence
    Nginx
    Redis
    Collaboration
    Innovation

    My Projects

    Explore some of my recent work

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    PerCent: Financial Intelligence Platform

    Nov 2024

    Spearheaded a financial insight tool using Qwen-14B LLM with live Plaid API and live market data scraper using Python and Scrapy, improving user satisfaction scores by 85% through personalized recommendations. Optimized LLM load by 33% implementing semantic caching (Redis) and RabbitMQ for asynchronous tasks. Built an AI-driven app using Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) workflow with Selenium for web scraping, Hugging Face all-mpnet-base-v2 for semantic search, and Qwen-14B-Chat impersonating a finance assistant. Integrated RabbitMQ and Redis Streams for real-time processing and providing seamless notifications for goal-tracking.

    PythonReactAWSLLMPlaid APIScrapyRedisRabbitMQ RAGSeleniumHugging Facesemantic searchQwen-14B-ChatRabbitMQRedis Streams
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    Xinu - Low-Latency Kernel Memory Optimization

    Oct 2024

    Implemented a custom virtual memory subsystem for the Xinu kernel, optimizing page replacement algorithms to minimize memory access latency. Forged 10+ custom system calls in C to manage concurrent backing store while ensuring thread safety and data consistency. Engineered a demand paging solution, implementing 10+ custom system calls (e.g., xmmap, xmunmap, vgetmem) while improving efficiency by 37% through a Second-Chance (SC) page replacement policy. Optimized page fault handling speed by 24% using an inverted page table and scalable backing store management system for seamless virtual-to-physical memory mapping.

    CSystems Programmingx86 AssemblyUnixKernel Development Operating Systemsdemand pagingsystem callspage replacementinverted page table
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    HASChain: Distributed Ledger for Real-Time Settlement

    Apr 2024

    Deployed 8 GPU nodes for a peer-to-peer settlement blockchain network using Geth, HiveOS, Polygon Edge, and Byzantine Fault Tolerance, optimized for high-volume transactions. Pruned transaction fees up to 55% by configuring ERC-721/20 contracts on the L2 chain with a custom consensus algorithm. Formalized a JSON-RPC API gateway for transactions and Grafana UI to monitor node health and integrity.

    GoBlockchainSmart ContractsGethHiveOSPolygon EdgeBFTJSON-RPCGrafana
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    HASChain - A sustainable blockchain against product counterfeiting.

    Sep 2023

    Developed an optimized Layer 2 blockchain using Polygon Edge and GEth supporting ERC20 and ERC720 contracts, implementing a custom consensus algorithm with libp2p to reduce average gas fees to 0.5%. Pioneered a remote assessment framework to validate chain sustainability and a robust system for cross-chain transactions.

    BlockchainPolygon EdgeGethERC20ERC720libp2pconsensus algorithmscross-chain transactions
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    ChakraView – Ground Personnel Monitoring Tool

    Apr 2023

    Deployed a real-time monitoring system (GPS, NFC, QR) with Mumbai Police which sped up incident response by 80%. Improved threat prediction accuracy by 15% by leveraging Anomaly Detection algorithms using LSTMs and GNNs. Strengthened security posture by 2x through the development of an on-premise NodeJS server and Kafka for data streaming.

    GPSNFCQRanomaly detectionLSTMGNNNode.jsKafka

    Certifications & Awards

    Professional certifications and recognition

    Runner-up at HackNCState 26

    HackNCState

    Runner-up finish at HackNCState 26.

    AWS Cloud Practitioner Essentials

    Amazon Web Services (AWS)

    Issued: Oct 2023

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    AWS Cloud Technical Essentials

    Amazon Web Services (AWS)

    Issued: Oct 2023

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    Introduction to Microsoft Azure Cloud Services

    Microsoft

    Issued: Oct 2023

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    Microsoft Azure Management Tools and Security Solutions

    Microsoft

    Issued: Oct 2023

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    Winner of Edelweiss Hackathon

    Edelweiss

    Big Data Modeling and Management Systems

    UC San Diego

    Issued: May 2023

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    Graph Analytics for Big Data

    UC San Diego

    Issued: May 2023

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    Introduction to Big Data

    UC San Diego

    Issued: May 2023

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    Won 6+ hackathons

    Won more than six hackathons.

    Top 5 finish at HackNC24

    HackNC

    Led a team to a top 5 finish at HackNC24.

    Galactic Genius at HackerSteller Hackathon

    Computer Society of India at K J Somaiya College of Engineering

    Galactic Genius at the HackerSteller Hackathon for unparalleled performance in the web and app domains, blockchain, and artificial intelligence

    Winner of UnScript 2k23 Hackathon

    Unscript 2k23 hackathon by CodeLabs CRCE and Mozilla Campus Club CRCE in Fr. Conceicao Rodrigues College of Engineering

    Winner of UnScript 2k23 Hackathon in the Web/App Development domain among the top 250 teams.

    Winner of BitNBuild Hackathon

    GDSC of Fr. Conceicao Rodrigues College of Engineering

    Winner of BitNBuild Hackathon for the track of Web/App Development among the top 200 teams

    Winner of Abhiyantriki Ideate 2022

    Student Council KJ Somaiya College of Engineering

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