Journey & Milestones
Sessions & Experiences
A visual journey through fellowships, conferences, residencies, and memorable experiences that have shaped my career and personal growth.
Student Partnership Fellowship
Leapfrog Technology
Selected as one of 20 student partners from over 600 applicants. Delivered multiple knowledge-sharing sessions while gaining hands-on exposure to design thinking, agile development, and project management. Built a full-stack AI-powered exam preparation platform as a capstone project, featuring an agentic RAG system with automated exam generation and evaluation.
Seeds for the Future Program
Huawei
Nepal's representative in Huawei’s flagship global program. Received hands-on training in 5G, AI, and Cloud through Huawei ICT Academy, explored smart energy, governance, and drone technologies, and participated in cross-cultural exchanges with students from 10 countries. Engaged in roundtable discussions with global industry leaders on sustainable innovation.
Agile & Project Management Workshop
Khwopa College of Engineering
Delivered a practical workshop introducing Agile methodologies, Scrum, and Kanban frameworks. Trained participants on real-world project workflows using Jira, enabling teams to improve collaboration, sprint planning, and task management aligned with industry practices.
Design Thinking for Innovation
Khwopa College of Engineering
Conducted an interactive workshop on design thinking principles with a focus on user-centric problem solving. Led hands-on activities including empathy mapping, ideation, and prototyping, enabling participants to apply the double-diamond approach to real-world challenges.
Winner & Most Innovative Project
CodeYatra 2025
Developed EcoGrid, an AI- and IoT-powered smart waste management system optimizing waste collection, classification, and energy conversion. The project showcased data-driven decision-making for sustainable urban infrastructure and was awarded for innovation and real-world impact.
Best AI Implementation Award
X-Hack 3.0
Won the Best AI Implementation Award for designing a personalized learning system that adapts to individual student pace. Leveraged AI-driven insights to improve engagement, learning efficiency, and outcome tracking, demonstrating strong alignment between pedagogy and intelligent systems.
2nd Runner-Up – AI for Education
Dristi 3.0 Hackathon
Built an AI-powered learning platform integrating interactive content and smart exam proctoring. The solution emphasized accessibility, engagement, and integrity in digital education environments.
Presentation Excellence – Hack the Circle
Khwopa College of Engineering
Invited as a keynote speaker to deliver a session on crafting impactful hackathon presentations. Guided over 120 participants on storytelling, structure, and confident delivery, helping them improve their presentation skills for technical competitions and demos.
AI Fellowship
Fusemachines
Completed an intensive AI fellowship focused on Data Science, Machine Learning, and Deep Learning. Worked on end-to-end AI/ML pipelines from data preprocessing to deployment. Built an in-browser AI-based exam proctoring system as a capstone project, integrating multiple models to detect cheating behaviors in real time.
Best Presentation Award
HACKADEMIA 2.0
Awarded Best Presentation for InvigilAI, an in-browser AI proctoring system integrating multimodal models for detecting cheating through eye, head, and sound analysis. Recognized for clarity of storytelling, technical depth, and impactful live demonstration.
Winner – AI for Healthcare
Kathcode Hackathon
Won first place for developing an AI-powered pneumonia detection system using Grad-CAM for interpretable medical imaging. The solution significantly reduced diagnostic time while improving trust through visual explanations of model predictions.
Research Fellowship
National Science Foundation
Selected for a prestigious fellowship program focusing on AI research. Collaborated with leading researchers on cutting-edge projects in machine learning and computer vision. Presented findings at the annual symposium.
International Conference Speaker
CVPR 2024
Delivered a talk on deep learning approaches for traditional art recognition. Engaged with researchers from around the world and established valuable collaborations for future research.
Art Residency Program
Cultural Heritage Foundation
Participated in a month-long residency studying traditional Thangka painting techniques under master artists. Documented traditional methods and explored the intersection of ancient art and modern technology.
Hackathon Winner
TechCrunch Disrupt
Led a team to first place with an AI-powered cultural heritage preservation tool. The project combined computer vision with natural language processing to automatically catalog and describe artwork.
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Computer Science Department
Taught undergraduate courses in machine learning and computer vision. Developed new course materials and mentored students on their research projects and career development.
Summer Research Internship
Tech Research Lab
Worked on large-scale machine learning systems and contributed to production models serving millions of users. Gained hands-on experience with distributed computing and MLOps practices.