<REDACTED_1> (Let’s Get Cracked)

Hello folks! I'm Prajwal, a final year AIML engineering undergraduate at RVCE in Bangalore.

A bit about me:

• I interned at Qualcomm for the summer in the ML team, focusing on CUDA & GPU optimization.
• I have experience working with frontend and backend technologies, building and deploying applications to the web.
• I have won a couple of 24-hour all-India AI hackathons, securing grants to scale products.

Currently, I am delving deep into all things ML & NLP. I also enjoy lifting weights and watching the UFC!

I am glad to have met Prateek here and I am looking forward to getting to know all of you as well!

Hi, I'm Priyav, also known as Digi (Diginova), a 21-year-old Computer Science graduate from NIT Allahabad. I am currently working as an app developer at Oracle in Hyderabad. You can find more about me on my personal website in the bio or on LinkedIn.

Currently, I am working on hardware projects, particularly on making Docucap. I am also involved in some exciting extensions and private projects. I am dedicated to engaging with high agency individuals who are still sane. I hope we can learn from each other. 🌸

Hey folks, I'm Tarun. Here are some cool things about me:

• Currently, I am a founding ML engineer at a seed-stage company in SF.
• I worked for a year in Japan conducting research on quantum information.
• I enjoy blues improv.
• I like playing poker, especially weird variants.
• I used to work as a quant, but I gave up the job while keeping the gambling habit.

It's great to meet all of you! 🔥

Hi, I'm Zex. I am a software engineer and a computer science undergraduate student. My interests revolve around cybersecurity, finance, and machine learning.

Hi there! I'm Rohit, a fourth-year PhD student at Penn. I am currently researching hidden evolutionary dynamics from data, mainly focusing on biological systems. I enjoy challenging myself (as evidenced by my PhD pursuits) and would describe myself as having a strong sense of agency, with a possible touch of self-diagnosed autism.

Hey everyone! I'm Mantek, an ML Engineer at Google working on impactful predictive modeling. Outside of work, I love experimenting with cocktail recipes, capturing moments through photography, and diving into conversations about economics, politics, and philosophy.

Hi folks, I'm Aryan, a Software Development Engineer at one of the MNCs in India. Outside of work, you can find me lurking on http://codeforces.com and sometimes on the badminton court. Thanks to COVID, I now have a degree in Electrical Engineering from IITK (a story for another time).

Hey all, I am a final year student at the University of Mumbai.

My interest lies in AI, LLMs, and data.

I am currently building AI for India as India needs small and efficient Indic LLMs for various use cases.

Excited to be here!

Hi, I'm Shreesh, an ECE graduate student at CMU with a focus on architecture and design. I spend many hours each week trying to understand computers so I can get them to understand me better.

Here's a summary of the things I've been working on for the last few years:

• autonomous robots
• self-driving cars
• compute in memory
• network on chip
• SRAM physical design
• design for testable chips

You can learn more about me at http://ntr0pie.github.io.

Hey folks, I'm Akshat. I'm based out of Ajmer, Rajasthan. Currently, I work as a software engineer at Imply on Apache Druid. Previously, I was part of the DBaaS team at Yugabyte. I find databases and distributed systems to be fun! :)

Aside from that, I also enjoy playing chess, watching anime, and reading books.

I'm glad to be here and I'm looking forward to interacting with all of you!

Hello everyone! I'm Ishan, based in Bhubaneswar and a graduate of KIIT. I have developed a keen interest in computers and technology over the past few years, focusing on understanding how they work.

Aside from that, I enjoy cubing, reading books, and playing chess.

Hey everyone, I'm Srikanth, a software engineer at SigNoz, working on building an open-source observability platform. I have a strong interest in developer tools, observability, and databases. I am one of the core developers and maintainers of OpenTelemetry Python & agent management, and have been a top contributor to the OpenTelemetry project for the past 3 years.

Currently, I am delving into the ClickHouse source code and studying the details of its query engine. One day, I aspire to establish my own company specializing in developing developer tools.

I am Ajay, 22 years old, currently working remotely at a friend's gaming startup that provides rewards in games.

I have previous engineering experience at two Y Combinator startups.

One of my notable achievements is obtaining PCI-DSS certification for the entire infrastructure, despite no one else wanting to do it.

Surprisingly, cold direct messages have been successful for me in landing all my jobs and internships.

I lead the tech and quant team at Llamarisk, a risk management group focused on crypto. Here are three achievements:

• My work directly managed risks worth around 10 million USD in assets.
• I published a paper that eliminates noise in retinal scans while preserving minute details using a ResNet-like autoencoder (before the days of transformers).
• I am proud of my diverse contributions to FOSS projects.

Just a heads up: I work in crypto and am happy to be the career outlier in the group.

Hi everyone, I am Akash Bhalotia, also known as Whiplash99. I have interned at GS and Rubrik, and I worked full-time at Google for 2.5 years. Currently, I am joining a seed-stage startup to gain hands-on experience and eventually create my own startup.

I am currently exploring ML, GenAI, System Design, and Distributed Systems. I am passionate about health and fitness. I excel at finding global optima in situations where others may only see the local viewpoint. I value building strong relationships with people and I am not shy about approaching and engaging with new individuals. My approach to achieving my goals involves continuous trial and error, gradual improvements, and a degree of reliance on luck.

I am one of the few who are genuinely passionate about their craft. Specifically, I have a love for math, problem-solving, and creative building.

In terms of my achievements, I have won multiple hackathons and coding competitions, including CalHacks. Apart from software development, I have also created other impressive projects such as DevLabs (https://devlabs.club), where I have led workshops teaching over 120 people, and Fluttr, a web agency where I collaborated with various organizations and startups.

There is much more to come from me in the future 🙌.

I am Yashovardhan Srivastava, a final year undergraduate from NIT Warangal. I am a Kaggle expert and have developed an Interpretability library and several Python packages with hundreds of monthly downloads. I believe in learning through hands-on experience and am currently exploring the fields of NLP and Interpretability. I am always seeking opportunities to learn and grow.

You can find more information about me at: https://yash-sri.xyz/

Hey Prateek, I recently discovered the Upstream Flow community and I am interested in joining. Here are the three points you requested:

• I am Sagar, a freelance software engineer based in Delhi, who enjoys creating 3D animations for the web using math and code.

• While currently residing in Delhi, I have previously lived in Bangalore. I am keen on exploring other metro cities, but ultimately, my goal is to settle in Delhi with my family.

• Some achievements I take pride in include developing my own method for solving a Rubik's cube, as well as my ability to learn new skills effortlessly. I have taught myself to play the guitar, flute, and coding, among other things, simply by watching YouTube videos.

Hi, I'm Pranjal, currently a technical staff member at Xai. I also enjoy writing CUDA kernels for fun (https://cudaforfun.substack.com/).

I previously worked in data infrastructure at Meta, where I contributed to projects involving Presto and Velox.

I know Prateek from ICPC WFs, as we both attended in the years 2018 and 2019.

Hey, I'm nil. I used to play drums, but now I code. I am primarily interested in unraveling the abstractions present in tech libraries. I aim to understand things from their fundamental principles and approach problem-solving from a top-down perspective. Currently, I work at a startup where I am developing a Flutter app for a medical device, writing Bluetooth modules for firmware, and ensuring that the AI models running on the device are optimized for real-time data.

I currently live in Bengaluru, but I aspire to eventually live in Shenzhen, Tel Aviv, and San Francisco. I created a Git repository for myself, even though I don't use it much - haha. In college, I led the media team and received recognition from Ashneer Grover for some impressive photos. Despite having no prior frontend/app development knowledge, I managed to build the MVP app for my new workplace in just three weeks.

Hey Prateek,

My name is Vivek Khatri. I am a coding professional and currently reside in Nagpur, Maharashtra. Although I have not yet decided where I want to settle down, I am certain about staying in India and striving to make it a better place. I initiated a community project at https://humansoftpot.com, which is currently stagnant. You can find my musings at https://musings.peculiarvivek.com and my tech blog at https://tech.peculiarvivek.com. I have experience working at multiple startups and developing the v1 of the product. My career may seem chaotic due to factors beyond my control, but it has certainly provided me with entertaining stories. I specialize in backend development, can create functional front-end applications (thanks to chatgpt/claude), and aspire to be in the top 1% of my profession. Additionally, I have ambitions of becoming an author in the near future. I find joy in deploying code to production, and my approach to building tech products is pragmatic. Keeping It Simple Stupid (KISS) is my life philosophy. I am excited to be here.

Best,
Vivek

Hi, I'm Utkrisht, a 19-year-old college dropout who has been coding for the past 10 years. During this time, I have accomplished some incredible things such as:

• Reverse Engineering GTA at the age of 7
• Building my own Arch Linux-based distro from scratch at the age of 11
• Becoming the youngest RedHat Certified Engineer at the age of 12
• Learning Quantum Computing and implementing Grover Search & Shor’s algorithm at the age of 13
• Teaching a Master's student about Quantum Circuit building via Skype at the age of 15
• Developing the fastest Copy-Trading-System for one of India’s biggest and oldest Stock Brokers with nearly $15 million in assets under management

Currently, I am focused on distributed computing and building InTacht (Intelligent Global Infrastructure). To learn more, visit: http://intacht.notion.site

Hi, I'm Yash, a 22-year-old college dropout from India. When I was around 13, I had a dream of building a flying car, so I started experimenting with 3D printers and hardware. By the age of 14, I successfully cold emailed the wife of an Indian tech billionaire who operates an NGO seeking assistance. I enjoy sharing fascinating facts and case studies about various founders via https://x.com/solopreneur_pvt?s=21&t=drsXnwvECYUOB0yX4sRZPQ. Recently, I have been focused on distributed computing and am currently working on building InTacht at http://InTacht.notion.site.

Hi Prateek,

I’m Chirag Joshi, a 14-year-old AI enthusiast from Gujarat. Currently, I am working on developing impactful AI solutions at Edutor App (@EdutorApp).

Current location: Palanpur, Gujarat, India
Future desired location: A tech-driven hub where I can enhance my technical depth and learning opportunities.

Top achievements:

• Made the decision to leave school to concentrate fully on learning AI, programming, and creating impactful projects.
• Attended Nvidia's CEO Jensen Huang's Keynote at Computex 2024 in Taiwan.
• Developed AI-powered tools for K-12 education, positively impacting thousands of students.
• Transformed educational content into engaging podcasts in the Gujarati language.

I am excited about the opportunity to be a part of <REDACTED_1>!
Best regards,
Chirag Joshi

Hi Prateek,

I would like to be a part of <REDACTED_1>. A few tidbits about me - I am Ammar Shaikh, a 23-year-old from Mumbai currently working as a software engineer at Jio. These days, I spend most of my time learning RL. I don't have a fixed place that I would like to live; I can easily adapt to different cultures and people and will relocate wherever life takes me. Although I haven't achieved much yet, I have the following accomplishments:

• I am proficient in Competitive programming, having won a Codechef global round and achieved a decent ranking in cp contests.
• I ranked in the top 100 in the National Physics Examination out of 200,000 participants.
• Much of what I have learned are tools to propel me towards a better future. I hope to be a part of a network of high agency individuals.

Hi, I am Abhishek Choudhary, a Software Engineer at Flipkart (https://linkedin.com/in/theabbie).

My hometown is Navi Mumbai. I would like to continue living in India in the future but definitely want to take a foreign trip to some European countries.

Some of my top achievements include:

• Completing my Engineering degree
• Cracking the Flipkart Off-campus interview
• Reaching the Top 10 Indians in Leetcode ratings (https://leetcode.com/theabbie)

I have also built a network of over 5000 people on LinkedIn.