I build systems for high-leverage problems.
Exploring the intersection of systems, tooling, and photonics.
Not a portfolio. This is a builder's lab.
Active Context
Photonics & Quantum Lab
/Research Assistant/Investigating neural networks for quantum experimentation.PES University
/Teaching Assistant/Teaching Assistant for Non-Linear Optics and Quantum Technology, co-delivering lectures and building study guides and question banks for 100+ students.PES University
/Student/Deepening roots in electronics & communication via a Bachelor's degree.Most of what lives here is evolving, experimental, or being refined in public.
Selected Work
Document extraction is often brittle, lossy with images, or prohibitively expensive at scale.
Generic OCR ignores structure; most "AI study tools" quietly fail on diagrams, equations, and screenshot-heavy slides.
Built an opinionated document intelligence CLI that uses vision LLMs and config-driven RAG to turn arbitrary slides, papers, and textbooks into clean, full-context markdown.
Static PDFs become queryable, refinable knowledge—ready for RAG, notes, flashcards, and assessment pipelines.
Working on a proprietary photonics platform that bridges simulation and design workflows.
Most photonics tools are either opaque GUIs or low-level solvers that are hard to integrate into modern research and product stacks.
Designing Photonical as a focused, proprietary environment that pairs high-fidelity simulation with opinionated, ergonomic workflows.
In active development—aimed at making advanced photonics exploration feel closer to modern software engineering.
Thinking
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