Winner · 2026
Paytm Build for India AI Hackathon
Built Munim AI, an AI assistant for small-business management.
Recognition
4 hackathon podiums, 2 of them wins. Plus patent filings, a challenge final, and a top-200 cloud club.
Hackathons
Winner · 2025
Block-a-thon AI & Blockchain Hackathon
Led the team that won with an AI agent-based DeFi yield optimisation protocol.
Finalist · 2025
Google Agentic AI Hackathon
Built an agentic AI financial copilot.
Runner-up · 2025
Avishkar Hackathon, NIOT & SRMIST
Built a digital twin for predictive pipeline maintenance.
Research & community
2
Patent filings
From the AI-enabled cardamom dryer at RuTAG, IIT Madras, filed through the IIT Madras IP cell.
Final
CUMTA Open Innovation Challenge
Z-Tracs, the AI traffic management system built at Zeex AI, was selected for the final round.
Top 200
AWS Cloud Clubs worldwide
The AWS Cloud Club at IIT Madras, which I captain, with 1,000+ members.