Solving the maze when the GPS dies,
Building the math for the ropeways and skies.
SIH winner with production in sight,
I engineer systems that survive the night.

🛠️ What I do · Full-stack + Embedded AI + Autonomous Robotics. Ship production systems end-to-end.
🏆 What I won · SIH 2025 National Winner · RoboRashtra 2026 Runner-Up · IRoC-U 2026 Shortlisted
🚀 What I'm building · Autonomous UAV ecosystem for ISRO · DoppelDash @ Doppelmayr · RAG-powered AI workspaces

_{📑 Quick Nav · Currently · GitHub Stats · Flagship Projects · OSS · Tech Stack · Experience · Awards · Connect}

• 💼 Shipping DoppelDash @ Doppelmayr + Autonomous-Ropeway-Alignment (Eurocode-validated optimizer)
• 🛰️ IRoC-U 2026 Finals prep — synthetic MID-360 LiDAR via CPU raycast + parameterized arena gen
• 📊 AlgoTrade phase 5 — Upstox V3 WebSocket + local LLM (Ollama)
• 🤖 Shipping Ather Co-Pilot v2 — RAG over PDFs/URLs with Gemini 2.5 + Genkit
• 📖 GATE 2027 prep (Top 500 target)

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Computer Science undergraduate (B.Tech, SIT Lonavala) specializing in Full-Stack Software Development, Embedded AI Systems, Robotics Engineering, and Blockchain Architecture. SIH 2025 National Winner, RoboRashtra 2026 Runner-Up (1st), and IRoC-U 2026 Shortlisted with expertise in neural network inference, real-time systems, and autonomous navigation. Published researcher in collaborative systems with demonstrated expertise in:

• 🔹 Embedded AI & Real-Time Neural Network Inference on Microcontrollers
• 🔹 High-Performance System Design & Microservices Architecture
• 🔹 Precision Motor Control & Encoder-Based Odometry
• 🔹 Security Hardening & Cryptographic Systems
• 🔹 Scalable Backend Engineering & IoT Integration
• 🔹 Web3 & Blockchain Architecture

• 🚀 Co-Founding ASCEND – High-Tech Industrial Surveying & Digital Twins (LiDAR/Thermal)
• 🛠️ Scaling Telhan Sathi – Real-world deployment & user feedback iteration
• 🔬 Quantum Computing Research – Post-quantum cryptography & algorithm optimization
• 🎓 Technical Leadership – Mentoring 70+ junior developers at IIC-SIT

Doppelmayr | Apr 2026 – Present

• Building DoppelDash – a professional-grade internal platform for operational workflows
• Applying full-stack architecture (TypeScript, React, Node.js) in an enterprise environment
• Working within a global engineering team on ropeway & transport automation systems
• Equipped with a high-performance RTX 4060 GPU workstation by the company to drive physics-based simulations, LLM workflows, and intelligent AI systems for enterprise automation
• 📰 Featured in Maval Maza – State-level press coverage of the Austria internship selection

Team Algo Sapiens | Smart India Hackathon 2025 | Dec 2025

• Led 6-member team to national victory among 10,000+ teams with Telhan Sathi (MoA&FW PS ID: 25273)
• Architected AI & ML predictive models for crop shift mitigation & built IoT-based soil detection systems
• Developed Progressive Web App for crop suitability guidance with real-time farm monitoring dashboards
• Historic Achievement: First team from SIT Lonavala to reach nationals and win 🎉

Institution's Innovation Council, SIT Lonavala | Oct 2025 – Present

• Overseeing Web, Cybersecurity, and Blockchain domains across campus-wide technical initiatives for 500+ students
• Lead Organizer – Project Morpheus 2026 – Architected infrastructure for national-level 24-hour hackathon (200+ participants)
• Co-architected Kalpataru 2025 – 10-week innovation competition with secure registration system
• Mentored 70+ developers in CODE2LAUNCH workshop (React, Node.js, JavaScript)
• Evaluated 50+ technical projects providing architecture & security feedback

Languages

AI / ML / RAG

Robotics & Autonomous Systems

Frontend

Backend & Data

Blockchain / Web3

DevOps & Cloud

• AI Engineering: Google Genkit, Gemini 2.5 Flash, RAG pipelines, LLM tool-use, Embedding stores, Custom auth-to-DB token bridges (Clerk → Firebase)
• Embedded AI & Robotics: Teensy 4.1 microcontroller, Real-time neural network inference, Motor control, Encoder odometry, Sensor fusion
• Autonomous Systems: ROS 2, Nav2, Isaac Sim, Gazebo, PX4 SITL, Rviz, Pixhawk flight controllers, LiDAR integration (Livox Mid-360)
• Full-Stack: Next.js 15, Node.js, React, TypeScript, MongoDB (Transactions/atomic ops), PostgreSQL
• Blockchain & Web3: Solidity, Ethereum, Smart Contracts, Hyperledger Fabric, IPFS
• System Design: Microservices, Distributed Systems, High-Performance APIs, Docker, Kubernetes, Real-time systems

• Backend: Express.js, Django, GraphQL, WebSockets, Firebase, Razorpay payment integration
• Emerging Tech: Quantum Computing (Qiskit), Post-Quantum Cryptography, AI/ML (TensorFlow, PyTorch, Google GenAI), Embedded AI
• Robotics & Hardware: ROS 2, Pixhawk 6c, LiDAR (Livox Mid-360), PID Control, Signal Processing, Motor Encoders, Analog Multiplexing
• Simulation: Isaac Sim, Gazebo, PX4 SITL (Software-In-The-Loop), Rviz point-cloud visualization, Digital Twin platforms
• DevOps & Cloud: AWS, GCP, CI/CD, Linux, Git/GitHub

Rust, JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, Java, Solidity, C++, SQL, Bash

Open-source toolchain: DEM + 2 station coords → permit-grade aerial ropeway alignment (towers, catenary, safety, DXF, LandXML, 3-D twin, BOM, capex) in <15 s on a laptop. Validated against 12 real installations across 6 system archetypes on 5 continents — Aiguille du Midi 0.6 %, Zugspitze 2.7 %, Whistler Peak2Peak 7.2 %.

Stack · Python · DEAP GA · pymoo NSGA-II · stable-baselines3 PPO · scikit-learn RSM · FastAPI · JWT/RBAC · SQLAlchemy · Postgres · Docker · Streamlit · PyVista 3-D twin · Copernicus GLO-30 DEM Engineering highlights

• Catenary mechanics validated to 0.00 % on 3 textbook references (sag / length / tension)
• Eurocode envelope — EN 12929-1 clearance · EN 1991-1-4 wind · ISO 12494 ice · EN 1993-1-1 tower buckling/bending · ANSI B77.1 live load
• Four optimizers wired (GA · NSGA-II · PPO RL · RSM surrogate) with benchmark harness
• REST service — JWT auth, RBAC, audit log, immutable project snapshots, DEM upload → optimize → DXF/LandXML/PDF export
• 157 pytest cases, CI on every push, MIT license

🇮🇳 ISRO Robotics Challenge 2026 — Shortlisted (Team ID 10144) Building a fully autonomous UAV ecosystem with custom docking & wireless-charging base station.

Stack · ROS 2 · Nav2 · PX4 SITL · Gazebo · Rviz · Pixhawk 6c · Livox Mid-360 LiDAR · Raspberry Pi 5 (16 GB) · Coral TPU · MicoAir optical flow · custom quad (920 KV / 9075) Engineering highlights

• GPS-denied navigation — Fast-LIO over Livox Mid-360 + EKF2 fusion w/ optical flow
• Companion-compute split — Pi 5 handles SLAM/AI, Pixhawk owns flight control via MAVLink over GPIO
• Custom docking base station — autonomous landing + wireless charging for persistent missions
• Sim-to-real pipeline — algorithms hardened in Isaac Sim & PX4 SITL before flight; synthetic MID-360 LiDAR via CPU raycast for early testing
• Thermal + RGB AI fusion — Coral TPU object detection + heat-signature pipeline for search-and-rescue digital twin

RAG-powered AI workspace for real-time PDF & URL analysis.

Stack · Next.js 15 · Gemini 2.5 Flash · Google Genkit · Clerk · Firebase · TypeScript Engineering highlights

• RAG over multi-document context — embedding store + streaming responses
• Clerk → Firebase token-minting bridge for secure auth-to-DB identity propagation
• Persistent chat memory + prompt-driven UX patterns

Production system that replaced manual spreadsheets at a 24-hour, 500+ participant national hackathon. 🌐 Live: projectmorpheus.in

Stack · Next.js · MongoDB (Transactions) · Node.js · TypeScript Engineering highlights

• Rule-driven allocation engine for room/team/track assignment
• Atomic MongoDB transactions prevent double-booking under concurrent registration load
• Real-time organizer dashboards + self-service participant flows
• Idempotent APIs + transactional consistency under load

Real-world PRs into projects I use and depend on:

💡 Filed real bugs, shipped real diffs — not just stars.

Sinhgad Institute of Technology (SIT), Lonavala | Sep 2024 – Aug 2027

• CGPA: 7.18/10.0 | Sem 5 SGPA: 8.05 (21/21 Credits Cleared ✅)
• 5th Semester Highlights:
  • 🏅 O Grade (10/10): Laboratory Practice I, CN & Security Lab, Seminar & Technical Communication
  • 🔗 Blockchain Honours: O (Practical) + A (Theory) – aligns with IIC Cybersecurity & Blockchain leadership
  • ⚡ A+ in Distributed Systems | A in Systems Programming & OS
• Relevant Coursework: Data Structures & Algorithms, Operating Systems, DBMS, Theory of Computation, Distributed Systems, Computer Networks
• Leadership: Technical Head – Web, Cybersecurity & Blockchain (IIC-SIT)

SPM Polytechnic College, Solapur | Apr 2021 – Mar 2024

• Leadership: General Secretary (Head Boy)
• Developed foundational expertise in OOP, data structures, and full-stack technologies

Presentation Convent School, Nerul | Grade: 89%

• Appeared with minimal preparation to gauge the exam firsthand
• Key Takeaway: The paper was doable — solved C pointers, Networking logic & Aptitude from core college knowledge alone
• Reality Check: Realized focused prep of even ~1 month could have made a real difference

Target Rank: Top 500
Focus Areas: Distributed Systems, Database Design, Theory of Computation, Computer Networks
Study Resources: Operating Systems (Silberschatz), DBMS (Navathe), Discrete Math (Rosen), Physics Wallah

Trial run is over. Next time, I'm not going for the "experience" — I'm going for the rank. 🔥

• National Winner: Smart India Hackathon 2025 – First team from SIT Lonavala to win nationally · 📄 certificate · 💼 LinkedIn
• 🛰️ ISRO Robotics Challenge (IRoC-U 2026) – Shortlisted (Team ID 10144) · 📄 proof
• Robotics Runner-Up: RoboRashtra 2026 – 1st Runner-Up in Chakravyuh (Maze & Line Solving), ₹10,000 Prize
• AICTE & MIC Recognition: Selected for Phase II of the IDE Bootcamp (Ministry of Education) · 📄 certificate · 💼 LinkedIn
• Industry Exposure: Participant – Bentley Systems Illuminate 2026 (Digital Twin / MicroStation / OpenFlows summit)
• Press Feature: Maval Maza Newspaper – State-level coverage for technical innovation
• Published Researcher: Research paper on Collaborative Code Editor (IRJMETS, Jan 2024)
• National Finalist: SIH 2025 National Finals
• Top 40: PCU Ideathon 2.0 (500+ teams)
• Open Source: 76 GitHub repositories with 817 contributions in the last year
• Mentorship: Trained 70+ junior developers

• ✅ Embedded Systems & Microcontroller Programming — hands-on at RoboRashtra 2026 (NN inference on Teensy 4.1)
• ✅ Certified Ethical Hacker Bootcamp (ZTM Academy) – Penetration Testing, Kali Linux, OWASP
• ✅ Advanced DSA (Codedamn) – Algorithm optimization
• ✅ Computer Networks Fundamentals (Udemy) – OSI, TCP/IP
• ✅ Web Developer Bootcamp 2025 (Udemy) – Modern web stack
• ✅ Data Science 101 (IBM) – Data analysis & visualization

• ✍️ Dev.to blog – dev.to/harshpandhe · 18 posts on robotics, GitHub workflows, system design, Blender for autonomous systems
• 🏅 Published Researcher – "Collaborative Real-Time Code," IRJMETS, Jan 2024
• 🎓 Workshop Leader – CODE2LAUNCH (React, Node.js, JS) – 70+ attendees
• 🎙️ Speaker – Infotsav'25 (CityConnect presentation)

• 🛰️ IRoC-U 2026 announcement — "Ganpati Bappa Morya 🚀"
• 📰 Maval Maza press feature — Doppelmayr Austria selection
• 🧠 Harsh OS — 4-agent local-AI LinkedIn extension — "Digital Twin" Tampermonkey + Ollama
• 🎬 Project Morpheus 2026 retro — national 24-hr hackathon
• 🤖 RoboRashtra 2026 — Edge AI deep-dive · Engineering retro
• 🏆 SIH 2025 National Winner — Telhan Sathi
• 🌱 Kalpataru 2026 launch
• 🎯 PCU Ideathon — Top 40 / Money Heist theme
• 🚁 ASCEND drone scrollytelling site build — Next.js 14 + Canvas API LiDAR sim
• ❄️ Smart Water Cooler IoT — ESP32 + Firebase live dashboard
• 📝 GATE 2026 trial-run reality check
• 🎪 Infotsav '25 — Hackatron @ IIITM Gwalior
• 🎓 CODE2LAUNCH workshop
• 🛡️ IIC Technical Head joining

• 📕 Probabilistic Robotics — Thrun, Burgard & Fox (Bayesian SLAM + sensor fusion for IRoC drone)
• 📗 Eurocode EN 1991-1-4 (wind) + EN 1993-1-1 (steel) — actively wired into Autonomous-Ropeway-Alignment
• 📘 Upstox V3 API + MarketDataStreamerV3 — AlgoTrade phase-5 WebSocket migration
• 🦙 Ollama + Llama 3.2 / Phi-4 — AlgoTrade phase-7 local LLM cutover from cloud Gemini
• 🎓 Blender for robotics — building synthetic training arenas (see dev.to blog)

Languages: 🇮🇳 Marathi (Native) | 🇬🇧 English (Professional) | 🇮🇳 Hindi (Professional) | 🇪🇸 Spanish (Elementary)

Interests: Quantum algorithms (Qiskit), Post-Quantum Cryptography, DeSci, LLM Security, Autonomous Navigation, Robotics Engineering, Embedded AI, Drone Robotics, Gym & Fitness

Open to: Open-source contributions (blockchain & distributed systems) · Consulting (blockchain architecture & system design) · Speaking gigs · Research collaborations. Particularly interested in: Web3 infrastructure · Distributed Systems · Quantum-ready Cryptography · Autonomous Robotics.

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• ✅ Publish RoboRashtra technical deep-dive — LinkedIn post
• ✅ Build local-first multi-agent AI extension — Harsh OS
• IRoC-U 2026 Elimination Round — clear it
• Ship Autonomous-Ropeway-Alignment v2.0 (Phase 16 outreach + Phase 17 industry validation)
• AlgoTrade phase 5–7 — Upstox V3 WebSocket + Ollama local LLM cutover
• Open-source the Maze Solver NN training pipeline & firmware
• GATE 2027 — top-500 rank 🎯
• Speak at robotics / Edge AI conferences

Follow my journey on LinkedIn & GitHub

"Always building, learning, and sharing across blockchain, AI/ML, cloud, web, and cybersecurity."

_{📍 Location: Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
🌐 Website: harshpandhe.com
📧 Email: harshpandhehome@gmail.com | 📱 Phone: +91-7208783332}