Hey, I’m Ved. If you’ve ever wandered through Geisel Library’s 2nd floor late at night, you’ve probably seen me with headphones on, surrounded by empty coffee cups, telling myself I’m “studying” while actually debugging some side project that has nothing to do with tomorrow’s assignment.
I’m a junior at UC San Diego, double majoring in Math-CS and Data Science. On the academic side, I’m into AI memory models and intelligent assistants — basically, how we can get machines to not just respond in the moment but to actually remember, adapt, and feel a little less like a reset button. I like problems that sit at the intersection of algorithms and human experience: systems that are rigorous under the hood but feel natural when you use them.
Outside of research, I build things that sometimes spiral into startups. I co-founded Falcon Eye, a synthetic vision system for pilots that raised $1.2M and is being considered for integration into the HAL Tejas fighter jet (which is just as wild to me as it sounds typed out). I’m also working on Strata, a personal AI assistant I hope to take to Y Combinator. In both cases, the draw for me isn’t just “tech for tech’s sake” — it’s the thrill of turning abstract ideas into real systems that people can rely on.
But life isn’t only commits and conferences. In my free time, I like reading, sketching ideas, and following baseball (which inspired Ballhawk AI, my attempt at predicting home run landing zones). When I need to clear my head, I’ll usually head back to Geisel with a sci-fi novel, reminding myself why I got into building futuristic systems in the first place.
This blog isn’t meant to be a polished résumé — think of it more as an ongoing journal. I’ll share updates on my research, notes from projects that either worked or blew up spectacularly, and the occasional tangent about books, design, or random thoughts I can’t stop chewing on. If you’re here to see how a student-builder-researcher-entrepreneur is stumbling, experimenting, and occasionally finding clarity — welcome, you’re in the right place.
