Nyan Prakash

Nyan Prakash

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I design and build full-stack systems, game & robotics prototypes, and AI tools. I thrive on shipping fast, learning new stacks, and solving real-world problems with technology.

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About

I design and build full-stack systems, game & robotics prototypes, and AI tools. I thrive on shipping fast, learning new stacks, and solving real-world problems with technology. A few quick highlights: I work across web, robotics, and game engines; I prototype with Unity + Arduino and ship full-stack React + FastAPI services.

TypeScriptReactNode.jsPythonUnityC#TensorFlowPyTorchArduinoRaspberry PiDockerGCPAWSMesaFastAPIGISBlockchain

Projects

EcoCoin — Decentralized Emissions Trading

Blockchain-based trading platform for emission allowances. Built with React, FastAPI, and Firebase, featuring a predictive carbon-price algorithm.

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HealthScope — Geospatial Public Health Analytics

Geospatial ML platform to predict and visualize public health trends. Interactive React dashboard powered by PyTorch models.

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Plately — AI Menu Engineer

Agent-based model (ABM) for restaurant menu optimization. Ingests data and uses Mesa + FastAPI for dynamic pricing.

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DeepGuard — Multimodal Deepfake Detection

Real-time deepfake detection across text, voice, and video. FastAPI backend with multimodal ML scoring.

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Experience

  1. Software Engineer Intern · The Outpost
    May 2025 — Aug 2025
    • Built a market research tool for web scraping and startup discovery.
    • Developed productivity tools for sales and account management teams.
    • Created an internal agent for automated meeting prep.
  2. Undergraduate Research Assistant · UVA Link Lab
    Nov 2024 — Present
    • Optimized urban roads for bike and e-scooter safety using data-driven trials.
    • Developed a Unity/C# simulation integrating real-world bike telemetry.
  3. Software Engineering Intern · Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
    May 2024 — Aug 2024
    • Built a DOE website for national security funding allocation.
    • Reduced bundle size by 50% via React code-splitting; implemented .NET backend functions.
  4. Founder · AutoDog
    Dec 2023 — Jun 2024
    • Created a smart dog harness using Arduino and BLE for automated training.
    • Won 1st in Virginia and 3rd nationally in SkillsUSA Engineering Technology & Design.
  5. Programming Captain · Gryphon Robotics 5549
    Sept 2021 — Jun 2023
    • Led a 20-member team to design and build a custom robot for FIRST Robotics Competition.
    • Mentored 15+ students in Java programming and robotics.
  6. Co-Founder · Jump Robotics 8262
    Sept 2019 — Jun 2021
    • Founded a robotics team after school team rejection; led 7 peers.
    • Learned CAD, robotics programming, and design through hands-on projects.

Education & Awards

Education

  • Fractal Tech Bootcamp — 12-week AI startup bootcamp — 2024
  • University of Virginia — B.S. Computer Science & Economics — (on leave)
  • Northern Virginia Community College — A.S. Engineering — Aug 2023 — May 2024; GPA: 3.9/4.0

Awards & Activities

  • HackNYU — 2nd place Best Fintech Hack (Feb 2025)
  • HopHacks (Johns Hopkins) — 3rd place Best Use of Data (Oct 2024)
  • SkillsUSA Engineering Technology & Design — 1st VA, 3rd US (Jun 2024)

Writing

Contact

Want to collaborate, demo a prototype, or chat about game + robotics projects? I read every message.

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