UTKARSH
BAHUGUNA
CS UNDERGRAD · AI BUILDER · HACKATHON VETERAN · BENGALURU, INDIA
Available for Opportunities
// profile
CS undergrad at BITS Pilani wiring together deployable AI tools, distributed systems, and security infrastructure with real-world traction. Shipped working products across hackathons, live demos, and internal platforms. Leads teams of 3–4 engineers. Recognized by UNESCO leadership, ISRO, and Harvard. Interested in scalable systems, security tooling, and AI agent interfaces.
// experience
HPAIR Harvard Conference
Upcoming
Selected Delegate · Cambridge, MA
- Selected as a delegate for the Harvard Project for Asian and International Relations (HPAIR) 2026 — one of Asia's premier student-led policy and leadership forums.
- Representing India among a cohort of high-impact students from 50+ countries engaging on technology, policy, and global leadership.
Japan Youth Summit 2025
Top 1%
Delegate · Osaka, Japan
- Chosen as a top 1% delegate for JYS 2025; one of a handful of students selected from a global pool.
- Pitching an AI-based cybersecurity education model targeting 10k+ students in underserved regions before UNESCO leadership.
- Selected to present directly to UNESCO leaders, proposing systemic change through applied AI in education.
Vionex AI
Founder
Founder & Lead Engineer · Bengaluru, India
- Built a Python-based AI assistant automating 12+ daily tasks, cutting manual effort by 75%.
- Integrated speech recognition, GUI, and NLP-based intent mapping with safety prompt architecture.
- Reduced user error rate by 40% by streamlining command structure and optimizing prompt design.
Arweave Hackathon
Runner-Up
2nd of 100+ Teams · Bengaluru, India
- Engineered a decentralized dApp using AO modular actors and Arweave's Permaweb; placed 2nd out of 100+ teams.
- Architected a fault-tolerant storage system handling 500+ records with immutable on-chain access.
- Implemented a 3-tier permission framework supporting real-time read access and strict write validation.
02/2025
Scaler Innovation Lab
ThreatSim — AI Cybersecurity Platform
Tech Excellence
Team Lead · Bengaluru, India
- Led a 4-member team to build ThreatSim — an AI-powered cybersecurity training platform with real-time threat simulation and gamified challenges.
- Shipped MVP in under 2 weeks with real-time scoring, adaptive challenges, and role-based dashboards.
- Earned the Tech Excellence Award (top 5 of 200+ participants); selected for 1-on-1 mentorship from senior tech leads on scaling and product strategy.
// training & workshops
ISRO Cybersecurity Workshop
Participant · India
- Attended an advanced workshop by ISRO covering emerging and state-level cybersecurity threats, critical infrastructure protection, and modern attack vector landscape.
- Exposure to threat intelligence frameworks, zero-day exploit analysis, and national-scale security strategies.
// skills
Languages
Java
Python
JavaScript
Web & UI
React
Next.js
Tailwind · HTML/CSS
Supabase
AI / ML
PyTorch
TensorFlow
scikit-learn
Gemini API
Cloud & DevOps
GCP · AWS · Azure
Docker · Linux
Git
Databases
MySQL
MongoDB
Redis
Security
Threat Modeling
Decentralized Systems
Permaweb / Arweave
// education
Birla Institute of Technology and Science
B.Sc. Computer Science · Pilani, Rajasthan
EXP. 08/2028
// certifications
Google Cloud Big Data and Machine Learning — Coursera
Microsoft Azure AI — Microsoft Credentialed