Hey, I'm
Dhruval Anandkar.
CS (Honors) @ Ashland · Software & Systems Engineer
I engineer scalable backend systems and intelligent applications that solve real-world problems. From highly concurrent real-time transit platforms to autonomous AI agents, I care about fault-tolerant architecture and customer-obsessed execution.
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About
Buildingresilientsystems fromthegroundup.
I am a software engineer graduating with a B.S. in Computer Science (Honors) in December 2026. My engineering journey started with an Associate in Computer Engineering in India, where fast-paced hackathons taught me the value of rapid prototyping. Today, I focus on building robust backend infrastructure, distributed systems, and agentic AI workflows.
I thrive on absolute ownership of a product's lifecycle. Recently, I served as the sole lead developer architecting a highly concurrent, real-time MERN transit platform to handle continuous live data streaming. I also built CortexLab, an autonomous multi-agent GenAI research assistant. Whether I am deploying FastAPI cloud infrastructure, writing Java/Python backends, or configuring large-scale enterprise data pipelines as a BI Intern, my goal is always the same: build systems that scale gracefully.
When I am not committing code, I am diving deep into advanced data structures, system design matrices, and tactical chess. I am actively looking for New Grad SWE roles where I can tackle complex, high-stakes infrastructure problems.
Graduating December 2026 · open to New Grad SWE roles
Global foundation
Associate · India to CS Honors
Hackathon pace early on. Now finishing B.S. CS (Honors) at Ashland with a systems-first mindset.
Ownership at scale
Realtime transit · BI pipelines
Sole lead on a concurrent MERN transit platform, plus enterprise data pipelines as a BI Intern.
Agentic systems
CortexLab · FastAPI · GenAI
Multi-agent research workflows, cloud backends, and architecture built for graceful scale.
Toolkit
The stack that ships
Four pillars tuned for SWE, data engineering, BI, and AI/ML roles.
Software Engineering & Backend
Data Engineering & Infra
Business Intelligence & Analytics
AI & Machine Learning
Builds
Work that moved the needle
Flagship systems up top. Open anything else when you want the deep dive.
Ashland Public Transit
Lead Full-Stack Developer · Senior Thesis
Fleet management for rural transit
End-to-end MERN-stack system for Ashland's public transit network: real-time bus tracking via Leaflet, QR-code ticketing, and a dispatcher dashboard for fleet visibility.
Technical Impact
Helped move dispatch off fully manual workflows so riders and operators share the same live picture of the fleet.
Key Feature
Dynamic Fare Engine and server-side Capacity Check to prevent overbooking, with live seat-count enforced at booking time.
AgriScience
Research Lead · URCA Symposium Presenter
IoT soil health monitoring with ML
NodeMCU (ESP8266) sensors across soil beds stream pH, moisture, and temperature to Firebase. A Random Forest Classifier analyses the readings and can trigger irrigation.
Technical Impact
94% classifier accuracy on the lab dataset; TensorFlow plant-disease detection wired in from a camera feed.
Key Feature
Automated irrigation based on real-time soil moisture thresholds once the system is calibrated.
Hackathon · Physics Engine + LangGraph Coach
Stop scrolling for generic pool tips. Axiom overlays the exact, invisible geometry of your shot in real time. Ghost ball, cut angle, and aim vectors come from a deterministic Python physics engine; an optional LangGraph coach narrates the shot and flags risk.
Technical Impact
LLMs never compute physics. Geometry stays in Python; the AI layer only narrates and assesses risk.
Key Feature
Click-to-aim table, OpenCV.js camera aiming (beta), PWA shell, JWT auth with per-user shot stats.
Inquiry
Questions I chased with code
Systems, AI, and agriculture where measurement meets deployment.
Impact of Containerization on Deep Learning Performance
Evaluated Docker and Kubernetes containerization overhead versus bare-metal execution for GPU-accelerated deep learning workloads on an NVIDIA RTX 3060. Benchmarked training throughput, memory utilisation, and cold-start latency across CNN and Transformer workloads.
Key Finding
Containerization reduced idle RAM from 42% → 15% and doubled throughput on compute-intensive tasks, proving modern container runtimes impose negligible GPU overhead when configured correctly.
Findings summarized above; full write-up in progress.
AgriScience: Automated Irrigation Control via Deep Learning
Presented at the Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity (URCA) Symposium. Describes the full AgriScience IoT pipeline from NodeMCU sensor deployment to Firebase ingestion, Random Forest soil-health classification, and automated solenoid-valve irrigation control.
Key Finding
94% classification accuracy on held-out soil samples; CNN-based plant disease detection module achieved 89% accuracy on the PlantVillage dataset.
Findings summarized above; full write-up in progress.
Experience
Roles that sharpened the craft
Internships, leadership, and research ownership in order.
Business Intelligence Intern
Ashland University
Building Power BI dashboards that surface enrollment and operational KPIs for senior administration. Writing Python ETL pipelines that pull from multiple SQL databases and push to Azure-hosted data models.
President
LeadershipACM-W Club @ Ashland University
Leading the ACM-W chapter, organising technical workshops, hackathon prep sessions, and mentorship programmes to advance inclusion in computing.
International Student Representative
LeadershipAU Senate
Advocated for international student policy and cultural growth within the Ashland University Senate. Proposed and helped pass initiatives addressing visa guidance, housing equity, and multicultural programming.
Research Team Lead
AgriScience IoT Project
Leading cross-disciplinary research team to design and deploy an IoT sensor network for real-time soil monitoring. Architecting the ML pipeline for nutrient deficiency detection and integrating with a FastAPI + React dashboard.
IT Intern
Smith Structures
Automated internal reporting workflows, reducing manual data entry time by 40%. Developed Python scripts to consolidate project status data from multiple sources into a unified tracking system.
IT Intern
GSECL
Maintained enterprise IT infrastructure, documented network topology, and optimised internal ticketing workflows for the technical operations team.
Recognition
Proof in the ribbon
Scholarships, USA hackathons on Devpost, and certifications that back the work.
AU International Presidential Scholarship
Full merit scholarship for top international students at Ashland.
New American University Scholar
Merit scholarship from Arizona State recognising potential and leadership.
Early Promise Award
Ashland recognition for early CS performance and potential.
PepsiCo Scholarship
Merit award for academic excellence and STEM leadership.
UN SDG Innovation Challenge
Two-day team challenge at Ashland for sustainable innovation with code on GitHub.
2nd Rank · Parul University
Certificate of Excellence for 2nd place in Computer Science.
Hackathons
Three shipped builds on Devpost · 3 hackathons · team + solo AI systems work.
Hackathon · USA
Axiom: Precision Pool Training
Real-time shot geometry overlays with an AI coach that explains the math so you can master the table.
Kent Hack Enough 2026 · with Aniket Patel
ARIA
ASL + emotion to speech for signers; obstacle detection and spoken directions for blind users. Edge AI on Jetson & phone.
Google FalconHack · Devpost
CortexLab
Multi-agent GenAI research assistant from idea to publishable draft. FalconHack build with a multi-person team.
Licenses & Certifications
Cloud, AI, analytics, and security listed tightly on purpose.
IBM
Containers & Kubernetes Essentials
Jun 2026
Cognitive Class
Containers, Kubernetes & OpenShift
ID 5addfd3f…e33164 · Jun 2026
Forage
Deloitte Australia · Data Analytics
ID Y8cdZ5vphxNXmvMQt · Mar 2026
Forage
Goldman Sachs · Risk Simulation
ID 9xZ376MxtW5oA99wu · Mar 2026
Cognitive Class
Voice Assistant · GPT-3 + IBM Watson
ID GPXX0IWWEN · Nov 2024
Information Technology Centre
Cyber Security Certified
Dec 2023
Sololearn
Python for Data Science
Jun 2021
Beyond
Life outside the repo
Community leadership and a short film that reached thousands.
President · Indian Catholic Youth
Arizona State University
2021 to 2022
Led the Indian Catholic Youth organisation at ASU, growing active membership and increasing community engagement by 40% through events, prayer retreats, and cross-cultural outreach programmes.
Impact
40% increase in community engagement
Lead Actor & Volunteer
Nitya Sahayak
2021
Starred in and co-produced a short film tackling awareness around social issues in collaboration with the Nitya Sahayak NGO. The film reached over 3,000 people across digital and community screenings.
Impact
3,000+ viewers reached