3rd YearAI/ML ENGINEERING
Personal portfolio & archive

Kirthi JC

AI/ML engineeringstudent / builder

Curious about how systems work—and drawn to turning questions into things I can prototype, test, and ship.

Kirthi JC smiling in a pink kurta
AI/ML · Builder · ContributorIndia

Hackathons

10+

Wins

3

CGPA · 2ND YEAR

9.4

Projects

11

01—A little context

Who I am

I am an AI/ML engineering student focused on applied machine learning, secure identity systems, civic intelligence, and product-minded engineering. I build with code, solve problems through prototypes, and contribute through hackathons and open-source work.

Building practical AI systems, civic-tech products, and secure web experiences.

STUDYING

AI/ML Engineering Student

CURRENT YEAR

3rd Year

BASED IN

India

BUILDING AT

AI / ML · WEB · DATA

02—$ skills --list

What I build with

A snapshot of my developer toolbox: languages, frameworks, and tools I’m learning by putting them to work.

Languages

01
PythonTypeScriptCSQL

ML / AI

02
Machine LearningGenerative AIData AnalysisFeature EngineeringModel Evaluation

Web

03
Next.jsReactNode.jsFirebaseTailwind CSS

Tools & Platforms

04
GitGitHubDockerVercelFigma
02.5—~/story --cinematic

Moments in motion

People, places, and experiences from the moments that shape my journey.

The team outside the venue at the start of an event
A mentor helping participants work through a computer lab challenge
Participants working together in a busy hall
A team discussion around laptops and project materials
A candid team selfie from the event
The team presenting their work to mentors
Participants gathered in front of the event display
A lively team collaboration moment during the event
A large group portrait celebrating the community
Team members receiving certificates at the Cambridge event
A team gathering in a large auditorium
Students presenting their project to reviewers
A team celebrating a blockchain track prize
The group outside the SAP office during a visit
A team member at the SAP visit photo installation
A candid photo with a mentor after the event
A group receiving recognition at a ceremony
Hackathon teammates celebrating with their certificates
The team together after their competition result
Team members outdoors with their awards
A second group recognition moment on stage
A group memory from the later event gathering
A candid group moment during a project discussion
A certificate presentation with faculty members
Participants continuing their work at a laptop
03—git log --career

Experience

A work-in-progress log of projects, hackathons, community work, and the lessons between them.

2023 – Present

Independent Projects & Hackathons

2024 – Present

Community / Open Source

3rd Year

Learning by building

01CURRENT

ROLE

AI/ML Engineering Student

Independent Projects & Hackathons / India

Building applied AI and software systems through personal projects, hackathons, and iterative product development.

  • Developed civic-tech, privacy-preserving identity, and blockchain-oriented prototypes with real end-user problem framing.
  • Built and iterated on full-stack and ML systems across hackathons, competitive programming, and public-facing demos.
  • Contributed to technical learning, peer education, and project-driven experimentation across campus and community contexts.
2023 – Present4 tech tags
AI / MLFull StackProduct PrototypingHackathons
02CURRENT

ROLE

Open Source & Community Contributor

Community / Open Source / India

Participating in developer communities, open-source contribution programs, and peer learning initiatives in software engineering and AI.

  • Engaged with Hacktoberfest and community-driven open-source learning pathways.
  • Supported accessible technical learning and collaborative engineering through project-based community work.
  • Worked on practical coding and development contributions that improve visibility, reuse, and learning value.
2024 – Present4 tech tags
Open SourceGitPythonWeb Development
04—./projects --featured

Featured Work

Ideas that made it out of the notes stage and into working projects—from civic tech and privacy to applied machine learning.

Project 012025

Samriddhi Parivar

AI-powered civic action platform for multilingual reporting and geospatial issue visibility.

Gemini AIGeospatial IntelligenceReactNode.js
Project 022025

PrivaKYC

Privacy-preserving identity verification flow combining ZK proofs, WebAuthn, and blockchain-ready validation.

Zero-Knowledge ProofsGroth16Circom / snarkjsWebAuthn
Project 032025

RapidAuth

Blockchain-based academic credential verification system built around Algorand-based trust and wallet interaction.

AlgorandAlgoKitAlgopyARC-56
Project 042025

FoodWise

ML-based food demand intelligence system that estimates potential surplus / over-preparation risk from operational data.

PythonXGBoostSHAPFeature Engineering
Project 052024

C-Solution

Peer-learning resource with 55+ structured C programs designed to help learners practice fundamentals and viva preparation.

CRecursionFile HandlingDynamic Memory
05—git push --open-source

Open Source + Community

Code gets more interesting when it’s shared, discussed, and improved with other people.

Contributions

4

A record of contributing, learning alongside other developers, and getting involved beyond solo projects.

Core focus

AI & Data

From civic intelligence and identity systems to prototypes built by trying an idea in code.

Current chapter

Building

Still learning, still building, and always curious about the next problem to take apart.

06—./hackathons --rapid

Building Under Pressure

Short deadlines, big ideas, quick prototypes—and plenty to learn from every build.

CASE · 012025
1ST PLACE
EVENT

ISME Hackathon

ISME · India

PRIZE

Winner

TEAM · 4 ENGINEERS
PROJECT

ISME Winner Project

Second hackathon win with a product-focused prototype and strong technical execution under competition conditions.

TECH STACK
ReactAIFull Stack
PROJECT

Blockchain Track Winner

Won the Blockchain track at NMIT Hacks with a focused project built around practical blockchain product thinking.

TECH STACK
BlockchainWeb AppSolidity / Smart Contracts
CASE · 022025
1ST PLACE
EVENT

NMIT Hacks

NMIT · India

PRIZE

Blockchain Track Winner

TEAM · 4 ENGINEERS
07—Learning by building

The Journey

An AI and machine learning degree, with the fundamentals making more sense every time I put them to work.

Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning

2024 — 2028

CAMBRIDGE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

CGPA (2nd year): 9.4

12th

2022 — 2024

TCIS — The Cambridge International School

CGPA: 8.9

10th

2022

AMC Cambridge Public School

CGPA: 9.8

Cabinet Member · House Vice-Captain (2020) · House Captain (2021)

Selected collection · First two college yearsMy First Two Years — Projects & JourneyA collection of projects, activities, and experiences from my first two years of college—a snapshot of my journey so far, not a complete archive of everything I’ve done.
08—~/achievements

Achievements

Wins, programs, and milestones worth keeping in the build log.

Hackathon Winner

College Hackathon · Details available on request

competition

Hackathon Winner

ISME Hackathon · Details available on request

competition

Blockchain Track Winner

NMIT Hacks · Details available on request

competition

10+ Hackathons Participated

Competition Circuit · Details available on request

recognition
09—verify --certificates

Certifications

A few structured learning checkpoints along the way.

Microsoft Applied Skills — Generate Reports with AI Research Agents

Microsoft · Details available on request

Deloitte Forage

Deloitte · Details available on request

Postman API Fundamentals

Postman · Details available on request

10—DSA.run()

Problem Solving

Where arrays, algorithms, and edge cases remind me that a working solution and an efficient one aren’t always the same.

11—contact --open

Let’s build something useful.

Open to internships, collaborations, hackathons, and interesting engineering problems.

Full profile · PDF · 2026

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