Kawas

Hi, I'm Kaustubha

Good at backends. Getting better in ML

Currently open to internships · Pune / Remote
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I write Java, Python, and Django. Reading AI and ML research papers alongside. This site is the log — projects I've shipped, what I'm reading, prompts I actually use.

Stack I work with

Java
Python
C++
SQL
PostgreSQL
MongoDB
LLMs / GenAI
Vector Search
Git / GitHub
FastAPI

Currently reading

Reading list →

Introduction to Algorithms (CLRS)

Cormen, Leiserson, Rivest, Stein

BOOK
reading

SIA: Self Improving AI with Harness & Weight Updates

Prannay H, Yogendra M, Samuel V, Kunal Bhatia et al., Hexo Labs, 2026

PAPER
readingRead notes →

Memory Caching: RNNs with Growing Memory

Ali Behrouz, Zeman Li, Yuan Deng, Peilin Zhong, Meisam Razaviyayn, Vahab Mirrokni

PAPER
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Notable projects

Java Task Scheduler

2024

OOP + GUI scheduler built in Java. Queue-based task management with priority handling.

CLI Utilities (C/C++)

2024

Command-line tools built in C and C++. Systems-level fundamentals — where it all started.

Food Recipes Bot

2024

RAG system using FAISS + Django + NLP. Suggests recipes from ingredients and storage tips.

Experience

Discord Nation Alpha (DNA)

Co-Founder & Community Lead

Scaled a 4,300+ member creator network; governance and mentorship cut churn by 20%.

2020 — 2022

Student Communities @MIT-WPU

Content Writer & Alumni Relations

Scripted alumni interviews reaching 1K+ students; stakeholder comms for STeRG.

2024