projects
I strongly believe that projects are a win-win activity. They help me learn at an accelerated pace (as against a traditional classroom environment) and (possibly) make a real world impact. Here are some of the projects I've actively worked on:
Daily Mantras | Byte-sized spirituality-reinforcement iOS app
March 2025 — Present | Singapore
Developed and shipped an iOS app that delivers a curated spiritual or motivational mantra (quote) each morning; lets users favourite, browse history, and share stylised mantra cards (SwiftUI, Prompt Engineering, Windsurf, OpenAI Image Generation API). Download on the AppStore here
Implemented onboarding flow with SwiftUI animations along with Home Screen Widget and local push notifications
Drove early growth via cold outreach to niche spirituality influencers; two retweets from popular accounts generated such as this one
Iterated weekly with TestFlight feedback from 20+ alpha users, refining copy, nudge timing, and share card design for higher retention
Visa Hacks | Unlock Travel Freedom
April 2024 — Present | Singapore
Indian passport holders face numerous visa requirements while travelling. However, travel becomes simpler (e.g. visa on arrival instead of applying in advance) if they have visas from certain countries such as the United States, United Kingdom or Schengen Member states. The app has 2000+ monthly active users in two months after initial launch
Developed a web app ( www.visahacks.in) to allow Indian Passport holders to see where they can travel with their existing visas (React, Tailwind CSS). VisaHacks was featured in Mint, India's leading financial newspaper, on making the most value out of visas
Spearheaded the Product Hunt launch and talked to users for product-market fit
Medi Bot | Clinical Decision Support in Low Resource Settings
Dec 2023 — Nov 2024 | Timor-Leste
Developed an AI chatbot using LLMs to support clinical decision-making in low resource settings in Timor-Leste (OpenAI Assistants API, Python)
Currently undergoing pilot trial with local NGO Associação Maluk Timor (MT), which works on strengthening primary health care in Timor Leste
One of the winning teams (7 out of 300 global teams) for MIT Solve - Global Health Equity Challenge 2024
NUS ClassBot | Automate attendance taking in classrooms
Feb 2019 — July 2022 | Singapore
Created a Telegram Bot ( www.t.me/CS1101SBot) that automates the attendance-taking process in NUS classes.
Initially started as a side project to solve our own annoyance at the archaic process, but was later adopted as the official attendance taking solution for CS1101S, the university's introduction to programming class and one of its largest
Since its implementation in 2019, the bot has served over 4,500 students and teaching assistants, and continues to assist approximately 800 new students each semester