These are projects where technology meets human necessity, and where the measure of success is its endurance after I step away. They are expressions of a single approach: identify a gap, build systems that empower, and design for the work to outlast me.
Technology access remains unevenly distributed. So, I’ve made it a personal commitment to help correct that imbalance—teaching the children of household staff, volunteering with NGOs, and ensuring that the communities adjacent to my own are not left behind as the world digitizes.
No formal program governs this work. It flows from a conviction that access, once earned, must be extended.
At CCFIS, I investigated whether mobile-optimized versions of eye and ear charts could increase engagement with preliminary vision and hearing assessments. This project stemmed from the question, if people could be met where they already reside,on their devices, to lower barriers to basic healthcare access?
With this we meant accessibility is seldom merely a matter of cost. It demands meeting individuals in their existing contexts, with tools that integrate into their lives rather than disrupting them.
When I encountered an infrastructure initiative in Jhajar district in Haryana, I recognized a familiar challenge. Villages needed inexpensive clean water and reliable energy. I spearheaded a project introducing water filtration and biogas power, but the deeper investment was in training. We focused on women homemakers, equipping them to operate and maintain the systems independently. The goal was not just cleaner water or renewable energy but a cascade: employment, self-sufficiency, and the confidence that emerges when a community controls its own infrastructure.
This work was selected as a finalist for IIIT-Delhi’s “Building Better Villages” tech event. The recognition was welcome, but the enduring outcome is the community’s continued stewardship for their own resources.
Mentoring is the structured transfer of practical wisdom and experience to foster development.
Hackathons @ Berkeley is a non-profit organization responsible for Cal Hacks, the world's largest collegiate hackathon which annually convenes innovators to explore technological boundaries.
As a mentor at the AI Hackathon, I provided technical guidance and strategic feedback to competing teams, helping them refine their concepts and implement functional solutions within the event timeline.
Girl Tech Power is a summer code camp at the University of San Francisco designed to empower middle and high school girls to join the tech industry. Directed by Professor Alark Joshi and funded by Craig Newmark Philanthropies, the program concludes with a visit to a Bay Area tech company, where participants meet female engineers and present their final projects.
As a Girl Tech Power leader, I directed initiatives to teach middle and high school girls foundational Python coding, with a final project of building a functional game. To build community, each class concluded with Disney trivia. Participant feedback highlighted the supportive environment and the valuable technical skills acquired.
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As a mentor, I provided feedback and answered questions to help students improve their coding skills in Python and JavaScript, and learn new programming concepts.
As President and a founding member, I guided newcomers through the contribution process, organized weekly meetings, led technical sessions, and established study groups. I also founded the 'Women in Tech' initiative, organizing workshops and events to promote greater participation in the industry.
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Institution: Amity University, Noida, India
Advisor: Madhuri Kumari, Nitasha Hasteer
Environmental policy suffers when data remains inaccessible to convey its own problems. Under Dr. Madhuri Kumari’s guidance, I teamed up with ALiAS members and developed a GIS-based web framework for real-time river pollution monitoring—built on open-source tools to ensure transparency and adaptability.
The platform delivers critical data to stakeholders across the Government of India, equipping environmental researchers with the evidentiary foundation needed to advocate for policy reform. The same ethos that guided ALiAS—open knowledge, accessible infrastructure—applies as urgently to river systems as to codebases.
Developed a robust web-based Geographic Information System (GIS) leveraging open-source technologies to monitor environmental phenomena, such as river pollution levels. The solution integrates spatial data management across various geographic locations, providing a scalable and intuitive tool for environmental researchers and decision-makers.
The architecture is structured into three layers:
This project supports critical environmental initiatives, such as the monitoring and management of river pollution. By leveraging advanced GIS capabilities and open-source technologies, the framework aids in making informed decisions that significantly impact community health and environmental preservation.
This GIS framework demonstrates the power of integrating open-source technology with advanced data analysis tools to address environmental challenges. It is a pivotal solution for researchers and policymakers aiming to enhance environmental monitoring and decision-making processes.
Fertility care is often isolating and a driving question to solve this issue was - how might we make an inherently isolating process feel communal? At the South Park Commons Hackathon, sponsored by OpenAI, I collaborated with Kamily Staryga (CEO, Rita Health) and Simran Kaur (ex-Meta PM) to construct an alternative - Rita Pod, a platform that reframes fertility support as a community-driven experience.
We fused AI with medically validated assessments to connect women in need of care to navigate similar stages. To address the loneliness and confusion that permeate fertility journeys, it featured real-time misinformation correction, voice input, emotional recognition, and personalized peer support.