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Computer Science undergraduate at Worcester Polytechnic Institute aiming for a 4-year accelerated BS/MS in Artificial Intelligence. I like building software across the stack, from low-level C and assembly up to web apps, and I teach and mentor on the side.
// 01 · OPEN SOURCE
Production contributions to systems programming and AI infrastructure, plus a published package. Pull requests are pulled live from GitHub.
// FEATURED_PACKAGE
Ar-maan05 / mcp-persist
Production-grade persistence backends for the MCP Python SDK's EventStore interface: Redis, SQLite, and PostgreSQL backends for SSE stream resumability across multi-worker deployments. 60+ async tests, CI across Python 3.10–3.13.
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// 02 · PROJECTS
A small selection of personal builds. More on GitHub as I open-source them.
Solved the canonical low-level security labs: Binary Bomb (all six phases plus the hidden secret phase) and AttackLab (full code injection and ROP exploit chains). Went well beyond the assignments by reverse-engineering the lab harnesses themselves with objdump and GDB, uncovering how the binaries derive cookies, defeat ASLR, and validate solutions internally.
Built a cache simulator in C, modeling an N-way set-associative cache with LRU eviction, then used it to drive a cache-conscious matrix transpose optimization across multiple matrix sizes. Where I learned to treat memory hierarchies as a real performance constraint, with Valgrind in hand for tracing access patterns.
Active contributor to upstream systems programming and AI developer tooling. Navigating large, production-grade codebases to submit performance and stability fixes: from CPython (Python's C reference implementation), to the Model Context Protocol (MCP) Python SDK, to Lightpanda (an ultra-lightweight headless browser built in Zig for AI agents).
Browser games from earlier in my coding journey: a Chrome-dinosaur clone, a side-scrolling jumper, supply missions, and a handful of other small games built from scratch with the p5.js sketch library. Where I first learned to think in code.
Daily-driver Linux workstation with years of OS tinkering: dual-boot setups, custom GRUB configs, persistent recovery USBs, and VMs spanning retro Windows versions to modern Linux distros (Fedora, Kali, Debian) and macOS. Where I learned to break and fix systems without panicking.
A modular py-cord Discord bot at the center: cogs for giveaways (with reroll, role gating, blacklists, per-server configs), games, and utilities, glued together by interactive button UIs and Firebase-backed state. Around it, years of smaller Python work picked up during the COVID lockdown: desktop tools, scripts, and games.
// 03 · ABOUT
I'm a sophomore at Worcester Polytechnic Institute aiming for a 4-year accelerated BS/MS in Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence. I'm running multiple courses ahead of pace with a 4.0 GPA across math, theory, and systems coursework.
I started coding young, building browser games as a kid before pivoting toward lower-level work: C, C++, Rust, assembly, and systems programming. These days I contribute upstream to systems programming and AI tools like CPython, the MCP SDK, and Lightpanda, and teach on the side, both as a Peer Learning Assistant for the CS department and as a Community Advisor for WPI's Office of Academic Advising. Outside CS, I'm a 2nd degree black belt in Shotokan Karate with over a decade of instructing experience and a few medals to show for it.
Combined BS/MS, Computer Science + Artificial Intelligence
GPA 4.0 · Dean's List · 4-year accelerated track
High School Diploma
97% (Unweighted) · Valedictorian, Class of 2025
Computer Science Department, WPI
Support students across intro CS courses: Intro to Program Design, OO Program Design, Systems Programming, and Machine Organization & Assembly.
Office of Academic Advising, WPI
Mentor students, host community programming, and serve as a frontline academic and personal resource within campus residences.
Shotokan Academy India
2nd Degree Black Belt (Ni Dan). 2× gold medalist at Nationals; silver and bronze medalist at Internationals. Over a decade instructing students of varying ages and skill levels through structured, incremental modules.
Represented the student body and ran logistics for interschool fests and multi-departmental events.
Led civic-awareness discussions and academic writing events.
Coordinated logistics and scheduling for a large-scale academic event.
Taught underprivileged community members about banking access and financial tools.
// 04 · AWARDS & HONORS
WPI, Fall 2025.
Carmel Junior College, 2025.
Academics, leadership, and extracurriculars.
2nd Degree Black Belt, Shotokan Karate India (IOC-recognized federation).
2× Gold medalist, Nationals.
Silver & bronze medalist, Internationals.
Academic excellence in computing.
2nd Place, Interschool Java (2023, 2024).
// 05 · CONTACT
Open for internships, research opportunities, and collaborations, especially anything in software development, systems, or open source. Always happy to talk shop.