Education
Bachelor's in Information Technology
IOST ASCOL, Tribhuvan University
Sep 2024 – Jun 2028 (Expected)
Kathmandu, Nepal
Relevant Coursework
- Programming & Software Development: C Programming, Object Oriented Programming, Data Structures & Algorithms
- Computer Systems: Microprocessor & Computer Architecture, Digital Logic, Operating Systems
- Data & Analytics: Database Management Systems, Probability & Statistics, Numerical Methods
- Mathematics: Calculus, Discrete Structures, Linear Algebra
Technical Skills
Programming Languages: Python (Native), C++ (Proficient), SQL (Proficient), C
ML/Data Science: PyTorch (Fluent), NumPy, Pandas, Matplotlib, Scikit-Learn
Frameworks: Django, FastAPI, Flask
Tools: Git, GitHub, Linux Terminal (Conversational), Jupyter Notebooks
Projects
Machine Learning | Feature Engineering | Classification
- Developed ML pipeline to predict building damage severity from 2015 Gorkha earthquake data
- Engineered 40+ domain-specific features; evaluated 8+ algorithms (Random Forest, XGBoost, SVM); achieved 0.91 F1-score
- Supports disaster risk assessment and urban planning initiatives in Nepal
Healthcare ML | Class Imbalance Handling | Clinical Decision Support
- Built Random Forest classifier to predict hospitalization risk from clinical trial data
- Designed an interpretable model with feature importance analysis for clinical transparency and patient safety
Deep Learning | NLP | Transformer Architecture | Low-Resource Languages
- Implemented character-level transformer architecture adapted for Nepali language morphology and syntax
- Trained neural network to generate coherent Nepali poetry while preserving traditional poetic structures
- Pioneered transfer learning approach for underrepresented language NLP applications in Nepal
Other Projects
- doc2tex — Co-created open-source DOCX ↔ LATEX converter; 54+ stars, 6 forks under IOST-ASCOL.
- XRAI — Collaborated on DenseNet + Grad-CAM chest X-ray screening system (93.3% accuracy); competed at KU Hackfest 2025.
- nepali-datasets — Curated the largest Nepali ML dataset collection on GitHub; 100+ stars, 13 forks.
Open Source Contributions
- scikit-learn — Merged PR #33118: Improved dataset caching efficiency, reducing redundant disk I/O; credited in official release notes.
- statsmodels — Merged PR #9732: Identified and removed dead internal functions, improving codebase maintainability.
- pgmpy — Merged PR #2702: Contributed to the probabilistic graphical models library.
- sktime — Independently identified and fixed bug #9634;
Achievements & Leadership
- Business Ideafest Winner (2024): Secured 1st place among 40 competing teams; demonstrated entrepreneurial thinking and presentation excellence
- Founder & President, IOST-ASCOL (Aug 2024 – Present): Founded the Initiative for Open Source Technology; leads doc2tex (54 stars) and nepali-datasets (100 stars) — the largest curated Nepali ML dataset collection on GitHub.
- KU Hackfest 2025: Selected and led XRAI, a healthcare AI tool for rapid chest X-ray screening targeting rural clinics in Nepal.
- Executive, Ascol IT Club (Aug 2024 – Present): Spearheading technical initiatives, organizing coding events, and fostering collaborative learning