projects

thm 2.1 — let P = {p : p ∈ research ∪ engineering ∪ open source}
i.

mathcode

Actively developing a Python library implementing mathematical algorithms from coursework: graph algorithms, stochastic processes (Brownian motion, Markov chains, SDEs/SPDEs), optimization (gradient descent variants, simplex), abstract algebra, and reinforcement learning.

pypi python numpy networkx
ii.

information retrieval engine

Full-stack IR engine with Scrapy crawler, TF-IDF inverted index with cosine similarity and semantic k-NN search (word2vec, FAISS), Flask query processor with Top-K ranking, NLTK spell correction, and WordNet expansion.

information retrieval machine learning flask scikit-learn faiss
iii.

distributed rl for ocean plastic drift

A distributed Monte Carlo RL framework that simulates ocean plastic drift and aggregates results from volunteer clients for large-scale model optimization, earning 3rd place in the Grainger Computing Innovation Prize.

pytorch jax monte carlo reinforcement learning
iv.

agentic ai framework

A powerful orchestration agent designed to manage and coordinate multiple AI agents. Provides users with a unified chat experience, allowing seamless interaction with various specialized AI agents through a single window.

langchain openai api python
v.

ai language understanding

Collection of projects exploring natural language processing techniques, including semantic parsing, sentiment analysis, and neural language models. Coursework from AI Language Understanding class.

nlp pandas nltk python
vi.

erdős co-authorship network

Designed and implemented a co-author network to analyze the influence of research papers on contemporary and future research, leveraging weighted and unweighted adjacency matrices with Erdős1 data.

graph theory networkx data science

experience

cor. 2.1 — the trajectory of ishaan through time
Jan 2024 – May 2025

peer tutor — upper level math

Illinois Institute of Technology

Tutoring students in advanced mathematics courses

Jul 2024 – Jul 2024

ai engineering intern

PeopleStrong Technologies

Built LLM chatbot with agentic architecture for HR automation

Jun 2025 – Jul 2025

ai engineering intern

PeopleStrong Technologies

RAG-based system for automated ticket resolution

Aug 2024 – Present

research assistant

IIT — Dr. Igor Cialenco

NSF-funded research on groundwater rights modeling and pricing

May 2025 – Present

research assistant

IIT — Dr. Michael Pelsmajer

Markov Chain sampler development for hypergraphs

Aug 2025 – Present

teaching assistant

Illinois Institute of Technology

Teaching assistant for 'Geometry for Architects' and 'Introduction to Calculus'

Feb 2026 – Present

research assistant

IIT — Alaittin Kırtışoğlu & Dr. Hemanshu Kaul

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