RithvikRithvikPraveen KumarPraveen Kumar

Undergraduate Researcher, TinyML

• Researching TinyML systems for edge inference under Prof. Qiuyue "Shirley" Xue.
• Optimizing and deploying small ML models onto low-power embedded hardware via Edge Impulse.
• Investigating novel low-power designs, including piezoelectric microphones that act as both sensors and energy sources for on-device models.
• Weighing model accuracy against hardware and energy constraints through implementation, experimentation, and literature review.

Software Developer

• Built a full-stack, AI-powered RAG learning platform for a non-profit serving 500+ underserved learners studying personal finance.
• Wired the RAG pipeline, LLM workflow, and vector retrieval that grounds chatbot answers in actual lesson content.
• Added AI generation of quizzes and assignments, and shipped the core lesson-delivery UI and backend.
• Translated non-technical product requirements into technical specs, working with designers and stakeholders end-to-end.

Investor Relations Chair

• Promoted role layered on top of Code Sensei duties.
• Analyzed company revenue, costs, and margins to surface historical trends and key financial insights.
• Delivered quarterly reports to colleagues and associates.
• Democratized investment knowledge across the organization by fielding policy questions and teaching peers how to read company analysis.

Code Sensei

• Taught programming through game development to 40 students aged 5–12, covering JavaScript, C#, MakeCode, and 3D modeling/printing.
• Built personalized skill-development paths with parents and ran demos for prospective families.
• Organized hackathons and kept the learning environment positive, safe, and a little chaotic in the best way.