ashwanth kumaravel

chennai, in. i build things that hold under load

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about

tldr; final-year cs @ vit (grad 2027), building systems + security infra. open to new-grad sde roles.

i like things that hold up under load, so i build them that way — a raft-inspired consensus protocol running across heterogeneous iot edge nodes, a post-quantum email client with a signed kem-dem architecture on nist-standardized algorithms, and an openenv-compatible eval harness with deterministic graders for agents.

python, typescript, rust — whichever fits. i write tests, i benchmark, i ship.

code lives on github.

projects

  • echod
    2026

    distributed consensus for iot edge networks

    Python Embedded hardware (ESP32 + Raspberry Pi)

    a lightweight, raft-inspired consensus protocol for heterogeneous edge devices — energy-aware and partition-tolerant.

  • ops-env
    2026

    support-desk triage environment for agent evals

    Python FastAPI Docker

    openenv-compatible triage environment built with fastapi and deterministic graders, for training and evaluating agents.

  • schrodinger-mail
    2026

    post-quantum secure email client

    Python Flask PostgreSQL

    signed kem-dem architecture using nist-standardized algorithms — confidentiality, integrity, and authenticity against both classical and quantum threats.

  • devsignal
    2026

    rust workspace: daemon, discord bot, macos app

    Rust Discord Apple

    a background daemon paired with a discord bot and a macos client, sharing one rust workspace.

experiments

certifications

activity

things that stayed

books and shows i remember for the question they left behind, not the plot.

  • the pragmatic programmer, 1999

    read it before i had written anything worth maintaining. reread it after, and it was a different book.

  • designing data-intensive applications, 2017

    the reason the consensus protocol exists. chapter 9 cost me a semester and was worth it.

  • mr. robot, 2015–2019

    the only show that got the terminal right, and the loneliness of it too.

  • the little prince, 1943

    one of the first books i remember finishing in one sitting, and the only one i still quote at people.

on my side of the screen it is — in chennai.

links

no framework, no tracker — typeset in inter, styled with tailwind. read the source.