About Me
I'm a passionate CS Engineer studying MSCS at Columbia University In the City of New York with a deep fascination for artificial intelligence and its potential to transform how we interact with technology. My journey spans across multiple domains, from computer vision algorithms to scalable cloud architectures.
Core Values
What Drives Me
I believe technology should be accessible, intelligent, and impactful. Whether I'm developing computer vision models that can understand complex visual data, architecting cloud solutions that scale globally, or building software that enhances user experiences, my goal is always to create solutions that make a meaningful difference.
Education
Academic journey and continuous learning in technology and innovation
Academic Qualifications
Master of Science in Computer Science
Computer Vision, AI/ML, AI Agents, Deep Learning
Key Achievements
- Research Assistant for BreakingXRNet Project under Prof. Ethan Katz-Bassett and Prof. Kostis Kaffes for improving latency in XR applications
- Working on use case team for Columbia's AI Agents DAPLab to showcase Data Flow Control research paper's applications
- Teaching Assistant for Computer Networks under Prof. Xia Zhou (Spring 2026)
Relevant Coursework
Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science and Engineering
Software Engineering & Data Structures
Key Achievements
- Lead App Development at Coding Ninjas
- Head of Operations at Rotaract Club
Relevant Coursework
Professional Certifications
HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate
HashiCorp
Microsoft AZ-400 DevOps Engineer Expert
Microsoft
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
Amazon Web Services
Microsoft AZ-104 Associate Administrator
Microsoft
Google Cloud Digital Leader
Microsoft AZ-100 Fundamentals
Microsoft
Professional Experience
My journey through various roles in AI, cloud infrastructure, and software development.
Incoming Software Engineer Intern at MathWorks, the company behind MATLAB and Simulink.
Key Achievements:
Automated AWS infra with Terragrunt (30% faster provisioning), improved CI/CD for EKS and other resources (20% more reliable), ran DR drills and Azure patching for a US banking client, and set up monitoring that cut downtime by 25%.
Key Achievements:
- Led a team to deploy automated AWS infrastructure with Terragrunt, cutting provisioning time by 30%
- Improved CI/CD pipelines for 10+ AWS resources including EKS, boosting release reliability by 20%.
- Conducted DR drills and managed Azure patching for a US banking client, ensuring compliance
- Set up monitoring and alerts, reducing downtime and improving response times by 25%
Architected and maintained cloud infrastructure for high-traffic applications, implementing CI/CD pipelines and monitoring solutions.
Key Achievements:
- Provisioned 20+ reusable AWS modules for compute, networking, and storage, boosting standardization
- Orchestrated hub-and-spoke deployments via Terraform & GitHub Actions with multi-region support, achieving 99.95% uptime
- Integrated Okta ASA, ServiceNow, and DataDog for secure access, monitoring, and incident management, reducing MTTR by 35%
- Streamlined CI/CD pipelines and automated infrastructure tasks, enhancing efficiency across projects
Built and launched 4 iOS apps with Swift, UIKit, and SwiftUI, driving 20% higher engagement. Optimized performance with MVC/MVVM and Alamofire, cutting response times by 30%.
Key Achievements:
- Developed and deployed 4 client-facing iOS apps using Swift, UIKit, and SwiftUI, boosting user engagement by 20%
- Implemented MVC/MVVM architectures and optimized API handling with Alamofire, reducing app response times by 30%
Projects
A showcase of my work spanning AI, Cloud, DevOps, IoT, and Blockchain.
AI-Powered Expense Auditor
Implemented an OCR pipeline (Tesseract, LayoutLM) for invoice data extraction, reducing audit time by ~60%. Deployed anomaly detection (Isolation Forest, Autoencoder) to flag fraud with ~35% higher accuracy. Integrated into a React + Node.js dashboard on AWS with Docker & Terraform.
Predictive Stock Option Management Platform
Built ML models to forecast pre-IPO share values, improving decision accuracy by ~25%. Designed portfolio analytics reducing manual errors by 80%. Delivered a full-stack web app (React, Node.js, PostgreSQL) with automated infra provisioning via Terraform & Docker on AWS.
E2E Infrastructure Automation – Deloitte
Developed CI/CD pipelines reducing release times by 40% and automated infra provisioning with Terraform & Kubernetes. Optimized monitoring with Grafana & ELK stack. Contributed to high-availability cloud systems, enabling teams to scale applications with zero downtime.
Infrean – DevSecOps AI Agent
Built an LLM co-pilot that ingests CI/CD signals, IaC, and cloud logs to auto-triage security drift, propose Terraform/Helm fixes, and open verified PRs. Delivered 60% faster remediation and cut noisy alerts by grounding responses on AWS Security Hub + Jira context.
Smart Attendance Tracking with IoT
Co-authored a research paper (with Devansh Taneja) on IoT-based attendance using Raspberry Pi, OpenCV & facial recognition, integrated with a native mobile app. Enhanced dataset creation & real-time tracking. Published in IJCRT.
Marketplace for Decentralized File Storage
Co-authored a research paper (with Devansh Taneja) on blockchain + IPFS storage marketplace, using smart contracts as escrow mechanisms for secure, transparent transactions. Published in IJCRT.
Hackathon Spotlight
AWS Bedrock AI Innovation — SupplyGuard. Built a DevSecOps agent that protects supply chains with grounded AI decisions and landed a Top 5 finish.
SupplyGuard: AI for secure supply chains
Orchestrated an agentic workflow that ingests supplier docs, live cloud signals, and CVE feeds, then generates guarded actions (IaC diffs, runbooks, Jira updates) with zero-hallucination policies.
- Defense-in-depthRAG over vendor contracts, VPC flow logs, and SBOMs to gate agent steps.
- Hands-free remediationAuto-proposes Terraform/Helm fixes, opens PRs, and syncs findings to Jira with approvals.
- Human-in-the-loopGuardrails + reviewers keep model outputs aligned to security policy and SLAs.
- ImpactCut triage noise by anchoring on AWS Security Hub + Bedrock moderation, earning Top 5.
How we impressed the judges
Rebuilt supply-chain trust signals into a Bedrock-native agent: contract ingestion with Titan, step reasoning with Claude, and drift checks through Guardrails before any action hit prod.
AWS Bedrock AI Innovation — building SupplyGuard with the crew.
Live demo: supplier risk scoring + auto-generated runbooks in under 48 hours.
Top 5 finish for SupplyGuard — secure, AI-first supply chain monitoring.
My Stack
Technologies and tools I use to build amazing digital experiences.
TypeScript
Typed JavaScript
React
UI Library
Node.js
JavaScript Runtime
Python
Programming Language
Docker
Containerization
MongoDB
NoSQL Database
GraphQL
Query Language
Redis
In-Memory Database
TypeScript
Typed JavaScript
React
UI Library
Node.js
JavaScript Runtime
Python
Programming Language
Docker
Containerization
MongoDB
NoSQL Database
GraphQL
Query Language
Redis
In-Memory Database
Next.js
React Framework
Tailwind CSS
CSS Utility
AWS
Cloud Services
Vercel
Deployment Platform
PostgreSQL
SQL Database
Git
Version Control
Firebase
Backend Platform
OpenCV
Computer Vision
Next.js
React Framework
Tailwind CSS
CSS Utility
AWS
Cloud Services
Vercel
Deployment Platform
PostgreSQL
SQL Database
Git
Version Control
Firebase
Backend Platform
OpenCV
Computer Vision
What People Say
I had the opportunity to lead and mentor Dev on our projects, and I’ve seen him grow into a highly dependable resource. He is a fast learner with strong dedication, always eager to take on challenges and deliver results. Dev consistently demonstrated the ability to quickly grasp new concepts, adapt to complex situations, and contribute meaningfully to the team’s success. His strong work ethic, collaborative nature, and drive to continuously improve set him apart. Many times he even outperformed peers who were more senior than him, which speaks to his exceptional talent and potential. I believe Dev has an excellent career trajectory ahead of him and will continue to take on greater responsibilities with success. I strongly recommend Dev as a valuable asset for any team.
Gowtham Alasakani
Solution Architect, Deloitte, Florida
Let's Connect
I'm always interested in new opportunities and collaborations. Feel free to reach out through any of the channels below.