~/riyan $

I write code,
ship fast &
think in systems.

CS Student at UT Dallas
Full-Stack Developer · ML Enthusiast

01 / about

Riyan
Maknojia

Building at the intersection of ML, systems, and full-stack engineering. Passionate about shipping things that actually work in prod.

Education
BS Computer Science @ UT Dallas
Focus
AI/ML · Full-Stack · Systems
Activities
AIS · ACM Research · ACM Development · Riverhacks · ACC CS Club VP
Looking for
Internships & research roles

02 / achievements

ACM UTD · Undergraduate ResearchFeb – May 2025
81.25%
test accuracy
YOLO — Visually Impaired Navigation AI

Scene graph generation using transformers + GNNs for real-time video. 92.16% reduction in training loss across 40,000+ samples.

Artificial Intelligence Society · UTDFeb – May 2025
75%
model accuracy
Neurocam — Neurological Disorder Detection

ML app detecting Parkinson's, Alzheimer's & MS via smartphone camera. Built with PyTorch, MediaPipe, OpenCV + Flutter.

Scale-AI Hackathon2024
#1
place
HeadAI — Multi-Model Orchestration

Routed queries to specialized sub-models and aggregated responses via average embeddings. Won first place out of all competing teams.

RiverHacks · ACCNov 2023 – Jun 2024
$5K+
in sponsorships
3rd Annual RiverHacks — Committee Chair

Led 15 officers. $2,500+ in prizes, 100+ applicants, MLH partnership, judges from Visa and Amazon.

03 / skills

Python
3 yrs experience
about

First language I learned — unlocked ML and scripting for me.

where i applied it

YOLO object detection pipeline, Flask APIs, data analysis scripts.

projects
YOLOHeadAIEng-Physics

05 / contact

Get in touch.

Open to internships and research opportunities.