Summary
Ayaan Panda is an interdisciplinary student researcher and developer with 8 years of technical experience building ML models, web and backend systems, and data analysis projects for universities, non-profits, and local businesses. Currently contributing to LiDAR simulation and protein-structure confidence modeling at research labs while developing conversational-emotion detection models for mental-health intervention, he blends applied research with production-minded engineering. He leads full-stack efforts for a music education non-profit, creates free coding tutorials with 60,000+ YouTube views, and mentors novice debaters—showing a rare mix of technical leadership, communication, and pedagogy for someone still in high school. Colleagues note his ability to shepherd projects from prototype to deployment while keeping community impact and accessibility front-of-mind.
8 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
4.63 GPA, 4.63 GPA at Desert Vista High School