Akash Dubey

Timeline2016 → now21 moments

School, work, research, and the things I built along the way. Scroll through it, or filter by kind.

  1. 2016

    1. Milestones2016The habit startsProgramming turns from curiosity into routine: small builds, too many ideas.

  2. 2018

    1. Milestones2018Robotics adds pressureEngineering gets physical. Code now has to survive deadlines and real machines.

  3. 2020

    1. SchoolSep 2020 – Jun 2024Academy for Information TechnologyUnion County Vocational-Technical SchoolsHigh school focused on computer science; Mathematics Award.

  4. 2021

    1. LeadershipSep 2021 – Jun 2024AIT Math LeagueOfficer, then PresidentRan practices and competitions for 50+ students; consistent top-three scorer.

  5. 2022

    1. LeadershipSep 2022 – Jun 2024FRC Team 1257Programming ManagerLed a 30+ person programming group across robot code, controls, and vision.Read more →
    2. LeadershipDec 2022 – nowThe ConnectionESL InstructorTeaching English to 50+ adult learners, plus worksheets and tutoring tools.Read more →

  6. 2023

    1. WorkMay 2023 – Aug 2025Samaritan ScoutFull Stack EngineerSearch across 35,000+ volunteer opportunities and agentic scraping of 100,000+ nonprofit sites.
    2. LeadershipSep 2023 – Jun 2024Newspaper & Coding ClubLayout Editor · Board MemberRebuilt the school paper’s site and ran coding workshops and competitions.Read more →

  7. 2024

    1. MilestonesJun 2024Graduated high schoolFour years of robotics, math league, and side projects wrap up.
    2. SchoolSep 2024 – May 2027Rutgers University Honors CollegeB.S. Computer Science and MathematicsMinor in Quantitative Economics. Presenting Chair of the Quant Finance Club.
    3. ResearchOct 2024 – nowRutgers Economics LabsPresident (formerly Research Director)Quantitative research for NJDOL, NJDEP, NJBPU, HUD, and the U.S. Census Bureau.Read more →
    4. BuildsDec 2024Rutgers Bus AnalysisCollected and visualized load and reliability data for the campus bus system.Read more →

  8. 2025

    1. BuildsJan 2025 – nowScarlet SyncFounderA Rutgers planning app with thousands of users: schedules, degrees, and campus info.Read more →
    2. ResearchSpring 2025Directed Reading Programq-Binomial theoremProof-writing and a talk on q-analogues and symmetric functions.Read more →
    3. BuildsMay 2025NOSTRADAMUSA 3D geospatial simulation of New Jersey with live flights and layered data.Read more →
    4. MilestonesJun 2025TopCoder top performerReverse-engineered a 60-year-old reimbursement system; invited to interview at 8090 AI.Read more →
    5. WorkSep 2025 – nowLykkeFounding Software EngineerAI study platform used by 285+ students: course ingestion, RAG, and wiki generation.Read more →

  9. 2026

    1. ResearchJan 2026 – nowThree Rutgers labsResearch AssistantRobot task and motion planning (ARC Lab), 3D genome analysis (Kwan Lab), and CS research.Read more →
    2. WorkMay – Aug 2026New York LifeSoftware Engineering InternApplied AI: a claims assistant across web, phone, and SMS, plus knowledge and developer tools.Read more →
    3. BuildsOct 2026Rutgers Health HackSynthetic patient encounters, faculty authoring, and a playable hospital world.Read more →

  10. 2027

    1. MilestonesMay 2027Graduating from RutgersNext chapter: building in software, applied AI, and robotics.