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Mihir Parashar

Student at the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, building things with code. Interested in full-stack development, AI, and making technology more accessible.

Experience

UC San Diego (Prof. Pengtao Xie's Lab)
Student Researcher
Jul 2026 – Present

Built and verified five LLM post-training methods (SFT/LoRA, DPO, GRPO, data prep, decontamination), running ~30 GPU batch jobs on the NRP Nautilus research cluster. Traced a contradiction in published results to a grading artifact in GSM8K's standard evaluator, with sign reversals across 13 models; drafted a workshop paper on the finding.

PyTorch HuggingFace Kubernetes LLMs Research
University of Illinois Chicago (AEON Lab)
Student Researcher
May 2026 – Present

Applied 3D Gaussian Splatting to multi-camera gait analysis under Dr. Amit Ranjan Trivedi, building a reconstruction pipeline on the TotalCapture dataset that cuts training data requirements and speeds up convergence. Co-authored a manuscript currently under review at AAAI.

Computer Vision 3D Gaussian Splatting Research
BinaryHeart
Chapter Co-President
May 2025 – Present

Co-President of school chapter for this 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to refurbishing and donating old devices. Contributing to nearly $100,000 worth of devices donated nationally and 135+ student volunteers.

Nonprofit Leadership
Illinois Association for Gifted Children
Web Developer
Oct 2024 – Present

Developer for the Learning Enrichment Engine, an online platform curating free learning opportunities. Built map, geocoding, and account systems supporting over 2,000 monthly active users.

Bootstrap PHP JavaScript Geocoding
TheraLyze
Software Intern
Jun – Aug 2025

AI drug safety platform used by Wörwag Pharma. Implemented internationalization supporting 85+ languages and developed an invoicing schema with PDF generation.

AI i18n PDF Generation

Projects

Classly
Classroom Collaboration Platform
Dec 2025 – Mar 2026

A privacy-focused classroom platform with real-time collaboration and structured AI learning support. Built a Python API that analyzes notes and discussions to generate study guides and teacher insights. Placed 2nd place and won $2,000 at the IMSA PowerPitch Competition.

Next.js Supabase Python AI
ReadEase
Accessibility-Focused Learning App
Sep – Oct 2025

Mobile app supporting students with dyslexia using AI-powered summarization, OCR, and speech tools. Features a pronunciation practice system with personalized paragraph-reading exercises. Utilizes speech recognition tools to provide feedback and accuracy ratings on pronunciation.

React Native JavaScript OCR AI
RANG Offical Website
Artist Website
2026

Built the official artist website for Rang, showcasing 210k+ followers, 275M+ total views, 25M+ TikTok views, 30M+ YouTube views, music releases, and a first national tour across colleges nationwide.

Web Design Branding Marketing Site

Skills

Expert

Python Java JavaScript Git

Proficient

C# Next.js

Intermediate

Supabase React Native

Achievements

2nd Place Finalist ($2,000) IMSA PowerPitch Competition Mar 2026
All-Star Finalist  American Computer Science League May 2025
1st Place (2-Person Team)  ICTM Regional Math Contest Feb 2024

Contact

Interested in working together? Feel free to reach out.