Hi, I’m Neel
Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.
- Carl Jung
some cool things i've done:
- At 18 presented a completely independent research paper @ NeurIPS as one of the youngest researchers (funded by an EV Grant)
- Got a $25k scholarship for creating new AI algorithms to make artificial photosynthesis & carbon capture a reality (presented @ AAAI23)
- Raised $80k+ for various hackathons while also founding & raising for a startup using RL for a new approach to neuromodulation
- (for math nerds I also was the lead dev at the start for sinerider, a game supported by 3Blue1Brown, my fav)
- Now the youngest intern @ Notion (AI)!
Currently a sophmore at UCLA, lover of code, and avid exclamation mark (over?) user! As a philosophy nerd, I tend to research the boundaries of AI. Though a maker at heart, I am a (self) certified generalist—web dev, game dev, systems, & anime.
It all started with an invitation to Next19—my first (not last) conference—which taught me one of my favorite ideas, "don’t let school take away from your education".
Interested in interacting with the "real world", I became an active member of HackClub, organizing many events (including AngelHacks & the Summer of Making). IMO I made some cool projects too.
Blasting off I gathered experiences—some crazy AI internships, took part in the worlds longest (3,502 mile-long) hackathon, and independent research on turning CO2 into fuel @ NeurIPS! I even created my first startup where we got funding!
If you find any of this interesting, or just want to talk, hit me up with an email with something resembling my name [at] this domain! I’m trying to read more, so recommend me some books/music!
Most recently caught "No recent commits"-ing @ neelr/MyWebsite
Notebook Posts!
nyt mini-stealer!
1/3/2026 A fun little chrome extension to share your NYT mini with friends
#fun / #project / #programming
Find me at San Francisco where its 48°F and Clear
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