SANTHOSH KUMAR - Portfolio

About Me

I'm an Aerospace Engineering student at IIT Bombay with a specialization in Aerodynamics.

I enjoy studying financial markets, especially cryptocurrencies and trading them. Apart from that, I enjoy reading books, mainly non-fiction, and I also like swimming to stay active.

Education

M.Tech in Aerospace Engineering

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Specialization: Aerodynamics
Duration: 2024 - 2026
CPI: 9.04/10

B.Tech in Aerospace Engineering

Anna University (ACT, Chennai)

Duration: 2020 - 2024
CGPA: 8.65/10

Key Projects

Aerospace Surface Defect Detection

CNN, PyTorch, Django | Jan 2025 - Aug 2025

Built aircraft-surface defect detector using CNNs, transfer learning, and data augmentation
Shipped FastAPI app with authenticated uploads and real-time classification
Deployed on Render with REST APIs supporting batch inference

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Electric Aircraft Sizing & Deployment Analysis

M.Tech. Project | IIT Bombay | Jun 2025 - Present

Developed sizing algorithm for electric commuter aircraft weight and battery requirements
Analyzed operational profiles using FlightRadar24 data for energy consumption modeling
Performed clustering analysis of Indian airports for deployment feasibility

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Multimodal Airline Support Agent

OpenAI/Claude/Gemini | Jan 2025 - Aug 2025

Built multimodal customer-service agent with text, image, and audio I/O
Implemented function calling tools for PNR lookup and flight status
Orchestrated multi-model routing with RAG over airline FAQs

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AI Knowledge Worker (RAG System)

LangChain, FAISS/Chroma | Jan 2025 - Aug 2025

Engineered RAG system to ingest and query documents using vector databases
Tuned retrieval performance with hybrid search and re-ranking
Exposed REST API and Streamlit UI with source citations

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E-commerce Platform

Django, AWS, PayPal | Jan 2025 - Aug 2025

Developed full-stack online store with user authentication
Integrated PayPal payments and AWS services (S3, RDS, Elastic Beanstalk)
Implemented responsive UI with email verification

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Real-Time Chat Application

Django Channels, WebSockets | Jan 2025 - Aug 2025

Built multi-user real-time chat platform using WebSockets
Designed scalable architecture with persistent message storage
Developed responsive TailwindCSS UI with live updates

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Experience & Leadership

Research Intern - Electric Propulsion

Sphere Tech Innovations, Chennai | Sep 2023 - Apr 2024

Designed & fabricated low-power Applied-Field Magneto Plasma Dynamic Thruster
Built instrumented vacuum rig with Arduino control achieving peak thrust ≈ 0.30 N @ 40 V
Co-authored conference paper on experimental investigation of AF-MPD thrusters

Teaching Assistant - AI and Data Science

IIT Bombay | Prof. Prabhu Ramachandran | Jan 2025 - May 2025

Assisted in conducting exams & crib sessions for 100+ B.Tech students
Evaluated assignments and written exams

Teaching Assistant - Aerodynamics Laboratory

IIT Bombay | Prof. Viren Menezes | Jul 2025 - Present

Guided 80+ B.Tech students during lab experiments on "Analysis of Unsteady Wave Motion in a Shock Tube"
Clarified concepts and evaluated lab reports

Interview Coordinator

IIT Bombay - Placement Cell | Oct 2024 - Dec 2024

Coordinated with team of 250+ members for interviews of 2300+ students
Assisted in conducting tests for 20+ firms and handling student queries

Student Companion - ISCP

IIT Bombay | Jul 2025 - Present

Selected as one among 330 mentors through competitive interview process
Mentored 4 first-year PG students in academic, social, and extracurricular areas

Technical Skills

Programming

Python, C++, SQL, Bash, LaTeX

ML Frameworks

PyTorch, TensorFlow, scikit-learn, Keras

GenAI & NLP

LangChain, Transformers, Whisper, OpenAI API, Claude API, Gemini API, Llama

Data & Tools

NumPy, Pandas, Matplotlib, Seaborn, Jupyter, Git, Linux, Docker

Vector DBs & RAG

FAISS, Chroma, Pinecone, Embedding models, Hybrid search

Cloud/DevOps

AWS (S3, RDS, SageMaker, Lambda), Render, CI/CD, MLflow

Web & UI

Django, FastAPI, Gradio, Streamlit, HTML/CSS/JavaScript, TailwindCSS

CAD & Aerospace

CATIA V5, XFLR5, SUAVE

Blog

Getting Started with RAG Systems

December 1, 2025

Exploring the fundamentals of Retrieval-Augmented Generation and how to build production-ready RAG systems...

Electric Aircraft: The Future of Aviation

November 15, 2025

A deep dive into hybrid electric propulsion systems and their impact on sustainable aviation...

Building Multimodal AI Agents

November 1, 2025

Learn how to create AI agents that can process text, images, and audio using modern LLMs...

Get In Touch

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