- Reduced legacy service migration time by 98% (2 weeks → 1 hour per stage) by building multi-step AI agents using prompt chaining and CoT reasoning to automate Java architecture transformation across thousands of lines.
- Architected an agentic RAG pipeline with few-shot prompting to achieve 92% translation accuracy across legacy API calls, algorithm structures, and AWS cloud deployment patterns into modernized service frameworks.
- Developed a pluggable natural language interface enabling on-the-fly algorithm adjustments during automated migration, allowing seamless integration with modern service handlers without manual intervention.
// Computer Engineering + Econ minor @ Waterloo · GPA 3.95
Karan Gupta.
01 experience
- Reduced system downtime risk by scripting a New Relic data exporter and architecting NRQL queries, enabling early detection of 3+ resource bottlenecks before system failure.
- Designed a Python analysis script and SQL telemetry pipeline to process clickstream data, identifying 20+ suspicious user anomalies by applying mathematical modeling and cross-referencing behavioral logs.
- Implemented 15+ Salesforce features to automate data entry during document uploads for specialized lending workflows, reducing manual input for high-value client processing using Apex and LWC.
- Improved real-time signal detection accuracy by 13% using OpenCV2 computer vision algorithms through iterative parameter tuning and validation.
- Built multi-process telemetry and command systems in Python (PyMAVLink) to simulate UAV communication, reducing message latency by 30% across distributed processes.
- Engineered a Python-based automation bot that auto-responded to Facebook Marketplace messages, improving response time by over 70% and automating 700+ customer interactions.
- Provided technical support in database management, hardware setup, and network troubleshooting.
- Designed and sold 35+ custom keyboards, generating $5,500+ in revenue, while building and maintaining an e-commerce platform for orders, client communication, and margin optimization
- Planned and designed electrical engineering (EE) components and constrained the robot's physical build process.
- Collaborated with design and build sub-teams to define functional boundaries and integrate electronics efficiently.
02 projects
Won 1st place ($5,000) by building an Agentic AI system using Gemini vision models for product classification with 90%+ accuracy. Reduced search time by 70% and enabled access to 1,000+ real-time listings by integrating Shopify Storefront API and SerpAPI.
→ Raspberry Pi, Arduino, Python, OpenCV, HTML, CSS, Flask, C/C++ DeliriumWatchBuilt a real-time Python monitoring pipeline with SQL-backed secure login and role-based access control for hospital staff, resulting in over 90% reduction in manual monitoring. Implemented OpenCV-based eye detection and live Flask web visualizations to flag abnormal conditions.
→ Python, PRAW, MongoDB AI Admissions Similarity ToolAI-driven tool to scrape admissions data and compute similarity scores (GPA, tests, interests). Applicant benchmarking with reach, target, and safety school classification.
→ Python, TensorFlow, scikit-learn, OpenCV, Node.js, React, MongoDB TailorAI (Silhouette)Built a full-stack AI platform using computer vision and the MERN stack, processing 200+ images to automatically extract 10+ body measurements per user. Implemented Python CV pipeline with landmark normalization, improving measurement consistency by 40%. Designed scalable backend APIs, MongoDB schema, and responsive React frontend.
→ Raspberry Pi, Python 3, FastAPI, Spotipy, JS Spotify Pi ThingA standalone Raspberry Pi Spotify controller with a touchscreen UI acting like an in-car console. Uses FastAPI matching OAuth caching for independent boot-time kiosk playback.
→03 beyond code
- film — I log everything on Letterboxd.
- keyboards & PC building — 35+ custom boards built/sold, love the craft. Current rig: NZXT H6 Flow, 13600KF, 9070XT, Vengeance 7000MHz CL34.
- otherwise: manga, martial arts, motorsports, music (rage, EDM, Hyperpop).
- wanna know more? check out my resume ↗
04 stack
awards
- Valedictorian
- 1st Euclid Math Contest — School Medal
- 1st Amazon Robotics Hackathon
- Bronze Chess AI Bot — Waterloo Tech Week
- Gov. General's Academic Award
05 see me in action
Find me on these platforms — code, music, film, and everything in between.
06 contact
Open to internships & collaboration.