Prajwal Prashanth

Hello there! I'm an incoming engineering transfer student 1 After UBC repealed their policy for international tuition exemption, I was forced to consider alternative pathways to pursue my education. at Langara College, aiming to transfer into the Engineering Physics program 2 It's the perfect program for me since it combines math, physics, robotics, AI, ML, computer engineering, mechatronics, and more. at the University of British Columbia.

I balance building projects with strong academic performance. I've showcased projects like JARVIS at Vancouver AI meetups, built projects at hackathons 3 Intense, time-restrictive competitions where teams collaborate to build a software or hardware project from scratch. such as Hack the North and nwHacks, and am my high school's valedictorian 4 Serendipity. for the Class of 2025.

My goal is to break into the AI industry by continually learning, building, and shipping ambitious projects.

Latest Newsletter Update

Summer 2025

End of the opening, onto the middlegame.

Hello there! I’m Prajwal, a recent high school graduate with a passion for AI and a goal to pursue Engineering Physics at UBC. I’m restarting my newsletter, which was abruptly stopped in November 2023, starting with June, July, and August 2025. I’m excited to share what I’ve been up to in bimonthly updates from now on! ...

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  • JARVIS for the Visually Impaired

    Independent / TKS

    Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 (10 months ago)

    Portable wearable AI assistant (camera, mic, speaker) giving low‑latency scene descriptions & Q/A; core translated to microcontroller (C++ + Edge Impulse).se).

    AIEdgeC++Embedded

  • Peter Pan: Longevity for Everyone

    Team Research

    Apr 2024 – Oct 2024 (1 year ago)

    Researched mitochondrial theory of aging; built MVP system to help stabilize blood glucose for accessible lifespan improvement; pitched to 3 VCs.

    HealthResearchBio

  • Google Internal Announcements RAG MVP

    Google Canada Challenge Winner

    Dec 2023 – Aug 2024 (1 year ago)

    Personalized announcements + question answering by integrating Gemini with internal docs (RAG) for sales teams; selected top 3/100+ & ranked #1 in final judging by the Global Head of Partnerships with Google Canada.ada.

    LLMRAGProduct

  • CalendAI

    buildspace / Community Meetup Demo

    Jun 2024 – Jul 2024 (1 year ago)

    Chrome extension integrating Gemini with Google Calendar to plan weeks & schedule events via natural language; demoed at Vancouver AI Community Meetup.tup.

    Chrome ExtAIProductivity
  1. Mar 2025

    Scrapyard Vancouver – Itémon (2nd Place)

    Scrapyard Vancouver 2025

    Interactive AI game resembling Pokémon with real‑world items; placed 2nd among 100+ participants.

    Second PlaceIn-Person
  2. Jan 2025

    nwHacks 2025 – Genimo

    nwHacks 2025

    AI + animation tool converting user text into educational animations (Generate + Manim).

    In-Person
  3. Nov 2024

    Hack For Youth – TimeCraft (1st Place)

    Hack For Youth 2024

    Calendar + AI chatbot for intelligent time management integrating Google Calendar.

    WinnerIn-Person
  4. Sep 2024
    2 hackathons
  1. Jun 2025
    8 awards
  2. May 2025
    2 awards
  3. Jun 2024
    7 awards
  4. May 2024

    Distinction – Sir Isaac Newton Exam

    University of Waterloo Faculty of Science

    282/3077 worldwide; 3rd school (Gr.11).

    PhysicsContest
  5. Apr 2024

    Ingenious+ Regional Grant (CAD$1K)

    Ingenious+

    Funding for JARVIS project.

    GrantAI
  6. Jun 2023
    7 awards
  7. Jun 2022
    2 awards