Aayush Shah Nirala

Born in the Terai · Katahariya, Rautahat

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The professional case

Why I’d be a good addition to your team

Computer Science with AI student at Sunway College Kathmandu (BCU), award-winning full-stack developer, and quick to learn. Open to web developer internships.

Along the Bagmati

The journey so far

My journey runs upstream, like following the Bagmati from Rautahat to where it begins in the Kathmandu hills.

⛵ Katahariya, Rautahat

  1. Education

    Secondary Education Examination (SEE)

    Navodaya Shishu Sadan

    Built a strong base in science, mathematics and logical reasoning, and first got curious about computers.

  2. Education

    Higher Secondary Education (+2 Science)

    Kathmandu BernHardt Secondary School/College · Kathmandu

    Deepened science, mathematics and computer science; learned programming fundamentals and problem solving.

  3. Education

    BSc (Hons) Computer Science with Artificial Intelligence

    Sunway College Kathmandu (Birmingham City University, UK) · Kathmandu

    Building full-stack and AI projects alongside my degree, including the award-winning MedSync.

    • Python
    • JavaScript
    • React
    • Node.js
    • MongoDB
  4. Hackathon

    Team Yukti · Innovation Fest 2026 winner

    Sunway College Kathmandu · Kathmandu

    Healthcare & Well-being Innovation Award for MedSync.

    • • Designed the API and data models
    • • Built the React dashboard with the team
    • MongoDB
    • Express.js
    • React
    • Node.js

Kathmandu, today

The harvest

What I grow

Every season I plant something new. Here’s what’s ready for harvest, and what’s still sprouting.

Frontend· Paddy

  • HTML5

    Harvest-ready

  • CSS3

    Harvest-ready

  • JavaScript

    Growing

    Used in Kopila

  • React

    Growing

    Used in MedSync, Sawari Sathi, Nirala General Kirana Pasal

  • Next.js

    Sprout

  • Vite

    Growing

    Used in Nirala General Kirana Pasal, Shakti Mart

  • Tailwind CSS

    Growing

    Used in Sawari Sathi, Nirala General Kirana Pasal, Shakti Mart

Backend· Sugarcane

  • Node.js

    Growing

    Used in MedSync, Sawari Sathi, Nirala General Kirana Pasal

  • Express.js

    Growing

    Used in MedSync, Sawari Sathi

  • REST APIs

    Growing

  • JWT Auth

    Growing

  • Socket.IO

    Sprout

    Used in Sawari Sathi

Databases· Mustard

  • MongoDB

    Growing

    Used in MedSync, Sawari Sathi, Nirala General Kirana Pasal

  • MySQL

    Sprout

  • PostgreSQL

    Sprout

  • Supabase

    Sprout

    Used in Nirala General Kirana Pasal, Shakti Mart

  • Firebase

    Sprout

    Used in Kopila

AI / ML· Maize

  • Python

    Growing

  • C

    Sprout

  • AI-assisted features

    Sprout

Tools· Lentil

  • Git

    Growing

  • GitHub

    Growing

  • VS Code

    Harvest-ready

  • Postman

    Growing

  • Figma

    Sprout

  • Vercel

    Growing

Still sprouting· Seedlings

  • TypeScript

    Seed

  • Docker

    Seed

Growth stages: Seed (just planted) → Sprout → Growing → Harvest-ready (confident in production).

The weekly market

Relevant work

Every week the haat (village market) fills with stalls. These are mine. Step in and look around.

The village fair

Moments worth hanging marigolds for

At a mela (village fair) the best harvest gets a garland. These are mine.

Team Yukti on stage holding the DeerHack 2026 AI/ML track winner cheque
A proud moment: DeerHack 2026
Hackathon

🏆 1st Place – AI/ML Track

DeerHack 2026 · Deerwalk Group

Won as part of Team Yukti for developing an AI-powered Drug–Drug Interaction Prediction System.

  • Achieved 1st Place in the AI/ML Track for developing a GNN-based drug interaction prediction system.
  • Built a Graph Neural Network approach that represents drugs as nodes and drug interactions as edges to predict potential interactions.
  • Demonstrated practical application of AI/ML, graph-based learning, teamwork, and problem-solving during a 48-hour hackathon.

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