Adwaith Madadi

About Me

Building impactful software solutions that drive innovation and deliver real-world results.

I'm a Computer Engineering major at UC Santa Cruz with a strong interest in software engineering, artificial intelligence, and machine learning. I love building things that make a difference, whether it's web apps, cloud projects, or AI tools. I'm always looking for ways to create software that solves real problems and helps people. My goal is to deliver high-quality, impactful solutions that users love.

3 Major Projects
Two Completed & One Active

5+ Programming Languages
Mastered & Applied

2 Tech Domains
Full-Stack & AI/ML

My biggest strengths are problem solving, picking up new technologies quickly, and building creative solutions that actually work. I enjoy collaborating with others, breaking down complex problems, and always look for ways to make my code clean, efficient, and easy to use. I’m always up for a challenge and love seeing my ideas come to life in real projects.

Key Achievements

Architecting a production ready AI interview platform using Next.js, React, and AssemblyAI with real time speech processing that achieves under 8% transcription error, demonstrating full stack expertise from frontend UI to backend API integration and cloud deployment
Secured first place in the SCAI Machine Learning Competition by engineering a bidirectional LSTM neural network that outperformed 50+ competing solutions, achieving 98%+ precision, recall, and F1 score in spam detection using TensorFlow, Keras, and PyTorch
Conducting machine learning research at UCSC analyzing how LLMs generate statistical distributions, building custom Python frameworks to visualize AI behavior and uncovering critical 20% deviations that impact model reliability and data classification
Scaled student performance by 15% as a Python programming tutor, teaching 25+ students advanced debugging techniques, algorithmic thinking, and best coding practices while boosting class engagement by 20%
Shipped production code at Partnership HealthPlan of California, optimizing SQL queries, debugging enterprise web applications, and presenting technical solutions to cross functional teams of 20+ engineers and stakeholders

Technical Arsenal

Python C C++ Java JavaScript TypeScript SQL HTML CSS Data Structures & Algorithms OOP

Technologies

React Node.js Next.js PostgreSQL REST APIs OpenAI API Keras AWS Llama Kubernetes Docker Scikit-Learn Angular TensorFlow PyTorch Scrum Agile

Experience

Group Tutor/Reader for CMPM 15

Baskin Engineering at UCSC

Sep 2025 - Present

Mentored and evaluated 20+ students in Human-Centered AI, Resilient Computing, and Generative AI, providing in-depth feedback on 15+ weekly presentations. Led discussions that inspired undergraduate research interest and improved students' clarity in communicating technical ideas.

Reader/Grader for CSE 100 (Logic Design)

Baskin Engineering at UCSC

Sep 2025 - Present

Evaluated 100+ homework assignments and prelabs weekly on Boolean Algebra, FSMs, and Sequential Circuits. Delivered detailed, rubric-based feedback that clarified core design concepts and strengthened students' mastery of digital logic and system-level hardware design.

Undergraduate Machine Learning Researcher

UCSC Neuromorphic Computing Group

Jan 2025 - Present

Researched LLMs' ability to generate statistically valid distributions by analyzing diverse data conditions under varying settings. Built Python frameworks to model and visualize AI-generated distributions, uncovering up to 20% deviation from theoretical fundamentals and revealing how prompt engineering affects data classification and model reliability.

Group Tutor for CSE 20 (Python Programming)

Baskin Engineering at UCSC

Sep 2024 - Dec 2024

Led group sessions of 25+ students, breaking down complex Python programming concepts through practical activities. Provided individualized Python guidance to 20+ students, improving debugging skills and code accuracy that resulted in a 15% average grade increase and boosted class engagement by 20%.

IT WebApps Intern

Partnership HealthPlan of California

Jun 2022 - July 2022

Contributed to SQL database management and internal web applications by debugging code and improving system reliability. Presented project updates and code contributions to 20+ developers and managers, collaborating on implementation decisions and cross-team solutions.