Places

Where research, hackathons, work, and a few trips have taken me: 18 cities in 3 countries so far.

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Map of India. Most places are in the north, enlarged in the next map. North, enlarged → Mumbai Bengaluru Kolkata
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North India, with markers for Budhlada, Jalandhar, Mohali, Chandigarh, Rupnagar, Rajpura, Patiala, Rohtang, Burwa, Kasol and Manikaran, Bir Billing, Katra, New Delhi Budhlada Jalandhar Mohali Chandigarh Rupnagar Rajpura Patiala Rohtang Burwa Kasol and Manikaran Bir Billing Katra New Delhi
North India, enlarged

Research & work

Bremen

Germany

15–21 Aug 2026

IJCAI–ECAI 2026: talks and posters on ICFD-31k and ScopeBench-PR.

Rio de Janeiro

Brazil

Apr 2026

ICLR 2026: presented temporal retrieval at the TSALM Workshop.

Hong Kong

Upcoming

Feb 2027

WSDM 2027: presenting DoubtBench in Findings.

Mohali

India

31 Oct – 1 Nov 2026

ConfAI at Plaksha University: a flash talk and poster on ICFD-31k.

Rupnagar

India

May 2025 – Mar 2026

Annam AI at IIT Ropar: research intern, then entrepreneur in residence.

Rajpura

India

8–9 Feb 2025

Bharat Tech Xperience Hackathon 2.0 at SVIET.

Patiala

India

Sep 2025

Mentored teams at Bit N Build Punjab, Thapar University.

New Delhi

India

2025–2026

HackCBS 8.0, a visa appointment, and the starting point for trips abroad.

Mumbai

India

Jan 2025

The Level SuperMind hackathon, with Juhu and Versova in between.

Bengaluru

India

Apr · Oct 2026

YC Startup School India and the Google DeepMind APAC Research Symposium.

Kolkata

Upcoming

India

18–20 Dec 2026

IndoML 2026: presenting DoubtBench at the Undergraduate Forum.

Trips & concerts

Cologne

Germany

22 Aug 2026

A day trip for the cathedral, its South Tower, and the Rhine.

Chandigarh

India

2024–2026

The PEC hackathon, Seedhe Maut’s SMX concert, Rock Garden, and Sukhna Lake.

Rohtang

India

21 Dec 2025

Through the Atal Tunnel to Gramphu, below Rohtang Pass.

Burwa

India

20–21 Dec 2025

A stay in Burwa, just above Manali.

Kasol and Manikaran

India

22 Dec 2025

Manikaran and cafés in the Parvati Valley.

Bir Billing

India

23–24 Dec 2025

A stay in Bir and a trip up to Billing.

Katra

India

Jun 2025 · Feb 2026

Two climbs to the Vaishno Devi shrine.

Home & study

Budhlada

India

Mansa district, Punjab

Where home is.

Jalandhar

India

2024–2028

Studying Information Technology at NIT Jalandhar.

Layovers

  • RomeApr 2026
  • São PauloApr 2026
  • IstanbulAug 2026