Software Engineer - Pune, India
Harsh Mehta
SDE intern at Quantifai, GSoC 2026 contributor with Liquid Galaxy, and final-year B.Tech IT student at VIT Pune.
Who am I?
I'm driven by curiosity and a deep appreciation for the beauty in complexity. I love understanding how things work, which has led me to explore diverse fields .. from full-stack development to cybersecurity and AI agents.
I'm a GSoC 2026 contributor working on the Liquid Galaxy (Google) project, where I'm building "Local AI with Gemma" an AI agent server enabling natural language control of a multi-screen globe setup.
I love to study system design, collaborate with developers worldwide, and enjoy applying my knowledge to solve real-world problems.
I can also jam Wi-Fi signals or crack passwords without connecting to your network 😉 ... ask me about it over on X.
Vishwakarma Institute of Technology, Pune
B.Tech in Information Technology — CGPA: 8.95
Tools I work with
Where I've been
SDE Intern
Jul 2026 — Present- Joined Quantifai as an SDE intern in July 2026.
- Working across data engineering, backend systems, agentic ai tools, and financial reconciliation software.
SDE Intern
Jul 2026 — Present- Joined Quantifai as an SDE intern in July 2026.
- Working across data engineering, backend systems, agentic ai tools, and financial reconciliation software.
Contributor
May 2026 — Aug 2026
- Selected to build "Local AI with Gemma" — an AI agent server on a single-board computer enabling natural language control of Liquid Galaxy via chat, voice, and Telegram/Discord.
- Designing a modular pipeline using RAG, local and cloud LLMs, speech-to-text/TTS, and agentic protocols to automate KML generation, geospatial visualization, real-time data feeds, and guided storytelling on the globe.
Contributor
May 2026 — Aug 2026- Selected to build "Local AI with Gemma" — an AI agent server on a single-board computer enabling natural language control of Liquid Galaxy via chat, voice, and Telegram/Discord.
- Designing a modular pipeline using RAG, local and cloud LLMs, speech-to-text/TTS, and agentic protocols to automate KML generation, geospatial visualization, real-time data feeds, and guided storytelling on the globe.
Intern
2025- Developed a smart DNS solution — a proof of concept for sustainable DNS infrastructure.
- Engineered a predictive system to forecast domain queries and proactively cache popular domains.
- Optimized DNS operations by analyzing traffic, scaling nodes, and adapting to usage trends.
Intern
2025- Developed a smart DNS solution — a proof of concept for sustainable DNS infrastructure.
- Engineered a predictive system to forecast domain queries and proactively cache popular domains.
- Optimized DNS operations by analyzing traffic, scaling nodes, and adapting to usage trends.
Full-Stack Developer Intern
2025- Conducted VAPT on production applications to identify and document security vulnerabilities.
- Built real-time application features as a Full-Stack Developer, enhancing responsiveness.
- Collaborated with the dev team to implement new features and resolve bugs.
Full-Stack Developer Intern
2025- Conducted VAPT on production applications to identify and document security vulnerabilities.
- Built real-time application features as a Full-Stack Developer, enhancing responsiveness.
- Collaborated with the dev team to implement new features and resolve bugs.
Project Head
2024 — 2026- Mentoring and upskilling students in full-stack development, Git, deployment, and best practices.
- Leading a team of developers to build real-world full-stack web projects.
- Previously served as Web Developer; promoted to Project Head.
Project Head
2024 — 2026- Mentoring and upskilling students in full-stack development, Git, deployment, and best practices.
- Leading a team of developers to build real-world full-stack web projects.
- Previously served as Web Developer; promoted to Project Head.
Open Source Contributor
Ongoing- Contributed to organizations like OWASP, Google Liquid Galaxy, and others.
- Collaborating with developers worldwide on open-source software.
- Earned the Hacktoberfest SuperContributor badge.
Open Source Contributor
Ongoing- Contributed to organizations like OWASP, Google Liquid Galaxy, and others.
- Collaborating with developers worldwide on open-source software.
- Earned the Hacktoberfest SuperContributor badge.
B.Tech — Information Technology
2023 — 2027- Core subjects: DSA, OS, Computer Networks, DBMS, Cybersecurity.
- Actively involved in cybersecurity research, full-stack projects, and society work.
B.Tech — Information Technology
2023 — 2027- Core subjects: DSA, OS, Computer Networks, DBMS, Cybersecurity.
- Actively involved in cybersecurity research, full-stack projects, and society work.
Things I've built
Check out some of my work
Ship Rust Detection & Analysis
Developing a Rust-based detection and analysis system at Creatum, Hamburg, Germany — analyzing large-scale maritime data for security insights and threat detection in the shipping industry.
α SHUP - Retail Management
Retail Operations and Customer Management Solution for a client in Amravati with Inventory, Customer Management, and Referral & Rewards System.
Open Source Contributor
Contributing to multiple projects within organizations like OWASP, Google Liquid Galaxy, etc. Successfully completed Hacktoberfest (SuperContributor).
RAG based PDF Search Tool
AI-powered document search using Retrieval Augmented Generation for intelligent PDF querying.
Realtime DDoS Detection System
Live network traffic analysis system that detects and alerts on DDoS attacks in real time.
Network Intrusion Detection System
ML-based NIDS that classifies network packets and detects malicious intrusion patterns.
Skin Cancer Classification
Deep learning web app that classifies skin lesion images for early cancer detection.
Milestones & recognition
Things I'm proud of
4x Hackathon Winner
Won multiple hackathons including the Internal Smart India Hackathon 2025 — top 15 out of 900+ teams. Also made it to All India Rank 47 at Pentathon 2025.
Project Head — IEEE Student Branch VIT PUNE
Mentoring students in full-stack development, Git, deployment, and best practices. Leading a team of developers to build real-world full-stack web projects.
AI Agents Workshop Instructor
Conducted hands-on workshops on building autonomous AI agents, teaching prompt engineering and tool-use patterns to peers.
Hacktoberfest SuperContributor
Successfully completed Hacktoberfest earning the SuperContributor badge. Contributing to OWASP, Google Liquid Galaxy, and more.
GSoC 2026 — Liquid Galaxy
Selected for Google Summer of Code 2026. Building "Local AI with Gemma" — an AI agent server for natural language control of the Liquid Galaxy globe system.
Pentathon 2025 — AIR 47
Secured All India Rank 47 in the national-level Pentathon 2025 cybersecurity competition, competing against hundreds of teams from across India.
3 Research Papers Published
Published three research papers in peer-reviewed journals/conferences covering cybersecurity, AI/ML, and applied computing — contributing novel findings and methodologies to the academic community.
Get in touch
Submit the form below to reach out!