I'm a curious builder, and a data-driven researcher pursuing my B.S. in Computer Science with a Mathematics minor at the University of Kansas. I’m passionate about solving problems at the intersection of software engineering, AI, and scientific discovery.
Outside of computer science, I love exploring new math concepts, playing badminton and travelling!!
I also dabble in Model United Nations sometimes!
Fun fact: I have been to 10+ countries and can speak 4 languages!
I believe that code is only as useful as the problems it solves and I'm constantly looking to tackle the next big thing!
Feel free to reach out to me through email or LinkedIn
I'm getting ready to graduate from college. Recently, I published an open source tool called PyCIFTer to enable large scale analysis of CIF crystal structures. I am continuing the development of this tool. Along with this tool I published a peer-reviewed research paper that showcases the utility of PyCIFTer.
I'm fascinated with low-level programming. I'm building skills in C++ and other low level language and I am busy making small and fast c++ applications!
- Computer Science (Graph Theory)
- Differential Equations/Applied Mathematics
- Navigating life as an international student
- International Politics
- Model and Regular United Nations
- Anime (I'm a sucker for rom-coms but I love classic shonen animes: I last watched JJK)
- Shows involving ethical dilemmas: I love watching shows that make me think, if I find time to watch them. I finished Arcane and it was awesome!
- 🇮🇳🇦🇪 International student born in India, raised in Dubai
- Undergraduate Researcher at Blakemore Lab, using data engineering and graph theory to model interactions in inorganic X-ray crystallography structures.
- Ex-VP of Engineering at KU Blockchain Institute, leading workshops on blockchain fundamentals and decentralized development.
| Award | Description |
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| International Excellence Award | Full-tuition merit scholarship awarded to top 20 international students |
| University Scholars Award | Awarded to top 5% of KU second-year students for academic breadth and depth |
| Self Engineering Leadership Fellow (SELF) | Top 5% of School of Engineering; focuses on entrepreneurial leadership |
| Wealthy Babcock Scholarship | Top 5% of mathematics department for academic excellence |
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1st Kirkendall Awards Ideation Challenge Won 1st place at the inaugral edition of the Kirkendall Ideation Challenge. This challenge is an interdisciplinary case competition where teams of two engineering and two business students work together to tackle a problem statement. This year's prompt was: How might we ethically integrate AI with eduation.
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Midwest Blockathon 2025 — 1st Place (Autonomy AI Challenge)
Built DAIM: A decentralized AI model-sharing marketplace hosted on IPFS -
HackKU 2025 — 2nd Place (Themed Track)
Built EirAI: Real-time medical documentation tool leveraging speech-to-text and ICD code extraction
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Reach me at: tej.gumaste@gmail.com
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