Profile

Hi! I'm Saahil Mahato

Building tomorrow's technology with today's coffee and yesterday's sleep schedule.

Built This 💪
↓ Built with caffeine, cursed bugs, and vibes ↓

Projects

Behold, my weird and wonderful projects. Remix them, fork them into another dimension. I welcome all feedback and unhinged contributions 🛠️✨

Research Project
Maintenance

OptiTraffic

Built with: Python, Pytorch, Pygame

Aug 2024 - Feb 2025

A simulation to test the performance of various traffic light control strategies.

Key Features:

  • Realtime traffic simulation
  • Adaptive traffic lights
  • Recordable Statistics
#Simulation#AI
Library
In Progress

ATHENA

Built with: Python, google-genai

Mar 2025 - Presnt

ATHENA is a library designed to facilitate the creation of intelligent, dynamic NPCs

Key Features:

  • Realistic dialogues
  • Schema responses for game context
  • Varying responses according to personality
#Game#AI
The Research Files
↓ Wanna read what kept me up at 3am? ↓

Publications

These are my published papers. Read 'em, cite 'em, challenge 'em. Academia needs a little disruption. 🧠⚡

Experience Unlocked
↓ Spoiler: I didn't just vibe, I shipped. ↓

Experience

Frontend? Backend? Infra? If it compiles (eventually), I'm in. 🦾

Software Engineer

Current
Cedar Gate Technologies
Dec 2024 - Present

Currently upgrading a healthcare analytics platform with modern frameworks and resolving a large volume of security vulnerabilities to improve system integrity and compliance.

Software Engineer

Leapfrog Technology
Jan 2023 - Oct 2024

Contributed to healthcare projects involving complex business logic for prescription processing workflows.

Associate Software Engineer

Leapfrog Technology
Jan 2022 - Dec 2022

Contributed to drug discovery management project by creating custom web components and CRUD backend.

Software Engineer Intern

Leapfrog Technology
Oct 2021 - Dec 2021

Learned basics of web development and created browser based games.

Academic Lore
↓ Scroll for academic trauma (and triumph) ↓

Education

Degrees acquired. Sanity mostly intact 🎓

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M.S in Advanced Computer Science

Keele University

2024 - 2025

Dove deep into AI and software engineering. Wrapped it all up with a spicy multi-agent reinforcement learning thesis that taught traffic lights how to think.

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B.S in Computer Science

Kathmandu University

2017 - 2022

Got the fundamentals down — algorithms, OS, networks, databases, and a lot of caffeine-fueled late nights. Classic CS core with bonus chaos.

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Get in Touch

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