Building intelligent solutions

Computer Science junior at UC Santa Cruz focused on software development, machine learning, and AI products. I build practical systems across healthcare research, developer tooling, and product strategy, with hands-on experience in Python, C, C++, PyTorch, and Rockpool.

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Abhishek Pillai

About Me

I'm a Computer Science junior at UC Santa Cruz with a 3.78 GPA, passionate about machine learning, artificial intelligence, and building useful products. My work spans neuromorphic computing, AI bias studies, healthcare applications, and AI-native product development.

Through sales engineering, product strategy, and research, I've developed strong communication and customer discovery skills while learning to translate complex technical value into products people can use. I love combining hands-on programming with collaborative, real-world research.

Location

Santa Cruz, CA

Education

UC Santa Cruz, Computer Science

3.78 GPA • Expected June 2028

Current Focus

AI Research & ML

Experience

Sales engineering and professional development experience.

Sales Engineering Intern

Sentry AI • Redwood City, CA

February 2026 - May 2026
  • Selected to represent Sentry AI, Startup Grind 2026 Startup of the Year, pitching its AI-powered computer vision security platform to 5,000+ attendees.
  • Generated 150+ qualified leads in 2 days, including active investors, owning end-to-end follow-up across outreach, meeting scheduling, and CRM management.
  • Completed a 2-week MBA-led Sales Engineering training program focused on pitching AI capabilities, customer discovery, and translating technical value for investors, customers, and VCs.

Professional Development Committee

Alpha Kappa Psi • Santa Cruz, CA

October 2025 - Present
  • Coordinate professional development programming, including workshops and networking events for members.
  • Previously supported the Marketing Committee by creating promotional materials and outreach campaigns for events.

Featured Projects

AI products and research projects that showcase my work across machine learning, software engineering, and product strategy.

AI Product

Symphony

Built an AI-native project management platform with a four-person university startup competition team, placing 2nd and earning a $2,000 award.

Designed LLM usage and spend analytics while driving product strategy, customer discovery, and feature planning across two live pilots.

AI ProductsAnalyticsProduct Strategy

March 2026 - May 2026

Neuromorphic Computing

SNN Hypoglycemia Prediction

Building SNN architecture in Rockpool for short-horizon event prediction on healthcare data. Processing 14M+ glucose records with spike encoding and LIF neuron populations.

RockpoolSNNHealthcare

January 2026 - Present

AI Research

LLM Bias Research

Conducting research on large language models to measure bias in college admissions essays. Developing ML models to predict outcomes while identifying fairness concerns.

AI/MLResearchEthics

September 2025 - February 2026

Audio Classification

Audio Dataset Creation

Built a dataset of 2,000+ audio features for genre classification using Python and Librosa. Automated web scraping and ran baseline ML models for validation.

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October 2025 - December 2025

Technical Skills

Languages

  • Python
  • C
  • C++
  • C#
  • SQL

ML & Data

  • PyTorch
  • Rockpool
  • Scikit-learn
  • TensorFlow
  • Pandas
  • NumPy
  • Matplotlib
  • Librosa

Tools

  • Git
  • GitHub
  • Linux (Ubuntu)
  • Make
  • Valgrind

AI Tools

  • Anthropic API
  • Claude Code
  • OpenAI Codex
  • Visual Studio

Let's Connect

I'm always interested in hearing about new opportunities, research collaborations, or just having a great conversation about tech and AI.

Send me an email