Kushal Rao

CS & EE @ UW-Madison | Incoming Back End Developer @ IBM

Hi, I am Kushal Rao and I am passionate about problem solving and leveraging technology to create innovative solutions. Please feel free to connect with me!

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Python Java C++ Julia Next.js FastAPI PyTorch AWS (EC2/S3) Docker Verilog

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ICPC regional contest

International Collegiate Programming Contest (Nov 2025)

Placed 11th out of ~80 regional teams.
Solved 8 of 11 problems using efficient algorithms and data structures in C++.

Undergraduate Research Assistant

UW-Madison Dept. of Mathematics (Feb 2025 - Present)

Decreased GPU runtime by 80% for Discontinuous Galerkin simulations by adapting scripts to run on multiple GPUs with JACC.jl.
Drafting a manuscript for the Journal of Open Source Software (JOSS) evaluating JACC.jl implementation.
Co-authored an AMS conference paper on Jexpresso's 3D adaptive mesh refinement.

Project Manager

Badger Consulting (Dec 2024 - Present)

Restructured the financial framework for Madison-area EMS requests, eliminating administrative delays by ~20%.
Led a 10-person team to revamp customer experience and drive in-store traffic for a sportswear retailer.

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Full-Stack Research Dashboard

Built a web app to list the latest research papers using Next.js, Python, and FastAPI/Flask.
Integrated the Gemini API to add AI chat functionality, cutting user research and analysis time in half.
Deployed robust infrastructure via AWS (Elastic Beanstalk, EC2, & S3).

Next.js AWS Gemini API

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MiniTPU Hardware Accelerator

Designed and simulated a 4×4 systolic array matrix-multiplication accelerator in Verilog.
Built parameterized multiply–accumulate (MAC) units with control logic for pipelined dataflow.
Verified design correctness through behavioral testbenches and waveform analysis using GTKWave.

Verilog Hardware Design EDA

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NBA Award Prediction Model

Created a machine learning model to predict MVP, DPOY, and ROTY winners with ~60% accuracy.
Utilized PyTorch and Pandas to scrape and process API data spanning seasons from 1951 to 2017.

PyTorch Pandas Data Scraping

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Let's Connect

location --current

Madison, WI

contact --email

krao9@wisc.edu

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Download Resume

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