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Aahwaan Khullar.

Student · Builder · Researcher | Faridabad, Haryana, India

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Education

Shiv Nadar School

Faridabad, Haryana, India · 2016–2027

Grades 11–12 · CBSE
Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, English, German
Grades 9–10 · CBSE
Mathematics, Science, English, Social Science, German
Grade 10 boards
96.8%
Grade 12 predicted
97%
Merit scholarship
75% for Grades 11–12 · May 2025
SAT · 2025
1550 · Math 800 · EBRW 750

Subject topper in German (Grades 10 and 11) and Physics (Grade 11); Mathematics excellence awards in Grades 9 and 11.

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Honors

  • CREST Gold AwardOctober 2026 · Swachh Bharat Mission research: an NLP pipeline with VADER, TF-IDF and LDA on a 55-document corpus, with EY mentorship.
  • CREST Gold AwardSeptember 2026 · GroovAbility: a sensory-friendly fitness app integrating adaptive digital interventions and real-world pilot testing.
  • Accepted · Princeton Journal of Pre-Collegiate Research2026 · Data-Driven Cybersecurity Risk Assessment in FinTech: a mixed-methods analysis of breach patterns, vulnerability factors and financial impact, 2008–2025.
  • Academic Excellence · Grade 92024 · Mathematics Excellence — 91%+ in both terms.
  • Academic Excellence · Grade 102025 · CBSE 96.8% overall; Subject Topper in German.
  • Academic Excellence · Grade 112026 · Mathematics Excellence (A1, 91%); Subject Topper in Physics and German, batch of 100.
  • Grade 12 Predicted Scores · 97%2026–27 · Predicted Class XII aggregate of 97% for the 2027 graduation, CBSE.
  • Semi-Finalist · ARSSDCDecember 2025 · Asian Regional Space Settlement Design Competition, Bangkok; one of 31 Indian school teams. Finance & Business Development Lead.
  • 24th Rank · HUSO India2024 · Harvard Undergraduate Science Olympiad; Top 50 in Round 1.
  • HKIMO · Silver & Merit Awards2025 · Silver Award in National Heats (60th percentile+, qualified for International Finals); Merit Award in International Finals (20th percentile+).
  • 75% Merit ScholarshipMay 2025 · Shiv Nadar School, Grades 11–12.
  • SAT · 15502025 · Math 800 · EBRW 750.
  • TYE · Delhi 1st, National 1st, Global Top 6August 2024–June 2025 · Syncora: Global Top 6 of 400+ teams across 30+ chapters.
  • Semi-Finalist · Cross-Campus Colloquium2024 · EchoShield · Shiv Nadar School.
  • State-level chess player2023 · Chess is a longstanding personal interest alongside mathematics.
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Research & publications

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Projects & leadership

  • GroovAbility · Founder & Developer · July 2025–PresentOffline sensory-friendly fitness app · 42-child pilot · 85%+ engagement · under review for the Emergent Ventures grant · used across 5 institutions, 2 adopted · Google Play
  • Syncora · Co-CEO & CFO · 2024–202516-member team · women’s-safety SOS wearable and app · TYE Global Top 6.
  • EchoShield · Team Lead · School Capstone Innovation Competition2024–2025 · Shiv Nadar School · I led a 5-member multidisciplinary team building a sound-dampening face mask for voice privacy in public. We used Arduino microcontrollers for active noise reduction.
  • Seema Mittal Foundation · Technology & Digital Initiatives Contributor2025–2026 · I contributed an AI chatbot using IBM Watsonx and Dialogflow to automate information delivery, and worked on an accessibility review and website restructure with the Foundation’s tech manager.
  • NYAS Junior Academy · Selected Member & International Team LeadMember since 2025 · Challenge September–November 2025 · Following competitive selection, I led a team from India, Russia, Ukraine and the USA in the Fall 2025 Solar Power Innovation Challenge.
  • Innovation Incubators Club · Founder & President2024–2025 · I founded the school’s first entrepreneurship club and grew it to 50 Grade 10 members.
  • ARSSDC · Finance & Business Development LeadBangkok · December 2025 · Semi-Finalist.
  • Elysian · Assistant Editor Lead · 2024 / Surprise Success · AuthorSchool magazine and blog on surprising entrepreneurs and companies.
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Experience

  • Ernst & Young (EY) · Researcher & Data Analytics InternApril–October 2026 · Swachh Bharat stakeholder-framing research and the Declared vs. Measured follow-up. Mentored by Amrita Saib (Director, EY) and Gaurav Thapak (Consultant, EY).
  • Cashify · Data Analytics Intern · Tech Team1–21 December 2025 · I studied pricing and demand in India’s refurbished smartphone market. I cleaned and analysed anonymised transaction data in Python, SQL and Excel, conducted exploratory data analysis and built visualisations. Regression models in R and Python examined device model, condition, region and promotional periods. I compared regional and seasonal patterns and presented pricing and regional-strategy recommendations to the Tech Team in a final report.
  • Asahi India Glass Ltd. (AIS) · Technical Intern · Operations TeamJune 2025 · 2 weeks · I studied glass manufacturing processes and industrial workflows: production efficiency, quality control and sustainable operations. I analysed operational practices to identify improvements in efficiency and environmental sustainability, and worked with the operations team on assigned tasks.
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Programs & certifications

  • Yale Young Global Scholars · Innovations in Science & TechnologyJune 2026 · Under 15% acceptance, full financial aid. I researched the ethics of digital twins—privacy, consent and data ownership—and designed and tested a prototype digital twin as my capstone.
  • NYAS Junior Academy · Selected Member & International Team Lead2025 · Following competitive selection, I led a team from India, Russia, Ukraine and the USA in the Fall 2025 Solar Power Innovation Challenge. Our AI-Powered Smart Grid Balancer forecast solar generation and demand from weather, consumption and grid data, redistributing energy via smart inverters, automated switches and battery storage. I coordinated across time zones. We completed all 4 milestones, including the results worksheet, executive summary and final presentation.
  • Young Scholars Programme · Ashoka University · Science & TechnologyJune 2024 · Interdisciplinary faculty sessions, hands-on lab workshops and collaborative problem-solving.
  • Johns Hopkins University · Data Science SpecializationCoursera · 2026 · 10 courses.
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Skills in practice

PythonFinTech · Swachh Bharat · Adaptive interventions · Cashify · Declared vs. Measured
RCashify · Johns Hopkins specialization
SQL · ExcelCashify
NLP · VADER · TF-IDF · LDASwachh Bharat · TF-IDF in adaptive interventions
Statistics & econometricsInference · Regression · First-difference analysis
Machine learningk-means · PCA · Random forests · Classification
Flutter · Dart · HiveGroovAbility · Syncora
Fusion 360 · 3D printingEchoShield · Syncora · TPU · PLA
ArduinoEchoShield
IBM Watsonx · DialogflowSeema Mittal Foundation
Financial modelling & pricingSyncora · ARSSDC
Git/GitHub · R Markdown · ShinyRepositories · Johns Hopkins
LanguagesEnglish (fluent) · German · [Hindi]
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An index of curiosities
HomeData science, economics, and building for people.AboutThe questions, interests and education behind the work.WorkProducts, research and ventures built around real questions.GroovAbilityA sensory-friendly fitness app for neurodiverse children.Syncora WearablesA discreet SOS wearable and app for women’s safety.Swachh BharatOne sanitation policy, two questions: stakeholder framing and declared versus measured outcomes.ResearchFinTech cybersecurity, adaptive interventions and policy research.More workCashify, EchoShield, Seema Mittal Foundation, NYAS and Innovation Incubators.ExperienceInternships at EY, Cashify and AIS, and academic programs.AchievementsAcademic honors, research recognition and entrepreneurship awards.WritingElysian and Surprise Success: editing and writing about entrepreneurship.RésuméEducation, honors, research, projects, experience and skills.ContactResearch collaborations, GroovAbility partnerships and conversations.CommunityGroovAbility partnerships, digital literacy and peer-led entrepreneurship.Data-Driven Cybersecurity Risk Assessment in FinTech: A Mixed-Methods Analysis of Breach Patterns, Vulnerability Factors and Financial Impact, 2008–2025Accepted · Princeton Journal of Pre-Collegiate ResearchData Breaches and Cybersecurity in Fintech — A Comprehensive AnalysisPublished · IJISRT · April 2025From Accessibility to Prediction: A Data-Driven Framework for Designing Adaptive Digital Interventions for Neurodiverse ChildrenResearch paper · CREST Gold Award 2026GroovAbility: A Visual-Guided Fitness System to Improve Motor Skills in Neurodiverse ChildrenPilot study paper · 2025–2026A Computational Text Analysis of Stakeholder Framing in the Swachh Bharat MissionUnder review · Journal of Emerging Investigators (JEI)Declared vs. Measured: ODF Declarations and NFHS-5 Sanitation Outcomes across 704 Indian DistrictsWorking paper · In developmentCREST Gold AwardSwachh Bharat Mission research: an NLP pipeline with VADER, TF-IDF and LDA on a 55-document corpus, with EY mentorship.CREST Gold AwardGroovAbility: a sensory-friendly fitness app integrating adaptive digital interventions and real-world pilot testing.Accepted · Princeton Journal of Pre-Collegiate ResearchData-Driven Cybersecurity Risk Assessment in FinTech: a mixed-methods analysis of breach patterns, vulnerability factors and financial impact, 2008–2025.Academic Excellence · Grade 9Mathematics Excellence — 91%+ in both terms.Academic Excellence · Grade 10CBSE 96.8% overall; Subject Topper in German.Academic Excellence · Grade 11Mathematics Excellence (A1, 91%); Subject Topper in Physics and German, batch of 100.Grade 12 Predicted Scores · 97%Predicted Class XII aggregate of 97% for the 2027 graduation, CBSE.Semi-Finalist · ARSSDCAsian Regional Space Settlement Design Competition, Bangkok; one of 31 Indian school teams. Finance & Business Development Lead.24th Rank · HUSO IndiaHarvard Undergraduate Science Olympiad; Top 50 in Round 1.HKIMO · Silver & Merit AwardsSilver Award in National Heats (60th percentile+, qualified for International Finals); Merit Award in International Finals (20th percentile+).75% Merit ScholarshipShiv Nadar School, Grades 11–12.SAT · 1550Math 800 · EBRW 750.TYE · Delhi 1st, National 1st, Global Top 6Syncora: Global Top 6 of 400+ teams across 30+ chapters.Semi-Finalist · Cross-Campus ColloquiumEchoShield · Shiv Nadar School.State-level chess playerChess is a longstanding personal interest alongside mathematics.