About
I’m Rohan, a second-year Computer Science & Engineering student at TU Delft. My experience spans software development, AI-for-business challenges, and student leadership across the Netherlands, Germany, and the UAE.
I enjoy turning practical problems into working software: a tool that makes tutor matching easier, a collaborative recipe application, or a hackathon prototype that helps people connect with their city.
Alongside my studies, I’m a board member and Head of Acquisitions at Lijst Bèta, a student party representing TU Delft students in the Central Student Council, and a mentor for first-year CSE students. Building communities is a recurring thread in what I do, from co-founding Students for Students to supporting students at Delft.
Outside technology, competitive badminton has been a big part of my life. I’ve competed in UAE national tournaments and was ranked #16 in UAE U19 boys’ singles in January 2025.
TU Delft
BSc Computer Science & Engineering · 2025–2028 expected
GPA: 7.82/10
Dubai American Academy
IB Diploma and American High School Diploma · 2022–2025
IB: 39/45
Selected projects
APR 2023
– JUN 202501
Students for Students
Co-founder & Developer
Co-founded a student-run tutoring initiative supporting 150+ students and tutors, helping it expand to additional GEMS schools in Dubai through presentations and outreach.
Identified manual tutor-student matching as a bottleneck and built a prototype using Scratch and Google Apps Script that reduced pairing time by approximately 90%. Used participant feedback to improve registration and administration.
NOV 2025
– JAN 202602
FoodPal
TU Delft Software Engineering Project
Worked in a six-person team to develop a distributed recipe-management application with real-time multi-user synchronisation. The application used Spring Boot REST APIs and WebSockets for communication, JavaFX for the client interface, and H2 for persistence.
JAN 2024
– MAR 202503
Algorithm Performance Study
IB Computer Science Extended Essay
Implemented Quicksort, Mergesort, Heapsort, and Timsort in Java and benchmarked SQL datasets of up to one million records. Compared runtime, CPU usage, and memory consumption in a 4,000-word technical analysis.
Achievements
SEP 2026
Finalist
Accel AI Innovate
Lookout
Co-built and pitched a local-business intelligence prototype using Tavily search and a two-stage AI pipeline on Nebius Token Factory to filter relevant signals and generate recommendations with supporting sources.
SEP 2026
1st place
Biscuit: The Launch-a-thon
WorkforceOS
Co-built a workforce-management prototype for mid-sized companies to identify staffing and skill gaps, find internal replacements, and coordinate external workers.
MAY 2026
Finalist
EURHACKNL
StadKompas
Co-built a privacy-first prototype helping residents discover local events and communities, reaching the finals at a hackathon with 400+ students.
Read the project storyFEB 2026
1st place
Entrepreneurship Hackathon, The Hague
Student deal discovery
Developed a community-driven deal-discovery prototype for students in the Netherlands with a three-person team.
2023 & 2024
Two-time semifinalist
HULT Future Leaders Challenge
Led a six-person team developing concepts for Unilever and Dolce & Gabbana through research, business planning, and pitching.
Experience
5–21 AUG 2026
Intern
EMKA Middle East · Dubai
Researched data-centre security and rack-level access control for a technical article. Gained exposure to sales, operations, technical support, and ERP-supported business processes.
JUL–AUG 2024
Software Engineering Intern
Altares GmbH & Co. KG · Düsseldorf
Developed a Java Android barcode-scanning application with database queries under senior mentorship. Contributed to debugging and Raspberry Pi work alongside the programming team.
Leadership & interests
2026–PRESENT
Lijst Bèta
Board Member & Head of Acquisitions
Lead company outreach and sponsorship acquisition for TU Delft’s student representation party. Track 120+ prospect entries and follow-ups, securing cash, discounts, and promotional support.
SEP 2026
– PRESENT
TU Delft
First-year CSE Mentor
Prepare and deliver sessions on academic expectations and feedback, helping first-year students navigate university life and find relevant support.
2022–2025
High school involvement
Dubai American Academy
Served on the National Honor Society Executive Council and as a Student Ambassador. Organised a beach-cleanup initiative involving 40+ volunteers. Also participated in the School Athletic Council, Mu Alpha Theta, and Model United Nations.
BADMINTON
Competitive badminton
Captained Dubai American Academy’s varsity badminton team and competed in UAE national tournaments. Ranked #16 in UAE U19 boys’ singles in January 2025.
Earlier student representation
Served for one year as Class Representative at Mataré-Gymnasium Europaschule, which I attended from 2018 to 2022.
Languages
English and German (native), Tamil (working proficiency), Spanish and French (basic).