Welcome to my personal corner of the internet!
I am Ayushmaan, a senior at UC San Diego studying Computer Engineering. I care deeply about energy efficiency, and making full + optimal use of resources available to me — in life and in computing. My research bridges performance with environmental responsibility. More broadly, my interests span the following areas:
Parallel Computation
Sustainable Computing
Computer Architecture
Embedded Systems
STEM Pedagogy
News 📰
- (Oct 2025)The abstract for UnifiedSplitting was accepted to the SCCUR 2025! My teammates - Parth Mehta and Fahad Alkhazam - and I will be giving a talk at CSU Channel Islands on November 22.
- (Oct 2025)I am currently applying to ECE/CSE PhD positions! A little scared but very excited for big changes.
- (Aug 2025)Presented UnifiedSplitting at UCSD SRC 2025.
- (Jun 2025)Started Research with Prof. Pat Pannuto and PhD student Raymond Dueñas.
Experience 👨💻
Undergraduate Researcher · PatLab
UC San Diego · UC Scholars Program
June 2025 — Present
- Designed CPU–GPU layer‑offloading strategies for CNN inference on NVIDIA Jetson devices; measured throughput/latency tradeoffs and energy efficiency.
- This ongoing project has deepened my understanding of heterogenous computing systems and their optimization for real-world applications. This is also the first time I wrote a whole research paper from start to finish (for SRC 2025), which was an invaluable learning experience. This paper will be integrated into the formal submission to an international conference (name redacted for double-blind review).
- I am deeply grateful to Prof. Patrick Pannuto and Raymond Dueñas for their mentorship and support throughout this journey.
Visiting Undergraduate Researcher · IITD SeNSE
Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
June 2024 — Sept 2024
- Adapted and implemented an open-source pipeline for signal processing techniques (Fourier and correlation transforms) to reconstruct images for nondestructive testing under noisy conditions.
- More importantly, this was my first mentored research experience where I learned the fundamentals of conducting scientific research, collaborating with a team, and communicating findings effectively. For this, I am deeply grateful to Prof. Ravibabu Mulaveesala and PhD Students at IITD SeNSE.
Education 🎓
B.S. in Computer Engineering
University of California, San Diego · CSE
Expected 2026
Coursework: Computer Architecture, Signals and Systems, Analog Design, Probability, Data Structures.
A.S. in Computer Science, Mathematics, and Physics
Orange Coast College
Graduated 2024
President of STEM Club, STEM Peer Mentor, Garrison Honors Program, Dean's List.
Publications & Talks 📚
UCSD Summer Research Conference (SRC) 2025
August 2025
Conference Publication
2025
Raymond Dueñas, Patrick Pannuto, Ayushmaan Puri*, Parth Mehta*, Fahad Alkhazam*
Awards & honors 🎈
UC Scholar · Undergraduate Research Hub
May 2025
Selected to join a cohort of 11 undergraduate researchers at UCSD funded by the UCSD Undergraduate Research Hub (URH).
George Ciarlo Memorial Scholarship · Orange Coast College
May 2024
Scholarship established by former OCC librarian, George Ciarlo. Awarded for academic excellence.
Projects ⚒️
ESP32 Bluetooth Speaker · GitHub
2025
Bluetooth-enabled speaker system powered by the ESP32 microcontroller, integrating hardware and software for audio playback. Built with guidance from IEEE @ UCSD.