CS + Math
Brown University

Tanish Makadia


Hey! I'm an undergraduate student who's fascinated by the intersection of computers, math, and the night sky.

  1. MAY 2024 — PRESENTBrown University Logo

    Undergraduate Researcher · Brown Visual Computingside arrow

    • Collaborating with Adobe Research to design PoissonNet, a deep neural network architecture achieving state-of-the-art performance for 3D triangle-mesh segmentation.

    • Leveraged Poisson's equation within novel intrinsic and extrinsic message-passing blocks to create one of the first deep learning models capable of accurately segmenting disconnected mesh components.

    • Python
    • PyTorch
    • CUDA
    • cuDNN
    • Libigl
    • Slurm

    Brown Visual Computing

  2. SEP 2023 — PRESENTFull-Stack at Brown Logo

    Technical Lead · Full-Stack at Brownside arrow

    Software Developer

    • Developed full-stack web applications for the Conversational AI Lab and Rangel Research Team at Brown University.

    • Teaching new members how to design elegant, responsive UIs using Figma, and implement them with Tailwind CSS and Framer Motion.

    • Next.js
    • React
    • TypeScript
    • Node.js
    • Express
    • Firebase
    • Tailwind CSS
    • Framer Motion
    • Figma

    Full-Stack at Brown

  3. SEP 2022 — PRESENTBrown Space Engineering Logo

    Flight Software Lead · Brown Space Engineeringside arrow

    Flight Software Developer

    • Overseeing a team of 10+ members in the development of the real-time operating system for Perovskite Visuals and Degradation eXperiment (PVDX), a 3U CubeSat selected by NASA’s CubeSat Launch Initiative (CSLI) to test the resilience of next-gen perovskite solar cells in harsh orbital environments.

    • Integrated custom device drivers with FreeRTOS and Embedded C on an Atmel SAMD51 microcontroller, managing satellite state flow, concurrent data collection from sensors via SPI and I2C, and recovery from memory corruption due to radiation.

    • C
    • FreeRTOS
    • I2C
    • SPI
    • Segger J-Link
    • ASF

    Brown Space Engineering

  4. SEP — DEC 2023Brown University Logo

    Teaching Assistant · Linear Algebra with Theoryside arrow

    • Collaborated with Professor Madeline Brandt to teach students in MATH 0540 (Linear Algebra with Theory).

    • Held regular TA office-hours and facilitated weekly recitations to help students with linear algebra concepts, mathematical proof-writing, and LaTeX typesetting.

    • LaTeX
    • Overleaf
    • Visual Studio Code
    • LaTeX Workshop

    Linear Algebra with Theory

  5. JAN — MAY 2023Brown-RISD Game Developers Logo

    Game Developer · Brown-RISD Game Developersside arrow

    • Coordinated with an inter-university team of programmers and artists to conceptualize, produce, and launch Rift-Rush, a 2D-platformer game with 6 levels inspired by Portal and Celeste.

    • Developed core logic including player movement and collision physics using C# and Unity Game Engine.

    • C#
    • Unity

    Brown-RISD Game Developers

  6. MAR — MAY 2024ArTEMIS Thumbnail

    ArTEMISside arrow

    A deep learning model that synthesizes intermediate video frames at arbitrary timesteps using a combination of transformer-based and deformable convolution techniques.

    • Python
    • PyTorch
    • CUDA
    • cuDNN
    • TensorBoard
    • Lightning
    • Google Colaboratory
  7. DEC 2023 — JUL 2024Portfolio Website Thumbnail

    Portfolio Websiteside arrow

    The personal portfolio website you're currently visiting — designed and developed by myself using Next.js.

    • Next.js
    • React
    • TypeScript
    • Tailwind CSS
    • Node.js
    • Framer Motion
    • MDX
    • Vercel
    • Figma
    • Illustrator
  8. MAY 2023 — JAN 2024Growth Stock Screener Thumbnail

    Growth Stock Screenerside arrow

    An automated stock screening system with 5 stages based on time-tested criteria for predicting growth stock super-performance.

    • Python
    • Selenium
    • pandas
    • aiohttp
    • asyncio
    • yfinance
  9. NOV — DEC 2023Plasmodial Slime Simulation Thumbnail

    Plasmodial Slime Simulationside arrow

    An aesthetic real-time simulation of plasmodial slime mold growth using Unity compute shaders.

    • C#
    • HLSL
    • Unity
  10. AUG 2020 — JUL 2022Computerized EQ-Mount Thumbnail

    GoTo Equatorial Telescope Mountside arrow

    A fully computerized telescope mount capable of imaging deep-sky celestial objects (DSOs) using long-exposure astrophotography.

    • AutoCAD
    • SolidWorks
    • ASCOM
    • NINA
    • PHD2
    • PixInsight
    • OnStep
    • Photoshop