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$ whoamiJoshua Jacob Thomas
CSE Freshman @ NIT Calicut (2025-2029) | CGPA: 9.82/10
Full-Stack Engineer · AI/ML Builder · Competitive Programmer · FOSS Enthusiast
Building at the intersection of AI research and full-stack development.
I care about making intelligent systems that are reliable - not just accurate.
$ cat /etc/interests[*] Mechanistic Interpretability & AI Security
[*] Modern AI/ML Paradigms & Deep Learning
[*] Competitive Programming & Algorithms
[*] Free & Open-Source Software
[*] Full-Stack Engineering
$ cat ~/.config/stackLanguages
AI / ML
Frontend
Backend & Infra
Databases
$ ls -la ~/projects/ --sort=impact| # | Project | What it does | Stack | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | MediTrack | Secure medical timeline - voice-to-note, Qdrant semantic retrieval (384-dim), Groq Llama 3.3 70B analysis, doctor-ready PDF export | Flask Qdrant Groq ReportLab |
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| 02 | LLM Activation Steering | Contrastive activation steering without weight updates - layer-wise hidden-state injection to control LLM uncertainty at inference time | PyTorch Transformers |
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| 03 | Grid-X | Distributed compute mesh - coordinator-worker architecture, isolated Python job execution across LAN nodes, TypeScript SDK | FastAPI WebSockets Docker TS |
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| 04 | Interactive ML Portfolio | 6 end-to-end ML models with live canvas demos - from-scratch autograd (MicroGrad), MNIST digit classifier, GPT-2 modules | PyTorch Sklearn HTML5 Canvas |
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| 05 | GeneScope | Genetic risk assessment for 10 diseases - transparent weighted model (Family 40% / Lifestyle 35% / Lab 25%), Class I-IV stratification | FastAPI React Vite |
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$ gh stats --user Jay-Jay-Tee --verbose
$ cat ~/achievements.log[NOW] NIT Calicut - CGPA 9.82/10 (Ongoing)
[2026] nitCTF '25 - 1st Place (Team) · Cyber Security Club, NITC
[2026] Code.INIT() '26 - 4th Place (Team) · CSEA Hackathon, NITC · built Grid-X
[2025] AISSCE AIR 1 - 499/500 · Subject Topper: CS, Maths, Chemistry, English
[2025] KEAM - Rank 1 · Kerala Engineering Architecture Medical Examination
[2025] JEE Main - 99.749 Percentile
[2025] JEE Advanced - AIR 2475
[2023] AISSE AIR 2 - 499/500 (Best 5)
$ cat /etc/clubs && cat /etc/oss[ACTIVE] FOSSCell NITC - Free & Open-Source Software Cell
[ACTIVE] CP Hub NITC - Competitive Programming
[ACTIVE] Cyber Security Club NITC - AI Exploitation Specialization
[ACTIVE] GDSC NITC - AI/ML & Marketing Member
[ACTIVE] IEEE Student Branch NITC
[ACTIVE] DebSoc NITC
[ACTIVE] Centre for Career Development NITC - Placement Representative
$ cat ~/.local/share/experience/timelineFeb 2026 - Mar 2026 | Web Developer Intern @ TEDx NIT Calicut
→ Animated speaker cards (React/TS, GSAP, 3D tilt, flip-to-bio, glow effects)
→ Reusable modal system with backdrop blur, direction-aware carousel animations
→ Dynamic countdown with Framer Motion, glassmorphism UI, particle backdrop
Sep 2025 - Nov 2025 | PR & Content Executive @ Tathva NIT Calicut
→ Student outreach to drive registrations and workshop participation
→ Communication drafting for event updates and conflict resolution
$ ./joshua --interactive> cat goals.txt
[1] Crack a top research internship (AI/ML focus)
[2] Contribute meaningfully to open source
[3] Publish something in mechanistic interpretability
[4] Build a distributed system that actually scales
[5] Win a national-level hackathon
> cat fun_facts.txt
- I built a browser survival shooter at 2am. Zero external assets.
- I steered an LLM's uncertainty behavior without touching its weights.
- My AISSCE CS paper was 100/100.
- FOSSCell member who actually reads the source code.
> echo $STATUS
Open to internships, research, and cool projects!
> "Building intelligent systems that are reliable - not just accurate."
Joshua Jacob Thomas · NIT Calicut '29 · Kozhikode, IN
