Hi there, I'm Kawas alias Kaustubha π
- π» MCA student focused on backend development
- π§ Shipped 7+ projects spanning chatbots, system utilities, and full-stack web apps
- π± Building with AI/ML (RAG, LLMs) and applying them to practical, real-world tools
- π― Aiming for an SDE role β clean code, automation, systems that hold up in production
MapToPoster Β· Live
Turns any city into a minimalist map poster, with AI-generated color themes derived from a photo or a text description. Every theme runs through legibility and contrast checks before rendering, so text and roads stay readable.
Tech: Python, Streamlit, Hugging Face (Qwen, CLIP), PyTorch, osmnx, Matplotlib.
Searches arXiv with plain-English queries and synthesizes a landscape map of clusters, relationships, and gaps across the results. Reranks candidates by semantic relevance, then extracts and cross-analyzes insights from each paper concurrently.
Tech: FastAPI, LLM (OpenRouter/Gemini), Alpine.js, Tailwind CSS.
Suggests recipes from ingredients on hand and gives storage tips, powered by RAG + NLP. Aims to cut food waste by matching what's already in the kitchen to usable dishes.
Tech: Gradio, FAISS, Sentence Transformers, HTMX.
Java desktop app for scheduling and tracking daily/weekly tasks. Built around core OOP design, with a GUI for adding, editing, and monitoring task status.
Tech: Java, OOP, GUI-based task management.
Jakarta EE web app digitizing India's Public Distribution System β citizen self-registration with automatic BPL/APL classification, family/ration-card dashboards, complaint filing, and an admin module for stock, audits, and allocations. Built with production-grade auth and session handling, not just a CRUD demo.
Tech: Java 21, Jakarta EE 6, Apache Tomcat 10.1, PostgreSQL (Supabase), Tailwind CSS, jBCrypt.
Highlights: RBAC via AuthFilter, CSRF tokens, session rotation + 30-min idle timeout, HttpOnly/Secure/SameSite=Strict cookies, audit logging.
System utilities and command-line tools with an interactive mode and solid error handling. Covers common Windows system tasks without needing a GUI.
Tech: C, C++.
- Strengthening backend architecture & system design
- Shipping LLM/RAG pipelines as real, usable tools instead of demos
- Getting projects to production quality β tests, docs, deploys β not just "done"
- π΅ Fan of music & fine arts
- π Love exploring UNESCO heritage sites & cultural history
- β Coffee-driven coder
- β‘ Motto: Build. Learn. Iterate.
β¨ Thanks for stopping by β feel free to β any projects you like or reach out!



