Varun Madan

CS (AI) @ Stanford

Hoping to build cool stuff that benefits society in some way

Varun Madan
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About Me

I'm a Computer Science student at Stanford University on the AI track, with minors in Economics and Materials Science. My goal is to leverage technology to create innovative solutions that make a positive impact on society.

Vision

Building AI-powered systems that solve real-world challenges and elevate society as a whole.

Leadership

Founded and lead Google Developer Student Clubs Stanford, campus's largest student-run developer club (250+ members).

Focus Areas

Social Impact • Environment Solutions
Healthcare Innovation • Business & Finance

Projects

Social Impact

HavenLink

AI-powered platform connecting homeless individuals with vital resources from nonprofit partners, serving over 300 people in Santa Clara County.

ReactFlaskNatural Language ProcessingGoogle Cloud PlatformFirebase
Served 300+ homeless individuals

Vintave

Computer vision-based authentication system for high-quality used handbags, connecting local shops with online buyers.

Computer VisionReactNode.jsTensorFlow
Serving 150+ shoppers across 10+ local shops

Environmental & Tech Solutions

FireWatch

First place winner at AGI House Hackathon - AI-powered wildfire prevention system using swarm execution.

Next.jsGemini APIText-to-SpeechEnvironmental Data Analysis
Won 1st Place at AGI House Hackathon

WALL-E

Autonomous campus-patrolling robot partnered with Stanford Department of Public Safety.

Computer VisionRoboticsPythonGemini Multimodal Live API
Official Partnership with Stanford DPS

BeemunityAI

Award-winning ML model optimizing honeybee gut immunity against environmental stressors.

Machine Learning (TensorFlow)BioinformaticsPython
2x International Science Fair Winner

Healthcare Innovation

CHOIR Mobile

Seamless integration of Apple Watch data into Electronic Health Records for improved patient care.

SwiftHealthKitFHIRReact Native
In Progress

HealthChat AI

Virtual doctor agent powered by AI that provides initial health assessments, helping users determine if they should seek professional medical attention.

Gemini Multimodal Live APINext.jsFirebase
In Progress

SpeechDecoding

On-chip translation of brainwaves to text with optimized compute requirements.

Neural NetworksSignal ProcessingEdge ComputingGoogle Cloud Platform
In Progress

Business & Finance

FinLit

Duolingo-style AI learning app for personalized financial literacy education.

React NativeGeminiGamification
In Progress

DriftPrice

AI-powered pricing optimization tool for e-commerce retailers in Thailand.

Data AnalysisGeminiFirebaseNext.js
In Progress

Experience

AI Fellow

Codeium | January 2025 - Present

  • Growing and iterating AI Code Editor Windsurf.
  • Collaborating with the team to enhance AI-powered coding assistance tools.
  • Researching and implementing cutting-edge AI technologies for code generation and analysis.

AI Research Intern

Fano Labs | Jun. 2024 – Sept. 2024

  • Implemented a custom controllable summarization system based on Salesforce Research's CTRLsum paper.
  • Crafted a spoken Cantonese to written Chinese benchmarking dataset for conversational AI systems.

Research Assistant

Stanford Trustworthy AI Research Group | Jan. 2024 – Aug. 2024

  • Showed that transformations in multiple-choice benchmarks degrade the predictability of Large Language Models' downstream capabilities.
  • Research recognized with the Outstanding Paper Award at the ICML 2024 TiFA Workshop.

Data Science Intern

Altai Capital | Jun. 2023 – Sept. 2023

  • Conducted research and data analysis in R on recycling centers in four prominent Western countries.
  • Added plastic sortation data to a web application map for investment decision-making.

Technical Skills

Languages

PythonC++CJavaScriptTypeScriptHTMLCSSSQLRustRJavaGoVerilog

Frameworks

React.jsReact NativeNode.jsExpress.jsFlaskPyTorchCUDATensorFlow

Developer Tools

GitGitHubGoogle Cloud PlatformFirebaseVS CodeIntelliJEclipseQt Creator

Libraries

NumPyMatplotlibScikit-learnpandas

Get in Touch

I'm always open to new opportunities and collaborations. Feel free to reach out!