About me

Hi I'm Akash! I'm a young Australian innovator with a passion for emerging technology, medical research and AI who's looking to make a difference in the world. If you have an idea, innovation or opportunity, let's connect and work on it together!

My mission is simple: recode intelligence, reimagine medicine, and rekindle human belief. The way I see it: if we can change how we think, heal, and build, then we can rewrite the entire story of humanity and light up its future.

What I'm doing

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    Public Speaking

    I love to talk and share ideas.

  • Web development icon

    Research

    I'm working on building foundational llms.

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    Programming

    I'm building the software of the future.

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    Learning

    In life, there is always room to learn and grow.

What I believe in

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    The power of people

    I'm convinced that human connection is at the centre of everything we do.

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    Learning & Growing

    Never stop learning and you'll never stop growing.

  • Emily evans

    Luck potential

    There are factors in our lives that can increase our surface area for luck; preparation, determination and hope. And by building luck potential we invite change that can transform our lives for the better.

  • Henry william

    Asymmetric progress

    I think that exceptional outputs require exceptional inputs. Consistency is important, but often a singular pivotal moment can shape exponential progress. I call these asymetric gains and aim to incorporate them to accelerate my life.

Interests & Likes :D

Resume

Education

  1. Merewether High School - Academically Selective Public High School

    2021 — present

    Year 12 student with the following subjects: English Advanced, Mathematics Advanced, Mathematics Extension 1, Mathematics Extension 2, Biology (accelerated), Chemistry, Physics and Software Engineering

  2. University of Oxford

    2023

    Resided at Brasenose College as a Rise Fellow '24, gaining knowledge and skills in systemic change at the Rise 2025 Residential Summit, held in Oxford

  3. University of Newcastle

    2023

    Awarded Distinction in Foundation of Health and Disease [high performing students course] (HUBS1417)

  4. Harvard Online

    2024

    Completed the HarvardX (offered through EdX) CS50 Course - Introduction to Computer Science [Note: perfect score on all asssessments]

  5. TAFE NSW

    2024

    Courses: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence, Generative AI and its Business Applications

Honors & Awards

  1. Lake Mac Young Citizen of the Year - Highly Commended

    2025

    'Highly Commended' (runner-up) for the 2025 Lake Mac Young Citizen of the Year

  2. Port Hunter Toastmasters 'Speaker of the Year' Award

    2024

    Awarded the Port Hunter Toastmasters 'Speaker of the Year' Award in association with Merwether High School

  3. ICAS English Gold Medal

    2024

    Achieved a gold medal (top score in NSW & top 1% globally) for the International Competitions and Assessments for Schools - English Competition

  4. Australian Defence Force Future Innovators Award

    2024

    Awarded the Future Innovators Award by the Australian Defence Force

  5. Duke of Edinburg's International Award - Bronze, Silver

    2023 - present

    The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award is the leading global youth development organisation bringing life skills to millions of youth around the world. I have completed my Duke of Ed Bronze Award (2023), Silver Award (2024), and am currently completeing my Gold Award.

  6. Australian National Champion Rostrum Voice of Youth - Junior Division

    2023

    After winning the local, regional and state (NSW) levels of the Rostrum Voice of Youth Junior Voice of Youth competition, I represented my state at the national finals and won, speaking on AI for my prepared speech and gambling for my impromptu!

  7. ICAS Maths Gold Medal + Perfect Score [1st]

    2021

    Achieved 1st Place globally with a perfect score for the International Competitions and Assessments for Schools - Maths Competition.

  8. Academic Excellence Award

    2021 - present

    Awarded the Academic Excellence Award (top 10% of cohort across subject disciplines) every year at MHS (2021- 2024).

  9. NCSS Python Intermediate Challenge - 1st Place Nationally

    2023

    I achieved 1st Place with a perfect score in the National Computer Science School (NCSS) Python Intermediate Challenge

  10. Young Business Mind Award - Social Enterprise

    2023

    Won the Young Business Mind Award in the Social Enterprise program, becoming a YBMA '24 fellow and receiving continued support on my ChillOut venture

Experiences

  1. MHS School Captain

    2025 — Present

    Elected School Captain of Merewether High School.

  2. Researcher & Developer

    2025

    I work as a researcher and developer at CodeTheCure. CodeTheCure is an AI-powered initiative dedicated to converging cancer diagnostics and treatment options, while expanding mental awareness + vital resources for underserved cancer patients internationally. Our mission is to build accessible, cutting-edge tools that can help identify and classify tumors using medical imaging and deep learning.

  3. Young Business Mind Fellow (Social Enterprise)

    2024 - present

    Won the Young Business Mind Award in the Social Enterprise category in 2024, and now part of an ongoing support program with mentorship and resources to drive change as a social entrepreneur.

  4. Rise '24 Fellow

    2010 — 2013

    Rise is a global program founded by Eric and Wendy Schmidt in partnership with the Rhodes Trust, backed by a US $1 billion commitment to support talented young people across the world.

  5. Founder

    2023 - present

    Founded and developed ChillOut, a mindfulness app that employs gamification techniques to engage young Australians in meditation practices. This venture won the Young Business Mind Award (social enterprise), was featured on ABC radio and was my Rise project!

  6. University of Newcastle - Work Experience

    2024

    Spent time in the University of Newcastle Medical Research Faculty (Medical Research Work Experience)

  7. Westcott Street Medical Centre - Work Experience

    2024

    Spent time at the Westcott Street Medical Centre (Medical Work Experience)

  8. Co-Founder

    2021-2022

    I Co-Founded DEEP (Disability Education Empowerment Program) - an organisation building resources to tackle social perceptions of disability in the education system [featured on ABC radio]. I'm looking to reactivate this organisation, so if interested please reach out :)

Volunteering

  1. iDEX Volunteer Consultant

    2024

    Was a volunteer consultant for the Intergenerational Digital Exchange Program (iDEX), as part of the Australian Government Be Connected Program. As part of this role, I was trained in assisting individuals with using technology and applied these skills in supporting my local elderly community with using their personal devices.

  2. Letter Writer - Letters of Hope

    2023

    Was a letter writer for Letters of Hope (no longer active) with the role of writing letters to those struggling with mental health

  3. Local Volunteer - Reach Homeless Services

    2023 - present

    I'm a volunteer at Reach, where I make and organise essential item packs (food, hygiene products, etc) for distribution to homeless or at-risk individuals (as per callout).

My skills

  • Public Speaking
    95%
  • Research
    75%
  • Programming
    85%
  • Artificial Intelligence
    90%
  • Leadership
    60%
  • Learning :D
    100%

Blog - Coming Soon :)

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