🔭 I’m currently working on backend systems, AI-powered applications, and cloud-native workflows
👯 I’m looking to collaborate on AI infrastructure, developer tooling, and scalable backend projects
🤝 I’m looking for help with distributed systems and large-scale cloud architecture
🌱 I’m currently learning deeper systems design, Kubernetes internals, and AI orchestration workflows
💬 Ask me about Python, cloud infrastructure, APIs, DevOps, and AI systems
⚡ Fun fact: I like to play outdoor sports
Software engineer focused on backend systems, cloud infrastructure, AI-enabled applications, and automation.
I recently completed my Master's in Computer Science at Arizona State University and enjoy building practical systems that connect reliable APIs, cloud-native workflows, and AI features into usable products.
- Backend systems and API design
- Cloud infrastructure and DevOps workflows
- AI-enabled applications and automation
- Realtime systems and integration-heavy products
- Mobile and sensor-driven prototypes
arXiv paper by Kanak Tekwani and Manojkumar Parmar on evaluation checkpoints for adversarial machine learning defence models.
Paper: https://arxiv.org/abs/2202.09039
DOI: https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2202.09039
Repository: https://github.com/kanaktekwani/adversarial-defense-checkpoints-paper
Realtime Zoom App prototype for live speaker-authenticity status updates using a Node/Express Zoom App shell, Python status service, MongoDB device registration, and Server-Sent Events.
Repository: https://github.com/kanaktekwani/Voice-Authenticator
Visual AI hackathon project for restricted-area monitoring. The system uses computer vision to detect unauthorized access and supports realtime alerting, event logging, and a web monitoring interface.
Repository: https://github.com/kanaktekwani/OpenMonitor
Upstream: https://github.com/vibhu-dixit/OpenMonitor
Resume-facing portfolio built with React, TypeScript, Vite, Three.js, React Three Fiber, and GSAP.
Live: https://kanaktekwani.github.io/portfolio/
Repository: https://github.com/kanaktekwani/portfolio
Android prototype that estimates heart rate and respiratory rate from phone sensors, logs symptoms, and stores measurements locally with Room.
Repository: https://github.com/kanaktekwani/HealthMonitoringApp
Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, Kotlin, React, Node.js, Express, FastAPI, Flask, Android, Jetpack Compose, MongoDB, SQL, Docker, AWS, GitHub Actions, Terraform, Kubernetes, LLMs, RAG, and automation tooling.
- Portfolio: https://kanaktekwani.github.io/portfolio/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kanak-tekwani/
- Email: kptekwan@asu.edu