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High school senior • Startup founder • Debate nerd (proud)

Avyakt Agrawal

Innovator, researcher, curious. Solving real-world problems through technology, math, policy, philosophy, and history.

Applied innovation

About

I develop practical solutions for everyday challenges — from AI-powered education tools to hardware prototypes. Projects include QuizBee, ZappNet, and a patent-pending Smart Windshield Air Curtain.

Dogs & community service
Philosophy & history
Golf
Piano
Hands-on building
Avyakt working at a laptop

Action shot—building and shipping.

Built and shipped

Products

QuizBee

AI-powered study platform that generates customized quizzes to improve learning outcomes.

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Smart Windshield Air Curtain

Patent-pending innovation improving visibility in adverse weather. Currently in second prototype phase.

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ZappNet

Electronic mosquito net designed to reduce diseases like dengue by offering effective protection.

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Debate, clubs, and community

Leadership & Activities

Policy Debate

3.5
Years on Policy Debate Team
Top 15
Ranking in Georgia
3+
Top Speaker Awards

Attended Georgetown Debate Camp (2023, 2024) and Dartmouth University Camp (2024). Mentors and judges for debate teams.

School Leadership

Freshman year
  • Science Olympiad
  • Technology Club
  • Legal Studies Group
Sophomore year
  • Science Olympiad
  • Technology Club
  • Legal Studies Group
Junior year
  • Captain, Quiz Bowl (State champions)
  • Founded Hack Club
  • Tech Club
  • UNICEF
Senior year
  • President, Quiz Bowl & History Bowl
  • President, Hack Club
  • Board Member, Think Tank Club
  • Service Leadership Board
From classroom to community

Projects

Matchmaker

Woodward Academy • Feb 2023

Valentine's Day survey using cosine similarity on a high-dimensional matrix to match students; results visualized with Matplotlib and NumPy for the school newspaper.

Manage (WA Daily)

Woodward Academy • Aug 2022 – present

Online platform managing high school schedules and menus, serving 300 students daily.

Maymester

Woodward Academy • Mar 2024 – present

Scheduling tool that saved administrators roughly a month of manual effort.

Service Projects

Woodward Academy • 2025 – present

Built features like service goals in WA Daily and automated carnations; ongoing technical initiatives for the community.

Curiosity with citations

Research

Mitigating Cognitive Biases in Education: The Role of AI-Generated Quizzes in Enhancing Student Learning Outcomes

Journal of Student Research (JSR) • 2024

Literature survey that inspired the development of the QuizBee platform.

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A Novel Adaptive Learning Framework Integrating Item Response Theory, Bayesian Knowledge Tracing and Deep Learning with Confidence Calibrated Feedback

University of California, Berkeley - IEMCon 2025

Novel algorithm that determines question difficulty and motivates student to complete the quiz

Internships and toolbelt

Experience & Skills

AI Intern

Surgical AutomationMay 2025 – Jun 2025

Contributed to ML algorithms for robotic surgical systems: real-time data analysis, image recognition, and optimization of pre-op and intra-op models.

Sports Statistician

Woodward AcademySep 2023 – Present

Analyzed athletic performance data, surfaced insights for coaches, tracked metrics, and presented trends to improve player development.

Technical skills

Python75%
OpenAI API70%
C++40%
Java40%
Milestones

Awards & Honors

National Merit Semifinalist

College Board National Recognition Program Awardee

AP Scholar with Distinction (College Board)

Rensselaer Medal Award (STEM)

Georgia Certificate of Merit (2025)

Gold Eagle Award (3x: 2023, 2024, 2025)

Moonshot Award by Project Invent (2025)

First Place, Quiz Bowl, GATA State Championship (2024)

Quiz Bowl Nationals Qualifier (2024)

Science Olympiad — 5th in Optics (Brookwood Invitational, 2024)

Policy Debate — multiple Top 3 speaker awards; Top 15 in Georgia

Keep learning

Professional Development

2023
  • Georgetown University Debate Camp
2024
  • Georgetown University Debate Camp
  • Dartmouth University Camp
  • CS50 AI (Harvard)
  • PCEP — Certified Entry-Level Python Programmer
2025
  • Leadership in Business World (Wharton)
  • Michigan Debate Institute
Organizations I've worked with

Clients

Surgical Automation logo
Surgical Automation
Dallas, TX
Woodward Academy logo
Woodward Academy
College Park, GA
Vivek Modern School logo
Vivek Modern School
Delhi, India
Press & team wins

News

Students win Moonshot Award for Smart Attendance Scanner at Project Invent Demo Day
May 2025 • Woodward Academy Newsroom

Students win Moonshot Award for Smart Attendance Scanner at Project Invent Demo Day

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Quiz Bowl Team Wins First in State Championship
Mar 2024 • Woodward Academy Newsroom

Quiz Bowl Team Wins First in State Championship

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JV History Bowl Team Qualifies for National Event
Feb 2024 • Woodward Academy Newsroom

JV History Bowl Team Qualifies for National Event

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Notes from the lab and life

Blog

Oct 15, 20251 min read

5 Hard Lessons I Learned From Starting a Startup in High School: The Truth About Entrepreneurship

QuizBee taught me that entrepreneurship is messier than it looks. Here are 5 things I wish I knew.

#Entrepreneurship#TeenFounder#StartupJourney
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Oct 12, 20251 min read

14-Year-Old Shanya Gill Built AI Tool to Prevent House Fires

Shanya Gill, at 14, created Vigil, an AI tool using thermal cameras to detect fires before they start.

#AI#TeenInventor#FirePrevention
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Oct 10, 20251 min read

How I Overcome Procrastination with Simple Habits and Fake Deadlines

I've built habits like fake deadlines and accountability to fight procrastination while juggling college and projects.

#Procrastination#Productivity#StudentEntrepreneur
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Collaborations, internships, and coffee chats

Get in touch

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