Currently building Twinly Philadelphia → Gainesville, 2026

Founding AI Platform Engineer at Drift — we built Claude Code for robotics. Research at CMU Robotics Institute. Founder of Twinly. YC Startup School 2026.

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Full-time
AI Platform Engineer · Drift
Research
CMU Robotics Institute
Fall 2026
UF · B.S. CE + M.S. Finance
Ojasva Mishra
Ojasva, 2026 Drift · CMU · Twinly
Now

Things I’m moving on today.

A snapshot of where my attention actually goes. Updated when reality changes.

Founding AI Platform Engineer at Drift — Claude Code for robotics, Antler-backed, #5 Product of the Day on PH launch Full-time
Research Intern at CMU Robotics Institute — Prof. Min Xu & Dr. Xiaolong Wu · IEEE TRO + IEEE IROS ’26 2025 →
Founder of Twinly — personal AI twin · trained on your writing, speaks in your voice 2026 →
YC Startup School 2026 — admitted cohort 2026
Heading to University of Florida — B.S. Computer Engineering + Master’s in Finance (4-year combined pathway, full merit) Fall 2026
CMU Robotics Institute research IEEE TRO first author IEEE IROS ’26 first author Drift founding engineer · Antler Product Hunt #5 Product of the Day YC Startup School ’26 admitted NexHacks 1 of 3 high schoolers · 1,500 hackers Startup in a Weekend Philly winner · sole HS TSA Nationals 8 events UN HLPF + UNGA presenter UF full merit · CE + M.S. Finance CMU Robotics Institute research IEEE TRO first author IEEE IROS ’26 first author Drift founding engineer · Antler Product Hunt #5 Product of the Day YC Startup School ’26 admitted NexHacks 1 of 3 high schoolers · 1,500 hackers Startup in a Weekend Philly winner · sole HS TSA Nationals 8 events UN HLPF + UNGA presenter UF full merit · CE + M.S. Finance
Research · Carnegie Mellon Robotics Institute

First-author on two IEEE papers — TRO & IROS ’26.

With Prof. Min Xu and Dr. Xiaolong Wu at the CMU Robotics Institute — joint control, safety filtering, and demonstrations on the Franka Emika Panda.

Paper 01
Constraint-Aware Discrete-Time PID Gain Optimization for Robotic Joint Control Under Actuator Saturation
Mishra, O., Wu, X., Xu, M. — arXiv preprint · CMU Robotics Institute. Optimizes discrete-time PID gains for robotic joints under hard actuator saturation, with safety guarantees.
IEEE TRO
Paper 02
SCIG++: Risk-Limiting Conformal Safety Filtering for Attack-Resilient Robotic Joint Control Under Saturation
Mishra, O., Wu, X., Xu, M. — conformal safety filter for adversary-resilient joint control; algorithms demonstrated on the Franka Emika Panda arm.
IEEE IROS ’26
Ongoing
Multi-modal SLAM path planning with PID forestructure implementation
Research with Dr. Xiaolong Wu — bridging perception, planning, and controlled actuation on a real robot platform.
CMU · in progress
Work

Where I’m shipping, right now.

Founding AI Platform Engineer · Drift Antler-backed AI copilot for robotics simulation (ROS2, Gazebo, Ignition). Hit #5 Product of the Day on Product Hunt at launch. godrift.ai ↗ Research Intern · CMU Robotics Institute Prof. Min Xu & Dr. Xiaolong Wu. First-author on two IEEE papers — TRO and IROS ’26 — on PID gain optimization and safety filtering. ri.cmu.edu ↗ Founder · Twinly A personal AI twin — trained on your writing, speaks in your voice. twinly.tech ↗
Selected work

Things I’ve built — shipped, documented, or sitting in a closet.

01 / Featured

QuickCitePro

Chrome extension · Research tooling

Solves a real research pain point — adopted by professors and lab teammates. One-click citation generation that fits how researchers actually work.

chromewebstore.google.com ↗
02 · Past venture

GlassBoxAI

Computer vision · Multimodal · $20K pre-seed

Interview-integrity platform using real-time eye-tracking, facial landmarks, and voice pattern analysis to detect AI-assisted answers (ChatGPT, Cluely) live over Zoom or Meet. Won Startup in a Weekend Philly — sole high schooler vs 200+ from UPenn, Drexel, MIT.

Won $20K pre-seed →
03

Kinetix

Computer vision · Biomechanics · Meta Quest

AI-powered physical therapy and athletic training coach — real-time joint-angle biomechanics, voice feedback, and Meta Quest integration.

Watch demo ↗
04

PreventaAI

SwiftUI · Firebase · iOS · Health

Proactive AI healthcare app shipped to the App Store — medication tracker, AI assistant, visual scanner. A user reported it helped catch severe tuberculosis earlier than standard screening.

Live on the App Store →
05

Eyesight

LiDAR · CoreML · Offline inference

Accessibility app for visually-impaired users — obstacle detection and real-time narration of surroundings, all on-device. Currently in TestFlight beta.

TestFlight beta →
06

AI Robo-Trader

Python · Quant signals · SPY 0DTE options

An AI-driven trader analyzing SPY for 0DTE options trades. 300%+ returns over two years — running live. Built as CIO of the Stocks & Investments Club.

300%+ over 2y →
TSA · National Competitor

Nationals. Eight events.

Robotics, simulation, engineering, environmental, finance, game design — every piece built, every event placed.

01 Software Development
SAFMS — Smart Agro-Forest Management System
AI/IoT modeling web app for agroforestry carbon trading. React + blockchain.
safmstsa.vercel.app ↗ 02 Drone Challenge
Custom FPV Drone
Engineered and tuned a Betaflight FPV drone with custom CAD and wiring.
Portfolio ↗ 03 Engineering Design
NitroCapture — Zeolite Nitrogen-Capture Domes
3D-printed dome reducing agricultural nitrogen runoff. Iterative experiments and analysis.
Portfolio ↗
04 Systems Control
Onsite Autonomous Control
Coded autonomous control systems live in Python and C++ under timed constraints.
Nationals event
05 Robotics
Autonomous + Drivable Robot
Built and programmed an object-manipulating robot for autonomous and tele-op runs.
Nationals event
06 VR Visualization
Unity 6 VR Escape Room
Fully playable escape room on Meta Quest — custom assets, comfort-tuned, progressive challenge.
Portfolio ↗ 07 Video Game Design
Tower Defense
Tower defense in Unity (C#) with custom Blender + pixel-art assets — balanced curves, readable code.
Portfolio ↗

I build things people actually use.
Robots that move, software that ships, products that matter.

Full-time founding AI Platform Engineer at Drift — we built Claude Code for robotics. Research at CMU Robotics Institute — first-author on IEEE TRO and IEEE IROS ’26. Founding Twinly in parallel. YC Startup School 2026. Starting at the University of Florida in the fall — B.S. CE + Master’s in Finance, four-year combined pathway, full merit.
Trajectory

A short, honest timeline.

2026 →

Founding AI Platform Engineer · Drift

Antler-backed · godrift.ai
  • We built Claude Code for robotics — natural-language setup, debugging, and execution of robot simulations (ROS2, Gazebo, Ignition).
  • Hit #5 Product of the Day on Product Hunt at launch. Platform now used by thousands of engineers.
  • Joined as founding AI engineer after meeting the founders at NexHacks.
2025 →

Research Intern · CMU Robotics Institute

With Prof. Min Xu and Dr. Xiaolong Wu
  • First-author on two IEEE papers: Constraint-Aware Discrete-Time PID Gain Optimization at IEEE TRO and SCIG++: Risk-Limiting Conformal Safety Filtering at IEEE IROS ’26.
  • Algorithms demonstrated on the Franka Emika Panda arm. Ongoing multi-modal SLAM path planning work.
2026 →

Founder · Twinly

Personal AI twin — twinly.tech
  • A personal AI twin — trained on your writing, speaks in your voice. Anything you can do, Twinly can.
  • Owning product, design, and engineering end-to-end.
2026

YC Startup School 2026 · Y Combinator

Admitted cohort
  • Selected for the 2026 cohort — used to push Twinly and sharpen the founder side.
2024 — 2025

Co-Founder & CEO · GlassBoxAI (past)

$20K pre-seed · Startup in a Weekend Philly winner · later moved on
  • Interview-integrity platform: real-time eye-tracking, facial landmarks, voice patterns to detect AI-assisted answers (ChatGPT, Cluely) live over Zoom/Meet.
  • Won Startup in a Weekend Philly as the sole high schooler among 200+ university competitors (UPenn, Drexel, MIT). Raised $20K pre-seed. Closed it down to focus on Drift and Twinly.
2024 →

CTO · YPSF (UN MGCY NGO)

Youth Publications & Socioeconomic Forum · 500+ global members
  • Led global AI literacy programs spanning 15+ countries.
  • Presented at UN HLPF, UNGA, and related conferences.
2025

AI Robotics Engineer Intern · EV Bots Inc.

Autonomous EV charging robots · Multiple provisional patents
  • Shipped the first fully-working autonomous EV-charging robot prototype after iterating across mechanical, electronics, and controls.
  • Designed CAD for a drone charging-dock system targeting swarm-delivery fleets.
2025 — 2026

Engineering Intern · Ptero Labs

Mission-grade UAV simulation
  • Built a mission-grade UAV simulator in Unreal Engine with AI/ML for mission planning and object detection.
  • Performance-benchmarked simulation software now used by Penn for active research.
2025

Software Development Intern · iPipeline

Financial-services platform
  • Built automation testing frameworks and AI-driven agents; deployed internal tools at scale.
2026 → 2030

B.S. Computer Engineering + Master’s in Finance · University of Florida

4-year combined pathway · full merit scholarship
  • Selected for the combined CE + MSF pathway — engineering depth with a quantitative-finance overlay in four years.
  • Plan to keep operating Drift, Twinly, and the CMU research in parallel through undergrad.
2022 → 2026

IB Diploma Candidate · Downingtown STEM Academy

GPA 4.45 / 4.0 weighted · Robotics I–III pathway
  • IB HL Math AA, Physics, Economics, Design Tech · IB SL German, Literature, TOK.
  • 4 years varsity tennis — led team drills, reached Districts for the first time in school history.
  • Founded clubs in robotics, rocketry, and finance.
Contact

Let’s build something that ships.

Open to collaboration on AI, autonomy, and robotics. Happy to talk to potential Twinly early users, robotics teams, or anyone working on something serious.

ojasvamishra32@gmail.com ↗
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