Diwas Shrestha

AI Engineer


About

I'm pursuing my B.Tech in Artificial Intelligence at Kathmandu University while building decentralized AI systems at Lamida and exploring new ideas through my own venture. I've organized Nepal's first university student-led AI hackathon, trained over a hundred students through workshops, and shipped projects spanning traffic optimization, agricultural AI, and computer vision. My work is driven by a belief that AI's greatest impact will come from solving real problems in communities that need it most.

As a Microsoft Student Ambassador, I've built a developer community around Azure AI and cloud computing. I lead social media and data management at AISSRLab, KU's AI research hub. I'm also a 1st Dan Black Belt in Taekwondo — discipline and iterative improvement shape how I approach engineering.

2+ years experience · 10+ projects shipped · 100+ students mentored

Work

Current Aug 2025 – Present

Lamida — AI Engineer, Decentralized Systems

Architected end-to-end subnet logic on the Bittensor network — miner behaviors, core validation, and custom incentive mechanisms. Led L2 development (Mar 2026) after initial subnet work.

Bittensor, Python, Decentralized AI, Backend

Sep – Nov 2025

RESI Labs — AI Engineer, Decentralized Systems

Built decentralized real-estate data collection on Bittensor with miner and validation logic. Designed exploit-resistant incentive mechanisms. Contract, remote.

Bittensor, Python, Data Pipelines, DeFi

Jun – Jul 2025

BlockLabsAI — AI Engineer

Built end-to-end data pipelines — collection, preprocessing, custom model training. Deployed models to production via FastAPI with minimal inference latency. Contract.

FastAPI, Python, Data Pipelines, Model Deployment

Projects

Trek Sathi

4th & 5th Semester

AI travel companion for Nepal's tourism industry. Beta on Play Store.

Flutter, Django, Gemini API, OpenStreetMap

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Semi-finalist, ICT Award 2024

KU Krishi

3rd Semester, KU

AI models for agricultural efficiency and sustainability in Nepal.

Flutter, Django, Computer Vision, Transformers

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Home Surveillance System

AI-based home security with face recognition. 95% accuracy via SCRFD and DeepFace.

Python, PyTorch, SCRFD, DeepFace

Devanagari Plate Detection

2nd Semester, KU

YOLOv7 on custom datasets for Devanagari-script number plate recognition.

Python, PyTorch, YOLOv7, Computer Vision

NAS Server

Network Attached Storage with 2×1TB drives on Raspberry Pi.

Linux, OpenMediaVault, NextCloud

Emailify

Secure HTML email sender for automated marketing. Streamlit interface.

Python, Streamlit

MinIO on Kubernetes

AISSRLab

Scalable object storage for AI/ML data on K8s with IAM policies.

Kubernetes, MinIO, Docker, Nginx


Community

Jul 2023 – Present

Microsoft Student Ambassador

10+ technical workshops, 100+ students trained at KU. Built a developer community around Git/GitHub, Azure AI, and ML deployment.

Dec 2023 – Jan 2025

Secretary, KU AI Club

Organized Datathon 2.0, AICrusade 2024 (Nepal's first university student-led AI Hackathon), and AI Meet 2024.

Jun – Dec 2023

Founding Executive, KU AI Club

Founded Nepal's first university student-led AI Hackathon (AICrusade 2023) and organized the inaugural AI Meet 2023.

Dec 2024 – Jul 2025

Student Volunteer, Nepal Cloud Professionals

Board of Volunteers member. Organized Ideathon Kathmandu for Microsoft Imagine Cup 2025.

Jan 2025 – Present

Social Media & Data Lead, AISSRLab

Leading Social Media and Data Management Committee at KU's AI research lab.


Capabilities

AI / Machine Learning

PyTorch, TensorFlow, Computer Vision (YOLO, SCRFD, DeepFace), Transformers, Scikit-learn, Gemini API, OpenAI API, Multi-Agent RL

Backend & APIs

Python, Django, Django REST Framework, FastAPI, REST APIs, SQL, C/C++

DevOps & Cloud

Docker, Kubernetes, Linux, Git/GitHub, MinIO, Azure, Nginx

Tools & Frameworks

Flutter, Streamlit, Figma, Bash, Laravel, OpenMediaVault, NextCloud

Education

B.Tech in Artificial Intelligence Expected 2026

Kathmandu University. Machine Learning, AI, Data Mining & Pattern Recognition, Data Science, OOP, DSA, Database Management, Linear Algebra, Probability & Statistics, Optimization Theory, Discrete Structures, Cloud Computing, Cyber Security.

Certifications