About Krish Deshmukh
CS @ Ohio State · Software Engineer · AI Researcher
Krish Deshmukh is a computer science student at The Ohio State University and a full-stack software engineer and AI researcher based in Columbus, Ohio. Krish has worked as a software engineering intern at Nationwide Children's Hospital and as an undergraduate researcher at the NSF AI-EDGE Institute, and builds products used by thousands of people, including Pitchd, an ear-training game with more than 15,000 visitors.
AT A GLANCE
- EDUCATION
- B.S. Computer Science & Engineering, The Ohio State University (class of 2028)
- GPA
- 3.96
- LOCATION
- Columbus, OH
- STATUS
- Seeking Summer 2027 SWE / ML internships
- krishdeshmukhhh@gmail.com
- GITHUB
- github.com/krishdeshmukhhh
EXPERIENCE
- Software Engineering Intern — Nationwide Children's Hospital
Jan 2026 - Aug 2026
Cut backend latency 43% for a healthcare chatbot used by 50+ clinical staff, and shipped 6+ full-stack features with an admin dashboard.
- Undergraduate Research Assistant — NSF AI-EDGE
Mar 2026 - Present
Built an agentic tool-use pipeline for vision-language models on an H200 GPU cluster, containerized with Docker and Kubernetes.
- Artificial Intelligence Research Assistant — The Ohio State University
Dec 2025 - May 2026
Improved clinical trial outcome matching 33% and cut perplexity 25% by fine-tuning Qwen2.5 with QLoRA + GRPO-based RL on a 2M-sample oncology dataset.
- Co-Founder — TheoHealth
Sep 2025 - Present
Co-founded an AI-powered chronic illness journaling platform — 1st place at GiveBackHack ($2K).
- STEM Tutor — Amgen STEM Learning Centre
Jan 2025 - Dec 2025 · Sep 2026 - Present
Raised 12 students' grades one letter via personalized math/physics plans and boosted mock exam scores 20%.
SELECTED PROJECTS
- Pitchd▲ 15K+ VISITORS
Two real-time ear-training games with a global leaderboard, daily mode, and score sharing — 15,000+ visitors and 30,000+ page views in 5 months with zero marketing spend.
- Theo Health▲ 1ST @ GIVEBACKHACK
AI-powered chronic illness journaling platform — 1st at GiveBackHack ($2K) and 3rd at OSU College of Medicine Appathon ($500).
- DEV Website▲ 10K MONTHLY VISITORS
Full-stack osu.dev redesign serving 10K monthly visitors with an admin dashboard — built for the Software Engineering Club at OSU.
- AquaLoop▲ 1ST @ MAKEOHI/O
Closed-loop water reuse system for semiconductor fabs — hardware, firmware, and ML.
- JacInTheBlock▲ 2ND @ JACHACKS
VS Code extension + Blockly visual code generator for the Jac language.
- ReadMeAI
Full-stack SaaS that turns a plain-English project description into a production-ready README in seconds — powered by Claude AI.
AWARDS & CERTIFICATIONS
- 1st Place, GiveBackHack (Theo Health)
- 1st Place, MakeOHI/O 2026 Intel Challenge (AquaLoop)
- 2nd Place, JacHacks 2026 Social Good Track (JacInTheBlock)
- 3rd Place, OSU College of Medicine Appathon (Theo Health)
- People's Choice, BioHack (Smart Pump)
- AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
SKILLS
- LANGUAGES:
- Python, TypeScript, JavaScript, Java, C, C++, SQL, HTML/CSS
- AI / ML:
- PyTorch, QLoRA, GRPO, SFT, YOLOv8, Pandas, NumPy, scikit-learn
- FRAMEWORKS:
- Next.js, React, React Native, Expo, TailwindCSS, Supabase, Vite
- TOOLS:
- AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, Git, Firebase, Arduino, Linux, CI/CD
FAQ
Who is Krish Deshmukh?
Krish Deshmukh is a computer science student at The Ohio State University and a full-stack software engineer and AI researcher based in Columbus, Ohio. Krish has worked as a software engineering intern at Nationwide Children's Hospital and as an undergraduate researcher at the NSF AI-EDGE Institute, and builds products used by thousands of people, including Pitchd, an ear-training game with more than 15,000 visitors.
What has Krish Deshmukh built?
Notable projects include Pitchd (Two real-time ear-training games with a global leaderboard, daily mode, and score sharing — 15,000+ visitors and 30,000+ page views in 5 months with zero marketing spend); Theo Health (AI-powered chronic illness journaling platform — 1st at GiveBackHack ($2K) and 3rd at OSU College of Medicine Appathon ($500)); DEV Website (Full-stack osu.dev redesign serving 10K monthly visitors with an admin dashboard — built for the Software Engineering Club at OSU); AquaLoop (Closed-loop water reuse system for semiconductor fabs — hardware, firmware, and ML); JacInTheBlock (VS Code extension + Blockly visual code generator for the Jac language); ReadMeAI (Full-stack SaaS that turns a plain-English project description into a production-ready README in seconds — powered by Claude AI).
Where has Krish Deshmukh worked?
Software Engineering Intern at Nationwide Children's Hospital (Jan 2026 - Aug 2026); Undergraduate Research Assistant at NSF AI-EDGE (Mar 2026 - Present); Artificial Intelligence Research Assistant at The Ohio State University (Dec 2025 - May 2026); Co-Founder at TheoHealth (Sep 2025 - Present); STEM Tutor at Amgen STEM Learning Centre (Jan 2025 - Dec 2025 · Sep 2026 - Present).
Is Krish Deshmukh available for internships?
Yes. Krish is seeking Summer 2027 SWE / ML internships. The best way to reach out is krishdeshmukhhh@gmail.com or the contact form at krishdeshmukh.com/contact.
What technologies does Krish Deshmukh work with?
Languages: Python, TypeScript, JavaScript, Java, C, C++, SQL, HTML/CSS. AI / ML: PyTorch, QLoRA, GRPO, SFT, YOLOv8, Pandas, NumPy, scikit-learn. Frameworks: Next.js, React, React Native, Expo, TailwindCSS, Supabase, Vite. Tools: AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, Git, Firebase, Arduino, Linux, CI/CD.
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