Vignesh Nagarajan

Brown Scholar studying honors CS/econ at Texas A&M, simultaneously building AI systems bridging both fields.

Applied AIAutomationEconometrics
ResearchEntrepreneurship
Vignesh Nagarajan
Education
Texas A&M University, College of EngineeringAug 2026 – Present
Bachelor of Science — BS, Computer Science and Economics
  • Engineering Honors Program
  • Minor in Statistics; Certificates in Business Technology and Management Consulting
BASIS PhoenixAug 2022 – May 2026
High School Diploma
  • 3.95 GPA with 4 Post-APs, 16 APs, and 5 Honors
  • Perfect 36 ACT and 1520 PSAT/NMSQT (National Merit Scholar)
  • Earned 5 Credits Across 2 DE Courses in CS at Paradise Valley Community College
Science Fair & Research Club (Founder & President) · Mu Alpha Theta Honor Society (President) · Speech & Debate (Captain) · Arizona Tamil Sangam (Graduate & TA) · Gators Club Swim
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FounderMay 2025 – Aug 2026 · 1 yr 4 mos
Chronos
  • Built full-stack cross-calendar scheduling platform using React, Firebase, Vercel, and Python. Chronos ↗
  • Published white paper and secured 2 signed LOIs worth $3,500+ across 42 users in <2 mo post-launch.
  • Presented at the US Capitol for #HouseOfCode 2026, including 1:1s with Hack Club CEO Zach Latta, Senator Mark Kelly, Rep. Abe Hamadeh, and Rep. Nancy Pelosi. Congressional App Challenge ↗  GitHub ↗
Founder & PresidentAug 2023 – Aug 2026 · 3 yrs 1 mo
Prepworks EDU
  • Filed for and received 501(c)(3) nonprofit status. Managed 20+ students across 5 institutions and 6 teams.
  • Facilitated creation of >300 pages of review sheets spanning 15+ academic areas incl. APs. Google Drive ↗
  • Lobbied for education funding via a slate of 40 policy memos directly to AZ DoE. Policy Database ↗
Founding Team Member & Co-InventorMay 2025 – Dec 2025 · 8 mos
Claisen
  • Drafted and filed 2 successful patent applications on Claisen’s ML pipeline and proprietary AI clinic.
  • Collaborated with CTO to design and optimize an automated content pipeline, reducing production time by 3× and scaling output linearly (~8 posts/day across 6 platforms) without additional headcount.
  • Rejected leadership role with equity at Claisen to devote more time to my own venture, Chronos.
Data Analyst InternApr 2023 – Dec 2025 · 2 yrs 9 mos
STEM·E Youth Career Development Program
  • Analyzed 4K+ social posts to ~5× engagement in ~2 years. Presented findings to 50+ incl. CEO. STEM·E ↗
  • Automated 3 processes and expedited data processing by +340%. Taught 4 Python lessons to 20+ students.
Founding Team MemberAug 2024 – May 2025 · 10 mos
ScienceFair.io
  • (DBA Qurios Ventures, acquired in May, under NDA). Team transitioned to Claisen post-acquisition.
  • Authored “Research Guide” and 20+ blogs incl. a sponsored article in Harvard Crimson. ScienceFair.io ↗
  • Custom-built a LLM for marketing on Quora and answered 250+ relevant Q&A forums.
Entrepreneur-In-ResidenceJun 2024 – Dec 2024 · 7 mos
Jetson
  • Built Hustle (see “Projects” for GitHub/Demo) and pitched live to 30+ investors, securing a $3,000 award.
  • Apprenticed under CTO, observing technical execution behind the scenes at a Series A ($3M raise) startup.
Select Awards & Recognitions
★  Craig & Galen Brown Foundation Scholar
Associated with Texas A&M University
Congressional Command Coin (Special Commendation by Rep. Hamadeh)
US Congress · Apr 2026
Mu Alpha Theta National Scholar (1 of 27 National Recipients)
Mu Alpha Theta · Mar 2026
National Merit Scholar ($2,500 Scholarship)
NMSC · Mar 2026
Congressional App Challenge Winner & House of Code Invitee @ US Capitol
US House · Dec 2025
2× Grand Award Winner, Arizona Science & Engineering Fair (AzSEF)
AzSEF · 2025, 2026
Academic All-American & NDCA National Qualifier, Varsity PF Debate
NSDA · Dec 2024
1st Place, AreteLabs/AMC Mini-Math Madness National Championship (410+ Teams)
AreteLabs · 2024, 2026
2024 National Cyber Scholar & SANS-GIAC Cybersecurity Scholarship
NCSF · Feb 2024
CyberStart America National Hackathon Winner (~2.8% Selection Rate)
SANS · Dec 2023
Co-Author, The Future is STEM (Amazon #1 New Release & Bestseller)
Samyak Science Society · Jul 2023
Select Projects
Hustle
Upload your resume and Hustle uses ATS scanning to extract 200+ skills, then matches them against a comprehensive database to recommend your ideal side hustle — complete with market analysis, industry tips, and entry-level freelancing job postings.
Affiliated with Jetson EIRP
PythonFlaskJavaScriptMySQL ↗ GitHub ↗ Demo
STEM·E Analytics
Web traffic analysis for STEM·E Youth Career Development Program, processing Wix Analytics data with Pandas to surface traffic trends, bounce rates, session durations, and correlations. Delivered as an executive dashboard and data visualization report.
Affiliated with STEM·E YCDP
PythonPandasMatplotlibData Analysis ↗ GitHub ↗ PDF
Research
CANVAS: Captioning Art with Narrative Visual-Audio AI Systems
Exploring How AI Automations Can Bring Artwork to Life for BLV Audiences Through Voice Generation
arXiv cs.HC  ·  Social Science Research Network (SSRN) — Pending Preprint  ·  May 2026
AIAutomationHCIAccessibility
PEBSA: Predicting Economic Behavior via Sentiment Analysis
Constructing a ML Model to Analyze Public Outlook on US Economic Performance to Predict Market Behavior
International Journal of Engineering and Computer Science (IJECS) — Best Paper Award  ·  Dec 2024
AIMLEconometrics↗ DOI
Inventions
Portable Arthropod Detection via Multi-Modal Sensors
System and Method for Portable Arthropod Detection on a Host Using Multi-Modal Sensors
Provisional Patent Application #64/024,033  ·  Mar 31, 2026
Affiliated with DeTICKtor LLC and Cornell University
BiotechMLSensors
↗ deticktor.com
Algorithmic Real-Time Group Scheduling
System and Methods for Algorithmic and Real-Time Group Scheduling in Applications like Google Calendar
Provisional Patent Application #63/860,731  ·  Aug 8, 2025
Affiliated with Chronos
AIScheduling
Agentic AI System for Virtual Healthcare
Systems and Methods for Virtual Healthcare by Agentic Artificial Intelligence Models Trained on Medical Reasoning Data
Provisional Patent Application #63/841,355  ·  Jul 10, 2025
Affiliated with Claisen Inc. and Harvard University
HealthcareAILLM
Modular HIPAA-Compliant Adaptive Health Data Pipeline
System and Method for a Modular, HIPAA-Compliant Health-Data Pipeline Enabling Adaptive Therapeutic Recommendations through Continuous Learning
Provisional Patent Application #63/828,926  ·  Jun 23, 2025
Affiliated with Claisen Inc. and Harvard University
HealthcareMLPrivacy
ML-Based Real-Time Economic Forecasting via Sentiment Analysis
System and Method for Real-Time Economic Forecasting Using Machine Learning-Based Sentiment Analysis of Public Data from Social Media
Provisional Patent Application #63/782,567  ·  Apr 2, 2025
Affiliated with PEBSA
AIMLEconometrics
Certifications
GIAC Foundational Cybersecurity Technologies (GFACT)
SANS Institute
Issued May 2024 · Expires May 2028
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Generative AI and Vertex AI Studio
Google Cloud
Issued Jun – Jul 2023
Certificate I ↗ Certificate II ↗
Certified Entry-Level Python Programmer (PCEP-30-02)
OpenEDG Python Institute
Issued Jun 2022
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