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about.ts
const aboutMe = {
name: 'Pratik Gupta',
title: 'Software Engineering Student & Photographer',
focus: 'AI, Robotics & Cloud-native Infrastructure',
stack: ['Python', 'C++', 'TypeScript'],
camera: 'Mirrorless',
subjects: ['Landscapes', 'Architecture', 'Wildlife']
};

Where Precision Meets Vision

As a Software Engineering student at Western University, I spend my days building resilient, high-performance systems at the intersection of AI, robotics, and cloud-native infrastructure. I thrive in deep technical challenges — from PX4 firmware and LoRa telemetry to CNN/Transformer architectures.

My engineering mindset shapes how I approach a photograph: I debug compositions, refactor framing, and optimize for the moment. But the camera demands something code never does — surrender to imperfection. The best shots happen when the plan fails and the light does something no function could predict.

The Engineer

I design and build software systems — whether leading autonomous VTOL mission systems at Western Aero Design or architecting computer vision platforms. I think in types, interfaces, and data flows. This analytical lens follows me everywhere, including into the field with a camera.

The Photographer

Behind the lens, the engineer quiets down and instinct takes over. I chase light across landscapes, study the geometry of buildings, and wait — sometimes for hours — for a creature to reveal itself. This is where logic meets wonder.