# Advait Johari **Role:** Student engineer building robotics software, AI tools, and research systems. **Location:** Austin, Texas **School:** Westlake High School **Website:** https://johari-dev.com **GitHub:** https://github.com/AadiJo **Email:** johari.advait@gmail.com ## About I build projects where product polish has to hold up against real technical depth: retrieval systems, model evaluation, telemetry, computer vision, and tools people can actually use. ## Featured Work and Projects ### CadSense A CAD review tool that gives Codex the model context it needs to catch small geometry mistakes before they get handed off. Impact: Built as a downloadable review workflow for CAD teams, with screenshots, pinned findings, and GitHub release distribution. Stack: TypeScript, Astro, CAD, Codex Demo media: https://johari-dev.com/demos/cadsense-product-demo.mp4 Repository: https://github.com/AadiJo/cadsense Live site: https://cadsense.johari-dev.com ### FRC RAG Platform A production-ready search system for FIRST Robotics teams that unifies technical documents, robot photos, and CAD models in one knowledge base. Impact: Shipped as a full platform with a Python backend, a responsive frontend, and a live deployment for team research and mechanism discovery. Stack: Python, Next.js, RAG, Robotics Demo media: https://johari-dev.com/demos/rag-product-demo.mp4 Case study: https://johari-dev.com/projects/frc-rag Repository: https://github.com/AadiJo/FRC-RAG-Frontend Live site: https://frcrag.johari-dev.com Companion repository: https://github.com/AadiJo/FRC-RAG-Backend ### RAG-Lab A modular evaluation lab for Retrieval-Augmented Generation pipelines with vector, BM25, and hybrid search support. Impact: Designed for research-grade experimentation with retrieval metrics, dashboard visualizations, and pluggable modules. Stack: TypeScript, React, Python, Benchmarking Demo media: https://johari-dev.com/demos/raglab-product-demo.png Repository: https://github.com/AadiJo/RAG-Lab ### Flux A driving app that connects to vehicle OBD-II hardware, scores driving habits, and turns trip data into clear safety feedback. Impact: Built around measurable behavior: acceleration, braking, speed patterns, and repeat-route visibility. Stack: JavaScript, Mobile, OBD-II, Safety Demo media: https://johari-dev.com/demos/flux-product-demo-crop-soft.mp4 Repository: https://github.com/AadiJo/Flux ### Solar Flare Forecasting A spatial-temporal forecasting system for major solar flares using multi-channel solar data and attention-guided sequence modeling. Impact: Focused on early, computationally efficient forecasting for M- and X-class flare events. Stack: Deep Learning, Jupyter, NOAA, NASA SDO Demo media: https://johari-dev.com/demos/solar-product-demo.mp4 Repository: https://github.com/AadiJo/Flare-Prediction-With-Temporal-Dynamics ### Doodle Recognition A doodle recognition system trained on Google QuickDraw data that classifies imported drawings with a lightweight image model. Impact: Built to turn a large open dataset into a compact recognition workflow that is easy to test and iterate on. Stack: MobileNet, Jupyter, Computer Vision Demo media: https://johari-dev.com/demos/doodle-product-demo.png Repository: https://github.com/AadiJo/Doodle-Recognition ### FaceGuard A real-time facial verification system that compares webcam input against a reference image and reports live match results. Impact: Focused on practical model integration, camera input handling, and a clear verification loop for local security experiments. Stack: Python, OpenCV, DeepFace, Verification Demo media: https://johari-dev.com/demos/faceguard-product-demo.png Repository: https://github.com/AadiJo/FaceGuard ### Teachable Machine Clone A browser-based clone of Google's Teachable Machine for training image models from live webcam examples. Impact: Turns model training into a fast feedback workflow where users can collect samples, train, and test predictions in one place. Stack: JavaScript, Webcam, Machine Learning Demo media: https://johari-dev.com/demos/teachable-product-demo.mp4 Repository: https://github.com/AadiJo/Teachable-Machine-Clone ### Multi-Agent Assistant A set of local AI agents built around Ollama for productivity, information lookup, and assistant-style task routing. Impact: Explores how small specialized agents can coordinate tool use while keeping the workflow local and easy to inspect. Stack: Python, Ollama, Agents, Automation Repository: https://github.com/AadiJo/Multi-Agent-Assistant ### FTC Centerstage 3781 The completed robot codebase for PiRho Maniacs 3781 during the FTC Centerstage season. Impact: Supported a runner-up finish at state UIL with autonomous routines, drivetrain control, and competition-ready robot software. Stack: Java, FTC, Road Runner, Robotics Repository: https://github.com/AadiJo/FTC-Centerstage-3781 Live site: https://ftcscout.org/teams/3781?season=2023 ### Web Scraper A Python scraper for collecting product prices from eBay and Newegg so listings can be compared quickly. Impact: Built as a lightweight data extraction utility with a concrete comparison use case and straightforward automation path. Stack: Python, Web Scraping, Price Tracking Repository: https://github.com/AadiJo/Web-Scraper ## Recognition - **USACO Gold:** Competitive programming division. - **UIL Computer Science Regional Finalists 2026:** Regional finalist team in UIL Computer Science. - **1st Place - Indeed 13th Annual Computer Science Competition:** Won a team programming contest against approximately 40 teams. - **Texas DECA State Finalist | ICDC:** State finalist in a Texas DECA field reported at 7,328 competitors across 298 chapters; exact percentile depends on event size. - **Event Finalist - FRC Waco FIRST in Texas District 2025:** Reached finals at the Waco FIRST in Texas District event. - **Event Finalist - FRC Dripping Springs FIRST in Texas District 2026:** Reached finals at the Dripping Springs FIRST in Texas District event. - **State UIL Silver Medalist - First Tech Challenge:** Runner-up alliance out of 23 high schools. - **Innovation and Control Award - First Robotics Competition:** Judged award for strong control systems and technical presentation. - **Connect Award - First Tech Challenge:** Judged award recognizing outreach, engineering communication, and team story. ## Recognition Groups ### Programming - USACO Gold - UIL Computer Science Regional Finalists 2026 - 1st Place - Indeed 13th Annual Computer Science Competition, out of approximately 40 teams ### Robotics - Event Finalist - First Robotics Competition, Waco FIRST in Texas District event 2025 - Event Finalist - First Robotics Competition, Dripping Springs FIRST in Texas District event 2026 - State UIL Silver Medalist - First Tech Challenge, runner-up alliance out of 23 high schools - Innovation and Control Award - First Robotics Competition - Connect Award - First Tech Challenge ### Business - Texas DECA State Finalist | ICDC - ICDC Thrive Academy chapter nominee ## Activities ### Robotics **Period:** 2023-2026 Robotics is where a lot of my software work became real: code had to survive field noise, nervous drivers, weird hardware, and a match clock that does not care about elegant abstractions. - Primary software contributor across FTC 3781, FRC 2689, and FRC 2687. - Driver/operator and judged awards presenter, including the control systems story behind an Innovation in Control Award. - The messy search for past robot ideas is what pushed me to build FRC RAG. ### Water Polo **Period:** 2024-2026 Water polo is the most physically demanding part of my week, and it has shaped how I work under pressure: read the field, move early, communicate clearly, and keep making useful decisions when tired. - Varsity athlete. - District champions in 2024 and 2025. - All District Honorable Mention in 2025. ### DECA **Period:** 2026 DECA gave me a place to turn product ideas into a business story instead of only a GitHub repo. My event was a startup business plan, so the work had to make sense technically and commercially. - Texas DECA State Finalist in a state conference reported at 7,328 competitors from 298 chapters. - ICDC Thrive Academy chapter nominee. - ~top 3-5% statewide in the event.