Ishan Venkatesh

High school student with interests in computational biology, artificial intelligence, robotics, and interdisciplinary research. Passionate about combining technology, scientific inquiry, and human-centered design to solve real-world problems.

• (925)-389-4933
• ishanv.official@gmail.com

High School (Senior)

2023 - 2027

Monte Vista High School (MVHS), Danville, CA

Expected graduation: July 2027

GPA: 3.86 UW / 4.3 W | SAT: 1520 | PSAT: 1450

Global Health Leaders Conference at JHU

June 2026 - August 2026

• Participated in Global Health Leaders Conference at Johns Hopkins University.
• Learned from leaders in global health and medicine through lectures and peer discussions.
• Presented a Student Speaker Series topic on AI-assisted medical imaging and its role in improving healthcare access and diagnosis.
• Built a web application that detects fractures from uploaded X-ray images using a convolutional neural network (CNN).

Presentation Video Slides Medical Imaging App Certificate

Molecular Imaging Techniques Mini Fellowship

June 2026 - August 2026

• Completed mini fellowship introducing molecular imaging for biomedical research and clinical applications.
• Participated in lectures on imaging technologies, optical luminescent imaging, and AI/deep learning applications in molecular imaging.
• Studied modules covering molecular imaging fundamentals, preclinical applications, and clinical translation.

Leangap Summer Program

June 2026 - July 2026

• Co-founded and launched Sideline, a startup built through Leangap's real-world entrepreneurship curriculum.
• Drove idea validation, MVP development, branding, go-to-market strategy, and investor-style pitch preparation.
• Presented at Demo Day after completing validation, creation, and traction.

Certificate Pitch Deck

UC Irvine GATI Fellowship

July 2025 - August 2025

• UCI GATI BEAM Fellowship, gained hands-on experience in laboratory research, rehabilitation robotics, and technology innovation.
• Conducted research in rehabilitation robotics and assistive technology innovation.
• Designed a head-controlled computer mouse for individuals with C1 spinal cord injuries. Created mechanical mount and housing in SolidWorks. Built prototype using breadboard, IMU sensor, and Arduino C++ programming.
• Published a research paper on the influence of microbiomes in gastrointestinal cancers in the UCI Science Journal.
• Developed skills in entrepreneurship, public speaking, and interdisciplinary teamwork to develop impactful assistive technologies.

MehtA+ ML Bootcamp

Jun 2024 - Sep 2024

• AI/ML camp, generated several machine learning and deep learning sample models.
• Worked with team members to conduct research, published paper online and presented findings.

• Rocket Trajectory
• Gut Microbiome and Cancer
• Fashion MNIST
• AI Chatbot

Sideline - Co-Founder

June 2026 - Present

• Sideline combines my passion for sports, athlete advocacy for accessibility, and showcasing talent through photography.
• Lead the team effort to validate, build, and launch the startup.
• Owned product development, branding, landing page launch, and go-to-market execution.
• Led pitch preparation and presentation to investors and judges.

Robotics Team - Programming and Business

Aug 2023 - Present

• Contributed to the design, programming and building of Robot for competitions including FIRST (qualified for world tournament last year).
• Created designs for the Robot using CAD.
• Developed software programs for Robot subsystems - swerve drive motion, kinematics, simulation.
• Led business development, marketing and fund-raising activities to sustain and expand the robotics program.

Math Club - Deputy Vice-President

Aug 2023 - Present

• Mathcounts youth mentor - teaching middle school students important math concepts and helping them succeed in national math competitions.

Film Club - Secretary

Aug 2026 - Present

• Co-founded club to produce short films addressing social issues and promoting student safety.
• Collaborated on film development from concept to final cut, including storyboarding, scripting, and shot planning.
• Filmed and edited short projects using digital cameras and video-editing software.

Freshman Student Government

Aug 2023 - Jun 2024

• Member of Freshman Leadership student body. Gained valuable experience in this program.
• Organized school wide activities, community services at Verde Elementary school and San Francisco homeless shelter.

Mustang Soccer Club - Youth Coach

Jan 2024 - Jun 2024

• Coached youth soccer teams to develop technical skills, team work and game strategies.

Community Service

Aug 2023 - Present

• Volunteered at multiple community events, helped with organizing and conducting learning and fun activities for children.
• Participated in mini-marathons to raise funds for community, e.g. 10k Hope the Mission Drumstick Dash, LA.

Junior Varsity Track & Field, High School

• Earned a junior varsity position on the sprint team with no prior experience. Freshman of the year award.
• Represented high school in several competitions. EBAL 400m Freshman/Sophomore champion.

Soccer (Competitive), Mustang Soccer Club

• Played in several tournaments such as NORCAL State Cup. 100% attendance at practices.
• Progressed from being a recreational player to making the competitive team.

Performing Arts, Danville

• Completed an extensive course on set design, lighting, sound, play production and stagecraft.
• Completed an educational trip to Disneyland to study more about performing arts from experienced Disney professionals.

Language Learning

• Completed accredited Tamil language study (Grades 1-8).

Robotics Simulation & Systems Development

FIRST Robotics

• Developed software simulations for robot subsystems, including swerve drive motion, kinematics, and subsystem testing.
• Created tools that enabled remote testing and iterative debugging before full hardware deployment.

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Rehab Robotics

• Developed a mouse controller prototype for patients with spinal cord injuries.
• Developed a basic closed-loop robotic control system for VOR (Vestibulo-Ocular Reflex).

Rehab Robotics Robotic VOR

CAD

• Contributed to CAD design, robot assembly, and systems integration for robotics competitions.
• Designed prototype components using OnShape with parametric and constraint-based modeling concepts.

Robot Assembly Gearbox Beltbox

Machine Learning & Computational Modeling

• Built machine learning models for data analysis, classification, and computer vision tasks using Python.
• Developed convolutional neural networks (CNNs) for fracture detection in X-ray images and image classification experiments.

Fractures XRay Fashion MNIST Face Emotions

• Conducted reinforcement learning experiments involving optimization and decision-making systems.

Board Game Gemini API DQN

• Created supervised learning models for regression and classification using structured datasets.

Housing Price Iris

Web Applications

• Designed and developed a personal portfolio website using HTML, CSS, and Bootstrap.

Desktop Applications

Python

• Bounce Game — GUI game exploring Python graphics and event-driven programming.
• Alien Invasion Game — Arcade-style shooter built with Python.
• Password Generator — Utility app demonstrating string manipulation and randomization.
• Keylogger — Keyboard input logging project exploring system-level Python programming.

Java

• Guess the Number — Starter app using imperative programming and core Java concepts.
• Tic-Tac-Toe — Object-oriented Java game with terminal/GUI interaction.
• Rain Drop — Java game application using the Java SDK.
• Pong — Single-player Pong game built with Java.

Technical Skills

• Programming - Python, Java, JavaScript, HTML, CSS
• Engineering - Robotics, Computational Modeling
• Machine Learning - Supervised, CNN, RNN, LLM, Reinforcement models, Vector Embeddings, Similarity Search
• Data Science - Data visualization, Correlation Screening, Statistical Reasoning
• CAD - OnShape, Fusion 360 - Parametric Modeling, Drawing Generation

Soft Skills

• Research and analysis
• Self-directed learning
• Mentorship
• Leadership and communication

• Monte Vista High School Honor Roll

• AP National Recognition

• UCI GATI Merit Scholarship

• Track & Field EBAL 400m Champion

UC Irvine — Division of Continuing Education

Independent Research — Transcript

• Laboratory research in rehabilitation robotics and assistive technology design.
• Applied interdisciplinary engineering skills to prototype solutions for real-world accessibility challenges.

University of Michigan — Division of Continuing Education

Intro to AI Embeddings — Certificate

• Studied vector embeddings and similarity search to extend FAQ chatbots beyond rule-based logic through semantic retrieval.
• Built an AI-powered FAQ chatbot using vector similarity search and linear algebra for embedding-based retrieval.

Intro to Data Visualization and Correlation Screening — Certificate

• Created data visualizations to uncover patterns and applied correlation screening across variable subsets.
• Studied data-driven correlation and causation analysis and evaluated correlation mining strengths and limits.

Advanced Placement

AP Score Report

• AP Calculus AB
• AP Calculus BC
• AP Computer Science Principles
• AP Computer Science A
• AP Statistics
• AP Biology
• AP World History
• AP US History
• AP English
• AP Psychology
• AP US Government
• AP Economics

Honors

• Honors Chemistry
• Honors Physics

• English - Native

• Tamil - Native

• Spanish - Acquired