Shaurya Mittal

I'm currently a Mechanical Engineering & Computer Science student at Brown University, interested in the intersection between hardware and software. On that note, I'm also a Simons Researcher at Stony Brook University, where I test vision-language-action models like GR00T, SmolVLA, and BB-ACT to optimize their data pipelines and improve efficiency (I've cut compute for certain tasks by ~50%). I'm also building a next-gen solar perovskite satellite with Brown Space Engineering, set to launch in May 2027.

Previously, I led embedded systems & AI research at UC Irvine, building YOLO optimizations for Raspberry Pi (2nd @ OCSEF, CSEF Nominee). I built a $30 alternative to the $15000 trash sorting AI models offered by the industry. I also researched linguistic classification with LLMs and RNNs at USC Viterbi; and worked as a programming intern at MAD-learn, building a 23-project JavaScript curriculum used by 10,000+ students across 31 states.

Outside of work, I care about sustainability and how engineering and technology can improve our world — I founded EcoInnovators, an environmental technology VC program now working with 8 schools and 300+ students. Our work led to multiple deployed ventures. I was also a Learning Planet Youth Fellow and presented at the UN HQ. Reach out to me at shaurya_mittal@brown.edu.

Currently reading Scythe — Neal Shusterman