COMPUTER SCIENCE @ VIRGINIA TECH

Building
intelligence.
Chasing altitude.

Hey, I’m Yash. An AI/ML-focused student turning curiosity into useful systems — with a soft spot for things that fly.

Explore my work The person behind the code
GitHub ↗LinkedIn ↗Based in Blacksburg, VA
THE SKY IS A STARTING POINTFIG. 01
Top view of a swept-wing jet, illustrated in warm metallic tones
F-35 INSPIRED / ENGINEERED TO EXPLORE

LEARNING BY BUILDING. ALWAYS.SCROLL TO EXPLORE
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCECOMPUTER VISIONINTELLIGENT SYSTEMSAEROSPACE & DEFENSE

01 / SELECTED WORK

Ideas, put to work.

From a camera capture to an actionable insight.
A few things I’ve helped bring to life.

AGE SCOUTVISION → INSIGHT
AEROSPACE GROUND EQUIPMENT
CaptureIdentifyRetrieve
CONCEPTUAL WORKFLOW ILLUSTRATION

FEATURED / AI VISION · U.S. AIR FORCE

AGE Scout.

Less searching. More mission.

A mobile web app that turns equipment photos into useful answers. Built in collaboration with the U.S. Air Force through Hacking for Defense.

80+DoD stakeholder interviews
shaping real mission requirements
  • Next.js
  • React
  • TypeScript
  • Python
  • AI Vision
Inside the project

The AI vision pipeline identifies aerospace ground equipment from camera captures and retrieves NSNs, CAGE codes, alternative parts, and applicable technical orders. Stakeholder discovery informed the full-stack mobile experience.

02 / LLM APPLICATIONS

Security Log Analyzer

Making noisy logs understandable with Claude. A full-stack analysis pipeline that maps findings to validated MITRE ATT&CK techniques.

  • Python
  • FastAPI
  • Claude
  • MITRE ATT&CK
Inside the project

Handles files up to 50 MB with overlap-aware chunking. The MITRE attack-python STIX library supplies ATT&CK data for prompt construction and runtime validation of technique IDs and URLs.

03 / APPLIED AI

Bucket AI

Turning transaction PDFs into financial insights. Combining structured extraction, interactive visualizations, and Gemini-powered analysis.

  • Python
  • Gemini
  • JavaScript
  • Chart.js
Inside the project

Implemented a pdfplumber pipeline for structured transaction extraction, contributed to the JavaScript and Bootstrap interface, and integrated Gemini through OpenRouter for AI-driven financial data processing.

04 / DATA & VISUALIZATION

Social Media Visualization

Exploring social data through custom sorting and an approachable GUI. A team-built Java application grounded in data structures.

  • Java
  • Data Structures
  • GUI
Inside the project

Used arrays, stacks, lists, and queues for data management and processing. Custom comparators and lists support dynamic sorting and clear presentation in the graphical interface.

05 / USEFUL SOFTWARE

QR Code Security Scanner

A QR scanner with security features designed to help protect people from QR-code-based attacks.

  • Java
  • JavaScript
  • Docker
Try the scanner Source code
More experiments on GitHub

02 / THE PERSON BEHIND THE CODE

Curious by default.
Builder by choice.

I’m Yashwanth (Yash) Kantheti, a Computer Science student at Virginia Tech exploring what intelligent systems can do in the real world.

I’m drawn to the intersection of AI, aerospace, and national security — from multimodal vision pipelines to LLM-powered tools. My favorite part is connecting an ambitious idea to something people can actually use.

That curiosity also explains the aircraft on this page. I love the blend of precision, engineering, and possibility that makes flight happen. I bring that same fascination to the systems I build.

Currently exploring
AI that sees, reasons, and helps.

RESEARCH / HUME NATIONAL SECURITY CENTER

Looking beyond the horizon.

Undergraduate Researcher on the Ut-ProSat II mission, researching synthetic aperture radar systems for lunar surface deployment.

EXPERIENCE / HALVEX INC.

Grounded in real systems.

Previously a Network Support Engineer, monitoring 40+ enterprise networks and supporting 25+ cloud deployments.

EDUCATION / VIRGINIA TECH

B.S. Computer Science

Expected December 2027 · Dean’s List
Minor in National Security & Foreign Affairs

Learning with the communities at Cyber VT and AVUSI.

A FEW MILESTONES
Along the way.

RESEARCH

Hume NSC
Colloquium 2026

Research presenter

COMPETITION

Top 30%

Deloitte CTF

COMPETITION

Platinum & Gold

CyberPatriot semi-final qualifier

03 / THE TOOLKIT

Tools for the next idea.

The languages, frameworks, and tools
I’ve worked with along the way.

01 AI & data

  • AI/ML Integration
  • Computer Vision
  • Claude
  • Gemini
  • OpenRouter
  • pdfplumber
  • Chart.js

02 Languages

  • Python
  • Java
  • JavaScript
  • TypeScript
  • C
  • Assembly

03 Web & applications

  • React
  • Next.js
  • FastAPI
  • Bootstrap

04 Systems & foundations

  • Docker
  • Cisco Networking
  • Data Structures
  • Security Assessments
  • Penetration Testing
  • MITRE ATT&CK

GOOD IDEAS START WITH A CONVERSATION

Let’s build something
with lift.

AI projects, research, interesting problems — or a conversation about planes.
I’d love to hear what you’re thinking.

[email protected]