About Me
Hi! I'm Nishant Holla, currently pursuing my Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science Engineering at PES University. I am currenlty interested in Operating Systems and Machine Learning.
Education
PES University
Completing my Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) at PES University.
RV PU College
Completed my Pre University at RV PU College.
The Oxford Senior Secondary School
Completed my schooling in The Oxford Senior secondary School.
Activities
March 2025 - Won CIDECODE hackathon
Our team, cide2cide, secured Fourth Place at CIDECODE 2.0, a 24-hour hackathon organized by The Crime Investigation Department - Karnataka and PES University. IoTrace is an AI-powered forensic evidence extraction and management system designed for WearOS smartwatches, simplifying log retrieval, analysis, and report generation for forensic experts.
October 2024 - Won Kodikon hackathon
Our team, R3ND3R, secured First Place at Kodikon 4.0, a 24-hour hackathon organized by Embrione Club, PES University. RenderTest, is an automated React component testing tool designed to simplify and streamline frontend development and testing
September 2024 - Course on Building a Modern Computer
Completed a one-month course on building a morden computer from first principles offered by The Hebrew University of Jerusalem on coursera.
April 2024 - Course on Competitive Programming Unveiled
Completed a one-month course on Competitive programming presented by PESU IO at PES University.
October 2023 - Course on Deep Dive Into GenAI
Completed a one-month course on Generative AI presented by PESU IO at PES University.
Projects
A* Visualizer
Visualizer for A* search algorithm in C using raylib.
A* is a pathfinding algorithm that finds the shortest path between source and destination
using a goal-directed heuristic.
box
A command line tool to encrypt and decrypt files under a given directory. Uses 256 bit AES algorithm for fast and secure encryption allowing users to wrap and unwrap boxes with a password.
R3END3R
An automated Frontend Component Tester designed to improve development speed by automating rendering, previews, and test case generation for React components. RenderTest eliminates manual efforts, ensuring higher code quality and enabling seamless collaboration between developers and designers.
Was awarded 1st place in Kodikon hackathon that took place in 2024.
IoTrace
IoTrace is an AI-powered forensic evidence extraction and management system designed for WearOS smartwatches, simplifying log retrieval, analysis, and report generation for forensic experts.