APrIGF 2026 Fellow
Computer engineer and technology builder based in Nepal. I work across the full stack — web and mobile applications, AI systems, digital platforms, APIs, and infrastructure — with a focus on building things that work in practice, particularly in resource-constrained and emerging market environments.
What I Do
AI & Knowledge Systems
Building AI systems and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) solutions focused on practical deployment and local contexts. Work spans AI model integration, knowledge pipelines, and digital platforms.
Digital Platforms & Web Applications
Full-stack development of web and mobile applications — from news and information platforms to tools that make local information more accessible and queryable.
Infrastructure & ERP Systems
Digital infrastructure, ERP, and logging systems for industry — built to handle practical realities like intermittent connectivity, remote sites, and sector-specific workflows.
Education Technology
Platforms supporting academic institutions with online learning, course management, and student engagement — built with the constraints of Nepali institutions in mind.
Internet Governance
Active participant in Internet governance, research networking, and digital policy communities:
Full record → Internet Governance
Focus Areas
- AI governance and policy
- Internet governance and digital sovereignty
- Local-language AI and digital inclusion
- Emerging technologies in developing countries
- Multistakeholder Internet governance
Perspective
Working from Nepal has given me a practical perspective on the gap between how emerging technologies are developed globally and how they reach people in developing countries. AI systems trained primarily on English-language data perform poorly in Nepali and other low-resource languages. Infrastructure assumptions built into global platforms often do not hold in contexts with limited connectivity or different regulatory environments.
I am particularly interested in how AI governance frameworks, digital infrastructure policy, and Internet governance processes can better account for local languages, resource constraints, and the needs of communities that are underrepresented in technology decision-making. This is not an abstract interest — it shapes the products I build and the communities I engage with.