Hey, I'm
Ayush
aka stochi0
I like solving AI research and engineering problems.
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Now
A few months ago I was on a solo adventure through 11 cities in China, Macau, and Hong Kong. I love hotpot. If you're looking for someone to solve research + engineering problems (Post-Training / Agents / RL / Vision). Hit me up.
Previously shipped AI at QX Labs and Unsiloed AI (YC F25).
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Accolades
2025
Scholarship — Tsinghua HTGR Summer SchoolProgram scholarship
2024
Meta Hacker CupAdvanced to Round 2 of global competitive programming contest
2024
CodeUncodeRanked 49th of 2000 in ACM-ICPC style competition
Selected for 7 international programs in China, 2025
✦Tsinghua HTGR Summer School
✦Tsinghua Summer School for International Construction
✦Tsinghua Design Futures · Shared Vision — Academy of Arts & Design
✦Tsinghua IEDA Summer School — Industrial Engineering & Data Analytics
✦Tsinghua–Princeton–CI Summer School on Combustion
✦Tsinghua Brain & Intelligence Lab — Music Brain Science Camp
✦Renmin University of China International Summer School
Off the Keys
Before I wrote code, I played music. The piano has been my companion since childhood.
1st Place, District Classical Concert— Led as pianist in the group performance
Lead Pianist, School Choir— Grades 5–12, musical arrangements
Farewell Ceremony Pianist— Senior farewell performance
1st Runner-up, Greek Play— Live background score composition
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Connect
Always up for interesting conversations. You’ll find me on Twitter, or by email.
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