Karnav Popat

I write code, and about code


Hi! I'm Karnav, a data scientist and software engineer from Calcutta, India.

I'm currently a fourth-year undergraduate at Ashoka University. I studied Computer Science and Economics, and am writing my thesis on climate modelling and land valuation under Prof. Sandeep Juneja. I'm currently working on projects at the Digitalisation & AI Centre and interning at Lightspeed VC.

My research interests are in climate modelling, satellite imaging, digitalisation & privacy, and state capacity.
I've previously worked with Amuse Labs, Samagra, CEDA, and TCPD.
In my free time, I write, rollerblade, and support Chelsea FC.

My Stack

(Tech I've worked with)

Projects (in tech)

India Cadastral

Using DILRMP data, I created a geospatial dataset of all land plots and ownership in India.

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Valuing REITs

Using cash flow and comparables analyses, I valued the portfolios of Indian REITs.

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Economic Voting

I used nightlights to explain how the condition of the economy affects voter behaviour in India.

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Privacy in India

I replicated Narayan & Shmatikov (2006) to prove privacy concerns with Indian EHRs.

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Better xG

I used XGBoost and an LSTM to improve goal predictions and interpretability in football.

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Green Happiness

Using remote sensing & geospatial clustering, I showed that urban green spaces improve quality of life.

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Elliptic Curves

I implemented Elliptic curve cryptography, RSA & DHA in Python.

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Recourse

I built a (now-defunct) API, website and browser extension using course reviews and grades at Ashoka.

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Ashokan Data

I used student & grade data from Ashoka to investigate grade inflation.

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Roundtable

A toy compiler and interpreter based on Robert Nystrom's Crafting Interpreters.

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Verily

A tiny, custom-built static site generator and template engine for blogging sites.

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Snacman

A reimagined implementation of the classic arcade game in Javascript and the JS Canvas.

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Projects (other)

Bloom Hotel Group

As a strategy intern with Bloom, I investigated new market opportunities.

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Koita Foundation

For my winning entry in the IEEE-Ashoka Datathon, I researched biases in healthcare.

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FarMart

As a strategy intern with Farmart, I worked on ESG in agricultural logistics.

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Policy GPT 2023

For my winning entry in the Equilibrium Datathon, I studied interventions in rural India.

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