FuseExtract
Intelligent Character Recognition system for automated document processing
2020
Building AI from Nepal —
for Nepal, and beyond.
I'm Rojesh M. Shikhrakar. I lead AI Academics at Fusemachines, teach data systems at Kathmandu University, and write about ML, education, and the long road from mechanical engineering to systems that learn.
TEACHING
Data Acquisition & Management Systems
M.Sc. AI, Kathmandu University
LEADING
AI Academics @ Fusemachines
Curricula, fellowships, AI Shikhya program
RESEARCHING
AI for Education
Exploring adaptive learning systems and intelligent pedagogy
Selected Work
AI Fellowship Program Nepal
Project-based learning approach to graduate-level AI education in Nepal
2019AI Shikhya
College-level AI curriculum program delivered across Nepal
2018UAV Topographic Mapping
High-resolution topographic surveys using drones for urban planning in Nepal
2017Keshar Mahal 3D Heritage Reconstruction
Post-earthquake photogrammetric 3D reconstruction of Keshar Mahal, Kathmandu
2016Recent Writing
All writing →Learning to Code
There's a huge gap between learning to code and actually coding. Here's what to expect on the other side.
Hello World
From building a covert toy robot in grade 5 to two decades of Python — how I got here.
