JUN 2025 → AUG 2025 / Mathematics
PROMYS ★
First-Year Participant · Boston University
Six summer weeks of number theory, long proof attempts, new friends, and the joy of finding a path through a hard problem.
Rishi
Khandelwal.
A student. A teammate. A curious mind.
A few places that have shaped me.
Opening a little world…
Different places.
The same curiosity.
On the court, in the classroom, and somewhere between a question and an answer. Here's the path so far.
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SEP 28, 2026 / Publication
Why Feature Scaling Works ★
Author · The Oxford Journal of Student Scholarship
My published paper explores how feature scaling shapes the path gradient descent takes toward a solution.
GRADES 11 → NOW / Technology & Community
CourtBook, LLC ★
Founder & Developer · CourtBook, LLC
Turning the search for an open tennis court into a computer-vision project with the City of Los Altos.
GRADES 11–12 / Research
Alzheimer’s Research
Student Researcher · ASI · UCSF & Duygu Lab · ASDRP
Using Python and molecular design to explore Alzheimer’s trial data and potential TREM2 agonists.
GRADE 11 · SIX WEEKS / Internship
Building at Trellis AI
Research Engineer Intern · Trellis AI
Shipping developer tools and AI workflows to help infusion patients reach treatment sooner.
GRADES 10–12 / Leadership
Ideas into School Communities
Co-President & School Clubs Leader · TEDxLAHS · AMDC · BEAM · TACER · STATS Club
Organizing talks, competitions, and student projects that give shared interests room to grow.
FEB 2023 → MAR 2025 / Community
Buddies4Math
Volunteer Math Tutor · Buddies4Math
Making room for the small, confidence-building breakthroughs that happen when math feels friendly.
GRADE 11 · SIX WEEKS / Mathematics
UChicago Summer Mathematics
Summer REU Participant · UChicago REU / UChicago Experience
Exploring advanced mathematics through coursework and research seminars.
GRADES 10–12 / Athletics
Varsity Tennis
Co-Captain · LAHS Tennis Team
Showing up, rallying hard, and leading by the example set during the quiet hours of the off-season.
JUL 2023 → AUG 2023 / Community
Hiller Aviation
Aviation & Aircraft Maintenance Volunteer · Hiller Aviation Museum
Helping young visitors get their imaginations off the ground—one exhibit, question, and paper airplane at a time.
AUG 2022 → NOW / Education
Los Altos High School
Student · Los Altos High School
Learning broadly, building deeply, and following the questions that make class spill into the rest of the day.