I am a Junior Computer Engineering student at the University of Maryland, College Park, actively seeking Software Engineering internships. I'm passionate about building impactful software, exploring machine learning, and solving complex problems at scale.

• Athena: An agentic OS that utilizes a local model with a Andrej Karpathy's wiki style memory system to process my information, give reports and track progress towards personal goals.
• LeetCoach: A custom Chrome extension that integrates with the Claude API to provide real-time, interactive coding assistance directly within the LeetCode environment.
• GenTerp: An AI-powered discovery and schedule planner designed specifically for UMD GenEd courses, built with TypeScript.
• AI Chess Engine: A 1600 ELO Chess engine making use of tree purning algorithms, caching, and subprocesses in a pygame GUI.

• AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

• Languages: Python, TypeScript, Java, C/C++, Rust, JavaScript
• Technologies & APIs: Claude API, React, PostgreSQL
• Tools: Git, Linux, AWS

• LinkedIn: [https://www.linkedin.com/in/varun-anand-8198a7221/]
• Email: [varun.anand2006@gmail.com]