Field notes — 5 selected projects
Ishan Bijukuchhay
Computer Engineering @ Queen's · hardware, firmware, and the software around them
Learning by building — these are the projects that taught me something.
The log
HTTP Caching Proxy
2026A mini CDN built in C — a caching reverse proxy I'm running on a Raspberry Pi 5 to see how much real throughput a cache actually buys you.
- C
- HTTP
- Raspberry Pi
- Sockets
EcoTrack
2026A carbon-footprint tracker that turns everyday choices into CO₂e estimates, so making sustainable decisions doesn't require a research project.
- React
- JavaScript
- Python
- Flask
- HTML
- CSS
AItivity
2025A hackathon build with a team — an AI-assisted day planner that helps people carve focus out of overloaded schedules.
- Next.js
- TypeScript
- Tailwind
- Supabase
- OpenAI
Light-Following Maze Robot
2024A class-project robot that reads light with photoresistors and steers itself through a guided maze.
- Arduino
- Microcontroller
- Photoresistors
- Soldering
Battle Robot
2024An Arduino-driven combat robot built from second-hand parts and woodworking — took 2nd place, and led to me running the robotics club.
- Arduino
- Electronics
- Woodworking
About
I'm Ishan — a student who builds things to understand how they work. Some of these started at hackathons, others as coursework I pushed past the assignment, but they all began with a real problem worth solving. Each one taught me something I couldn't have picked up from a tutorial. When I'm not building, I'm usually working out at the gym, immersing myself in a book or a game, listening to music, or out exploring somewhere new.
Contact
Building something, or just want to say hi?
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