Sugam Panthi
Co-founder @ MagnoliaEd | Research Assistant @ USM
I'm Sugam Panthi, based in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. I have experience building technologies using Go and Python. I'm currently interning as an AI and MI fellow @ Prediction3d.
I'm pursuing a Bachelor's in Computer Science at The University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
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Experience
Co-Founder & CTOApr 2025 – Present
MagnoliaEd LLC- Founded an AI-powered EdTech platform delivering personalized instructor chatbots and role-based dashboards, adopted by multiple college classrooms.
- Led full-stack development for a RAG(Retrieval-augmented generation) agentic model, established CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions for rapid deployment and automated testing.
- Designed and implemented a Hybrid Monolithic architecture using Docker and Terraform with AWS fargate, enabling independent scaling of chat, analytics, and authentication services, enabling the platform to handle 1,000+ concurrent student sessions.
- Secured $27,000 in startup funding from Co-Builders: powered by Microsoft, attracted angel investors through pitch competitions, and built investor relations while managing stakeholder communications.
AI & ML InternMay 2025 – Present
Prediction 3D- Developed predictive models using PyTorch on multimodal construction site data, by processing images and sensor readings, resulting in improved safety and productivity insights for field teams.
- Integrated AI solutions into web applications with LangChain and Pinecone, collaborating with a 20-engineer team, enabling seamless deployment of ML features to end-users.
- Contributed to the design of a microservice-based data pipeline, separating data ingestion, preprocessing, and model inference for improved maintainability.
- Built Python-based data visualization dashboards by transforming processed datasets into actionable charts, reducing decision-making time for stakeholders by 30%.
Undergraduate Research AssistantNov 2024 - Present
The University of Southern Mississippi- Researched and modeled U.S. plastic waste trends using LSTM networks, cleaning and visualizing large datasets, contributing to two journal paper submissions.
- Designed a React Native recycling logistics app integrating Clerk, MongoDB, and Mapbox, enabling real-time waste transportation tracking for plantations.
- Proposed a modular backend using microservices for data collection, analytics, and reporting, improving scalability for future research projects.
Tech InternFeb 2024 - May 2024
Best One Network (Butwal)- Enhanced the payment confirmation API by transitioning from Django monolith to FlaskWSGI microservice, optimizing processing speed by 20% and improving scalability by 30%.
- Identified, reported, and solved 5 critical bugs during the testing phase, leading to a 10% reduction in post-deployment issues.
- Efficiently integrated and documented the upgraded API into the main codebase using Git and Jira, and contributed to the design of a service-oriented architecture for future integrations.
Projects
Deepseek- A Deepseek client written for Go supporting R-1, Chat V3, and Coder.
- Maintained an OpenSource package with more than 300+ stars, 100+ dependents, and 10+ collaborators
- Added comprehensive support for modular conversations with the AI, coverin full Deepseek API functionality including R-1, Chat V3, and Coder models
- Implemented comprehensive unit and functional testing with CI/CD actions, ensuring code reliability, maintainability, and automated deployment processes
Ripple- Developed a web application for creating, playing, and sharing flashcards in 3D, enhancing study experiences.
- Engineered with a Next.js frontend and Go backend, deployed on Cloud Run with Firebase for database storage
- Utilized Turborepo for monorepo management, enabling efficient development and deployment workflows
- Incorporated OCR using Tesseract and text-to-speech features powered by OpenAI, providing advanced user interactivity
Cohesion - AI-Based SQL Assistant- Developed an AI-powered OpenSource web application for SQL schema generation.
- Reduced SQL schema generation time by 70% through AI-powered automation, significantly improving developer productivity and workflow efficiency
- Designed and implemented a custom CSV format named SS-CSV, improving data processing performance by 200% compared to standard formats
- Collaborated on developing a SQL schema serializer and deployed a comprehensive backend testing system using Go, Gin, and Docker for optimized benchmarking, enhancing processing speed by 500%
Danime - A Discord Bot- Collaborated with 3 developers to build an OpenSource Discord bot.
- Successfully collaborated with 3 developers to create a Discord-verified bot that achieved 1,000,000+ users and 2,000,000+ API calls
- Developed comprehensive server management tools and entertaining commands that enhanced user engagement and community interaction across Discord servers
- Utilized a robust technology stack including Python, Discord API, Flask, MongoDB, and Git for version control, ensuring scalable and maintainable code architecture
Moksha - A Social App- Developed a full-stack self-help platform.
- Built a full-stack application using React JS and Tailwind CSS for the frontend with Firebase integration for the community forum, creating a seamless user experience
- Implemented a secure Google Auth login system that successfully onboarded 50+ users and generated 1000+ page views, demonstrating strong user engagement and retention
- Created an OpenSource self-help platform specifically focused on helping teenagers through comprehensive self-help guides, testimonials, and community support features
Honors
- Winnder: Pitch competition by MPI(Mississippi Polymer Institute)
- Winner: Hackathon by hack@davidson
- Winner: Hackathon by hatchery@usm
- Honors Scholar by USM
- Verified Discord Developer