Aayush Acharya

Software Engineer • A2Z Imaging, Schaumburg, IL

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Hi! I’m a Software Engineer at A2Z Imaging, where I contribute to embedded software development. Originally from Nepal, I moved to the U.S. in 2022 and recently graduated from Elmhurst University with a background in Computer Science and Mathematics.

Research

I am currently exploring Spectral Graph Theory. My other areas of interest are Computer Vision and Financial Markets.

News

  • 05/2026: Won Presidential Awards for Academic Excellence in Computer Science & Mathematics.
  • 05/2026: Awarded the Mary Hart Zink Scholarship ($1700) by the Department of Mathematics.
  • 04/2026: Participated in WildHacks at Northwestern University. Won Best Use of ElevenLabs for building Intelux.
  • 03/2026: Won Best Technical Solution for building Spores at The Nepal-US Hackathon.
  • 02/2026: Participated in HackIllinois at UIUC. Built BioCol, a protein design framework that utilizes a swarm of multiple AI agents.
  • 01/2026: Joined A2Z Imaging as a Software Engineering Intern.
  • 12/2025: Sat for the 86th MAA Putnam Exam.
  • 11/2025: Competed at the ICPC Mid-Central USA Qualification Round.
  • 11/2025: Joined Psycray Corp as an AI Agent Developer Intern.
  • 10/2025: Won the Galactic Impact Award for building Exoplanet Detector at the NASA International Space Apps Challenge, Chicago, 2025.
  • 05/2025: Selected for the Honors Program Summer Fellowship to develop an AI Tutoring Chatbot for CS courses.
  • 05/2025: Won the Faculty-Staff Merit Scholarship through the Honors Program.

Selected Research Work

Awards

2026
Presidential Award for Academic Excellence in Computer Science*
2026
Presidential Award for Academic Excellence in Mathematics*
2026
Mary Hart Zink Award ($1700), Department of Mathematics*
2026
Honors Convocation Outstanding Student Award, Department of Computer Science*
2025
Galactic Impact Award, NASA International Space Apps Challenge, Chicago
2025
Faculty-Staff Merit Scholarship, Honors Program*
2025
Honors Program Summer Fellow*
2024
McGraw Foundation Scholarship, Associated Colleges of Illinois (ACI)
2022
EALGreen Scholarship, EALgreen
2018-19
Mahatma Gandhi Scholarship, Government of India

* Awarded at Elmhurst University

Services

Undergraduate Mathematics Tutor
Elmhurst University Learning Center

Courses: College Algebra, Precalculus, Calculus I & II, Business Calculus, Discrete Mathematics

Co-Founder and President
Elmhurst University Computer Science Club

Organized an intracollegiate programming competition using Codeforces
Organized Voices That Inspire, a speaker panel event comprising professionals from various industries
Coordinated with the club to launch a three-part Machine Learning Workshop Series
Hosted a Resume Building Workshop in partnership with the career center

Miscellaneous

Outside of academic and work, I’m a big sports fan and enjoy playing cricket, ping pong, and tennis.