Student · University of Southern California · Los Angeles, CA

Khush Patel

As a Master’s student in Computer Science at USC, my passion in software engineering lies in backend infrastructure and system reliability. Whether working on production database pipelines or building real-time simulation engines, I am consistently drawn to the challenge of making software run faster, more securely, and more predictably at scale.

Now Actively looking for a software engineering internship for Summer 2027.

Work

May 2026

Chronos Layer @Caltech AI Hackathon

Created ChronosLayer, a clinic demo validating biological age across 7 epigenetic clocks using synthetic patient data.

LLM (Anthropic SDK), SQLAlchemy, Pydantic

Mar 2026

Lapline

Built Lapline, a live Formula 1 platform that turns fragmented telemetry into explainable race-strategy insights.

Python, FastAPI, TypeScript, React

Dec 2025

Slate Signal

Engineered Slate Signal, a bias-aware platform forecasting worldwide revenue for upcoming US theatrical releases.

Python, Next.js, PostgreSQL, BERT, GCP

Experience

May 2026– Aug 2026

Develop For Good - Make an Impact Foundation (MAIF)

Software Engineering Intern

Engineered a full-stack PHP/MySQL learning platform designed for 400+ North Carolina students across 3 career pathways, implementing video lessons with timestamp-resume playback, auto-graded quizzes, and per-student progress persistence.

May 2025– Aug 2025

Ruby Bus Pvt. Ltd.

Software Engineering Intern

Built a React, FastAPI, and PostgreSQL platform that unified production, inventory, work-order, and quality-control workflows, reducing weekly reporting time by 67%, from 2 hours to 40 minutes, for 20+ users.

Sep 2023– Dec 2024

Adani University

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Shaped the lab’s spatial-computing research roadmap by synthesizing findings from 50+ papers on digital twins, XR, and healthcare Metaverse applications, identifying high-impact research opportunities and technical gaps.