Vivek Chaudhuri
Research • Ventures • Impact
Building tools that help people think, learn, and thrive.
From AI-powered knowledge exploration and neurological health to planetary defense and youth digital safety.
About Me
As a student researcher and builder, I work at the intersection of technical systems and real human consequences.
Messy, high-stakes challenges draw me in—especially when solutions have to become working systems beyond the lab.
I create tools that make complexity understandable and actionable—from MindString AI, which transforms linear AI outputs into visual knowledge maps, to SoleMate, a wearable system for early Parkinson's indicators. I've also applied this approach to planetary defense, building machine learning systems that combine physics and real-world data to evaluate asteroid deflection feasibility in near real time.
I care deeply about unlocking youth potential. I developed a digital mental health risk framework using youth data across countries and presented it at the National Cybersecurity Alliance, bringing a youth perspective into national conversations on digital safety. Through SafeTeens Online, I help expand digital safety education globally while also working directly with students through virtual STEM classes in Ghana.
The future I want to help build is one where AI is not only smarter, but more human-centered—helping young people flourish, helping older generations preserve healthspan and dignity, and amplifying the cognition, creativity, compassion, and connection that make the human mind extraordinary.
Core Projects
MindStringAI
MindStringAI is a platform that combines structured visual knowledge maps with GenAI LLMs to mirror how people explore connected ideas.
Awards and Recognition
- 🎗️ International Conference on Computing and Artificial Intelligence (ICCAI), Okinawa, Japan — April 2026: Oral Presentation & Best Presenter Award — Generative AI
- Selected as only high school to present a peer-reviewed research paper at ICCAI
which convenes leading experts and scholars in computing and artificial intelligence from around the world. (award) - First-author peer-reviewed publication (ACM): "From Linear Prompting to Structural Discovery: MindString and the Orchestration of Hierarchical Knowledge Graphs for LLM-Based Exploration"
- Co-authored with Dr. Venkata Duvvuri and undergraduate researchers
SoleMate
SoleMate is a smart insole-based predictive gait analysis platform enabling early Parkinson's detection.
Awards and Recognition
- 🎗️ Blue Ocean Student Entrepreneur Competition (2025):
1st Place North America; 🌏Top 10 global among 4,000+ teams and 12,700+ participants. (award) - Blue Ocean is the world's largest and most prestigious pitch competition for high school innovators.
- 🎗️ JSHS (2025): Team of 2, Regional Finalist. Topic: Low-Cost Integrated Sensor for Comprehensive 3D Gait Analysis. (certificate)
ColorHub
ColorHub.art is an AI-based color personalization and exploration platform.
Awards and Recognition
- 🎗️ Product Hunt
(Aug 2024): Top 10 Product of the Day globally within a 24-hour launch window. - - Only solo-developer winner; other winners were teams and companies.
- - Product Hunt is a leading Silicon Valley curator of technology innovations.
Standalone Research
Ounce of Prevention: The Role of Youth Digital Readiness in Positive Cyber Experience and Mental Health
A youth mental health risk assessment framework that analyzes digital readiness and related risk factors to predict individualized mental health risk scores.
Seconds, Not Years: Algorithmic Asteroid Deflection for Rapid Decision-Making
A machine learning model trained on synthetic impactor data from a custom physics engine using scaling laws, using first-sight asteroid data to predict optimal kinetic impactor design for fast asteroid deflection.