Evidence over theater
A polished demo is useful, but I trust reproducible evaluations, failure cases, and clear limits more. That is why my project pages show the runs that failed as well as the ones that worked.
About
I've been into computers since I was a kid. I used to tag along to my dad's office just to play games on his PC, until he got me one at home. Then I watched Iron Man for the first time and couldn't stop thinking about JARVIS. Was there a person behind it? Was it just code? Or something else? That question is what got me into AI.
IIFL was my first time inside a company. I saw how work really gets done: no one person owns any part of a project, and even the parts I thought were small had a whole team behind them. It was also the first time real people used something I built and told me what they thought.
Now I'm doing my master's in computer science at USC and medical-AI research at Keck School of Medicine, and I keep building my own projects on the side.
Sohail GidwaniLA · 2026
How I work
Own the whole path
I am happiest moving between model behavior, backend boundaries, data, and the interface. The seams between those layers are usually where the most important problems hide.
Make complexity legible
Good engineering should leave the next person with a system they can understand. I care about observable workflows, honest naming, and documentation that explains decisions rather than restating code.
Beyond the code
Marvel Universe
Games I keep coming back to
It's the characters for me. It started with Spider-Man on the PS2 my dad got me in 2008, because he was already my favorite.
Simple Pleasures
- Swimming
Something about being in water just resets my brain. It's where I go to disconnect.
- Coffee
It's less about the caffeine and more about the five minutes of calm. The ritual of it.
- Sunsets
End of Santa Monica Pier, watching the sun go down. Honestly one of my favorite things about living in LA.
That's me outside the code. If you want to talk about something you're building, a research idea, or which Spider-Man movie is best, I'm always up for it.
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