Notes

Short things I've been thinking about.

Not a blog — no schedule, no long essays yet. Just class experiments, links I share with students, and small teardown notes.

Recent notes / 2026

15 Sep 26NVIDIA NIM API lab. S5 AI students will use hosted inference for the first time next week. Setting up per-student API keys.
08 Sep 26KTU Exam GPT crossed 1000 sessions. Log analysis says answer-key questions dominate; adding a "walk me through" mode.
01 Sep 26Course-specific roll numbers for PECST522 A + B batches — pinned on the AI hub.
Aug 26Module 4 Reinforcement Learning notes uploaded — slide deck + PPTX + reference reading.
Aug 26Bench Answer Blitz ran in a 140-person class — projector view worked flawlessly for the first time.
Jul 26Cypher Space Solidity workshop — 50+ students deployed their first contract to Sepolia. Cohort graduated Stage 2 of the Blockchain Roadmap.
Jun 26Placements 2026 wrap. 219 offers total. IBM GenAI Hackathon team took 2nd place; SAP Labs and Oracle offers landed.
Mar 26Cypher Space inauguration — official CSE dept community launched March 6.

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