
Aditya Sood
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About me
CTO & Co-Founder, Contrario (YC W25) | Stanford
Education

Stanford University
-Bachelor of Science - BS Computer ScienceActivities and Societies: BASES

LeapYear
-Selected for 2nd Cohort

Y Combinator
-W25

Westview High School
2018 - 2022
Experience

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Aug 2020 - Aug 2020MIT LLCipher.webp)
Research Science Institute (RSI)
Jun 2021 - Aug 2021MIT Research Science Institute
United States Department of Defense
Jun 2022 - Aug 2022Fullstack Developer
NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Jan 2023 - Oct 2023NLP Researcher
Juniper Networks
Oct 2023 - Dec 2024ML Researcher II
Sept 2024 - Dec 2024ML Researcher
Oct 2023 - Dec 2024

Stanford University Department of Computer Science
Jun 2024 - Aug 2024CURIS Fellow: SAIL x Anthropic.webp)
Contrario (YC W25)
Jan 2025 - nowCo-FounderAI to make recruiting easy.
Licenses & Certifications
- View certificate

Stanford Cryptography 1
Stanford UniversityMay 2020
Honors & Awards
- Awarded to Aditya SoodAndy Grove Scholarship Recipient ($4000) Intel Apr 2024
- Awarded to Aditya SoodAuthor of "Trailblazing into Data Networking: For Newbies" - Jul 2022 - Authored an easy-to-understand graphical data networking book for new students- Received endorsement testimonials from experts at Cisco, IEEE, and Arista Networks- Featured on CBS KOIN and Pamplin Media Group- Recognized by Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici https://www.amazon.com/Trailblazing-into-Data-Networking-Newbies/dp/B0B6T3Y3H4/ref=sr_1_2?qid=1658874087&refinements=p_27%3AAditya+Sood&s=books&sr=1-2
- Awarded to Aditya SoodDia Nelson Scholarship Winner ($500) - Jun 2022
- Awarded to Aditya SoodUS Presidential Semifinalist U.S Department of Education Apr 2022 One of 620 national semifinalists selected
- Awarded to Aditya SoodNational Merit Scholar ($2500) National Merit Scholarship Corporation Mar 2022 Selected as one of 2500 National Merit (NMSQT) Finalists across the US.
- Awarded to Aditya SoodGold President's Volunteer Service Award President of the United States Dec 2021 Recognition of outstanding volunteer contributions in community service to the United States
- Awarded to Aditya SoodDepartment of Defense (DoD) Scholar Department of Defense Jun 2021 Recognized as a DoD scholar at RSI
- Awarded to Aditya SoodMIT Research Science Institute Scholar MIT and CEE Jun 2021 Selected as one of 52 domestic U.S students to attend RSI 2021, co-hosted by the Center for Excellence in Education and MIT. RSI is the most prestigious science research camp in the world for high school juniors.
- Awarded to Aditya SoodNaval Excellence in Science and Engineering Award US Navy Apr 2021
- Awarded to Aditya SoodAuthor of "Trailblazing into Cryptography: For Newbies!" Amazon Jan 2021 - Authored an easy-to-understand graphical cryptography book for new students- Received endorsement testimonials from cybersecurity experts at Google and Intel- Featured on ABC KATU, NBC KGW, CBS, and Pamplin Media Grouphttps://www.amazon.com/Trailblazing-into-Cryptography-Aditya-Bisheshwar/dp/B08RR363FW
- Awarded to Aditya SoodINSPO Research and Innovation Competition (IRIC) Bronze Medalist - Jun 2020 My project was in the top 30 research projects across North America; awarded $15,000 scholarship.
- Awarded to Aditya SoodTaekwondo 3rd Degree Black Belt Kukkiwon Jan 2020
- Awarded to Aditya SoodIntel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) 1st Place NASA Award ($2500) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) May 2019
- Awarded to Aditya SoodIntel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) Finalist Society for Science and the Public May 2019 Represented Oregon as a finalist at the largest international science fair
- Awarded to Aditya SoodTaekwondo US World Open (international): 3x Gold Medalist - Apr 2019
- Awarded to Aditya SoodTaekwondo Oregon State Tournament: 4x Gold Medalist - Feb 2019
Volunteer Experience
Vice Chair of Grant Writing Committee
Issued by Beaverton Downtown Association on Oct 2020
Associated with Aditya Sood
Languages
- hiHindi
- enEnglish
- spSpanish
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