CS STUDENT AT UT DALLAS DALLAS-FORT WORTH METROPLEX

Hi, I’m Rishi.
I build full stack applications

I’m a Computer Science student at UT Dallas building full-stack, mobile, and AI/ML applications, with a focus on software engineering internships.

Portrait of Rishi Badal
● SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
● AI/ML
● FULL STACK DEVELOPMENT
● MOBILE DEVELOPMENT
02 / MY PROJECTS

Projects

NASA HUNCH environmental sensor prototype held during the demonstrationENVIRONMENTAL SENSOR SUBSYSTEM
01 / NASA HUNCH

Environmental Sensor Subsystem

November 2023 – April 2024

Built the front-end interface for a four-person environmental sensor project and refined it through NASA HUNCH competition rounds.

National Software Finalist

HTMLCSSJavaScriptReact
Lunar Lander demo frame with a lander descending between the landing flagsLUNAR LANDER
02 / GOOGLE DEVELOPER STUDENT CLUB PROJECT

Lunar Lander

March 2026 – May 2026

Tracked reward trends and saved model checkpoints to evaluate a reinforcement-learning agent’s progress.

2,000 training episodes analyzed

PythonMatplotlibAI/ML
ValidMoviez sign-in screen shown in the mobile app demoVALIDMOVIEZ
03 / MOBILE APP

ValidMoviez

August 2025 – December 2025

Built mobile login and home screens, connected Firebase services, and handled recommendation API responses and errors.

Firebase authentication + recommendation API

React NativeJavaScriptFirebaseExpo
03 / TOOLKIT

Tools I work with.

01 / LANGUAGES
  • Python
  • Java
  • JavaScript
  • TypeScript
  • HTML
  • CSS
  • C++
02 / FRAMEWORKS & TOOLS
  • React
  • Tailwind CSS
  • Pygame
  • Node.js
  • Expo
  • Git
03 / DATA & OTHER
  • Firebase
  • Matplotlib
  • Figma
04 / ABOUT ME

Curious by default.
Hands-on by choice.

While studying Computer Science at UT Dallas, I enjoy taking ideas from concept to working software. I like building across the full development lifecycle and improving projects through real feedback.

BASED IN
Dallas–Fort Worth, Texas
FOCUS
Full-stack applications & AI/MLExpanding my skills across languages, frameworks, and new technologies.
HOBBIES
Games, sports & musicI enjoy video games, watching TV shows/movies, sports, and playing the trombone in my free time.
06 / GET IN TOUCH

Let’s build
something good.

I’m looking for software engineering internship opportunities and would love to connect.