AAHAD
VAKANI
Writing
My Bookshelf →Library Seeks $3.5 Million Bond for First Major Repairs Since 1994
2026The Putnam County Public Library is asking the Putnam County Council to approve a $3.5 million bond–its first debt request in more than three decades–to fund repairs on a building that has not seen s...
Every Syllabus for Itself.
2026All of my classes this semester are creative writing courses and thus all of them on their respective syllabi, list AI use under academic dishonesty, flat, without qualification. STEM courses—general...
Project Hail Mary Film Review
2026Ryan Gosling's Return to the Silver-screen. “Project Hail Mary” Makes Science the Blockbuster It Deserves to Be
The Ministry She Made
2026After seminary and a pivot away from teaching, DePauw's Rachel Haines Cowart found her calling in the spaces between institutions.
Query/Pitch Letter
2026## Publication: Slate (Tech-focused) Hi Tony, When I text my family, I write in a language that doesn't “officially” exist. A sentence usually starts in English, then pivots to Urdu, and lands back...
Branch Log #1: What is 'Branches'?
2025A new way to make decisions
What happens what ChatGPT tries to mimic a human? An experiment.
2025I tried to see how well current AI models could replicate my writing voice, results were intriguing and only made me more excited for a future with AI.
Tweets and Tags: A Study of Code-Switching in Online Contexts
2025Code-switching is broadly defined as the use of several languages or dialects within the same conversation or utterance, and it is very prevalent in most bilingual and international communities.
Enjambment through Exile
2025Kedarnath Singh's 'Mother Tongue', translated by Kalpna Singh-Chitnis, gives readers a glimpse of the emotional complexities of immigration and the struggle that comes with displacement.
The Never-Ending Western Exit
2025Mohsin Hamid's *Exit West* is a reimagination of the refugee experience through a lens of magical realism, critiquing global failures to respond to the displacement of people with empathy.
OFFBRAND
SIMULATOR
A roguelike management game about running a content creator company. Featured on Ludwig's YouTube channel.

CODE
BOARD
Linguistic research platform for analyzing code-switching patterns.

BRANCHES
3D Choice Architecture Visualizer combining psychology & cosmic mechanics.

GITHUB
REPOS
Explore other projects including CLI tools and experiments.

Journey
Indiana University Bloomington
Information Science PhDResearching human-centered AI, Computational Social Science, and AI Ethics.
August 2026 - Present
DePauw University
Resident AssistantFostered a supportive residential community, planned educational programming, and mediated conflicts for 40+ students.
Dec 2024 - Present
DePauw University
Information Technology InternProvided technical support for campus IT infrastructure, managed computer labs, and assisted in implementing new technology solutions.
May 2024 - May 2025
DePauw University
Bachelor's DegreeMajoring in Computer Science and English Writing. Focus on AI/ML and Software Development. Honor's Program.
Aug 2022 - May 2026
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Starting my Information Science PhD at Indiana University Bloomington in Fall 2026. Open to research collaborations and summer opportunities.