CREW MEMBER DOSSIER

The Astronaut’s Log

A mission dossier, annotated by hand — the parts that made me, the things I’m chasing, and the artifacts I keep within reach.

NAME:

Hardik Trikha

MISSION:

Engineering systems and interactive worlds at the intersection of deep learning and low-level graphics.

BASE OF OPERATIONS:

Amritsar, India / TIET Patiala

SPECIALIZATIONS:

Python C GLSL Deep Learning CFD

CURRENTLY EXPLORING:

CNN-based models for fluid dynamics

Mission Log

2020 · Launch

Began the programming journey, exploring the fundamentals across different languages and collecting the first "aha" moments in code.

2025 · Orbit

Expanded into game development and graphics engineering, experimenting with GLSL shaders, Unity, and building interactive audio synthesizers.

2026 · Deep Space

Awarded the Undergraduate Research Fellowship at TIET. Actively developing AI4PDEs under Dr. Avnish Chandra and crafting custom 3D fractal renderers in C.

Artifacts Collected

📚 Anime & manga 🎹 Music 🎨 drawing 🎮 game dev 💤 sleeping

Current Orbit

READING

Getting lost in fantasy novels, gripping mysteries, manga, and manhwa.

BUILDING

A raymarching-based fractal renderer in C.

WATCHING

Catching up on the latest anime series and studying their visual storytelling.