Karam
Sapra
USC Viterbi & Marshall — Class of 2028
Computer Science & Business Administration
Computer Science & Business Administration
As a student at USC, I am keen on working with anything related to tech, AI, consulting and product management. I look forward to combining my knowledge of computer science and business to form and create efficient solutions to modern problems.
In the meantime, during my time at SC, I am also in touch with my racing side — a core engineer at USC Racing, the student-run team that participates in Formula SAE.
Dreaming big with AeroInk, my sustainability initiative. A carbon sequestration chamber aimed at reducing pollution from automotive emissions and using it to create ink for markers, printers and even paint.
A carbon sequestration startup capturing soot from automotive exhaust and converting it into printer ink, marker ink, and paint. Holds listed patents on both the sequestration device and chemical formula. Endorsed by G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant and MIT Prof. Neil Gershenfeld.
A lightweight background AI assistant triggered via global hotkey (Cmd+Shift+Space). Runs as a borderless floating panel across all Spaces. Hybrid AI routing: on-device Apple Foundation Models for private queries, Groq LLaMA 3.3 70B + Tavily for live web search. Under 5MB, zero infrastructure cost.
Core engineer on USC's student-run Formula SAE team. Redesigning the SCR26 chassis to be 3 pounds lighter while maintaining structural integrity under 1.5–2G loads. Carbon fibre analysis on structural composites.
Owned UI/UX of the consumer portal at India's Open Network for Digital Commerce. Resolved 25+ bugs, created 35+ Figma designs, and developed a monetisation strategy to introduce new revenue streams within 6 months.
A coffee table photography book published by BlueRose One. Sold 100+ copies and adopted by a resort chain — placed across 50 properties throughout India. Also authored a peer-reviewed research paper on sustainable ink.
Pursuing a USCG Merchant Mariners Masters Credential through USC Price's Nautical Science Program. Night channel navigation, dead reckoning, three-point fix & bow-beam bearing. Crewed a 36-hour voyage aboard the LA Brigantines tall ships. FJ sailing and racing at Long Beach.
I'm always open to interesting conversations — a project, collaboration, or just an idea worth exploring.