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Nandan Pericherla

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Nandan Pericherla

Based in San Francisco
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@NandanPericherla

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About

I'm a high school student at Granada High School who builds real things — from hackathon-winning hardware devices to AI health tools to jailbroken iPads.

I'm passionate about solving real problems with hardware, software, and whatever it takes. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, I'm always looking for the next thing to build, break, or figure out. Class of 2028.

0 Projects built
0 Hackathon wins
0 Hours on iPad hack

Experience

Sep 2025 – Present

AI/ML Club — Granada High School

Founder & President

Founded the AI/ML club at Granada High School. Hosting bi-weekly meetings and teaching students machine learning concepts with interactive tools.

Dec 2025 – Present

Web Developer — Granada High School

Football Team & Bingo Group Websites

Designed and built websites for the Granada Football Team and the Granada Bingo Group using Framer.

Jul 2025 – Jan 2026

Boy Scouts of America

Senior Patrol Leader · Life Rank

Highest-ranking youth leader in my troop, leading and planning meetings while also helping scouts advance.

2024 – Present

Hackathon Circuit

5x Winner · Lead Developer

Competing and winning at Bay Area hackathons — building AI agents, IoT devices, and hardware prototypes under pressure. Won at MV Hacks @ Google, Stang Hacks, and SF Hackathon.

2021 – Present

Independent Projects

Self-taught Developer

From Lego robotics to ESP32 IoT systems — 11 projects spanning hardware, software, and everything in between.

Selected Works

🏆 1st Place — MV Hacks @ Google
Merge team winning at Google HQ
Mar 2026

Merge

AI-native platform for real-time collaboration among agents. Won first place at MV Hacks, an exclusive hackathon at Google's Mountain View Campus. Built as a specialized fork of OpenCode with custom commands enabling shared agent collaboration.

Claude Agent SDKWebSocketAI Agents
🏆 1st Place — SF Hackathon
EcoAware 3D-printed sensor device
Oct 2025

EcoAware

Adaptive home automation system with temperature, noise, and motion sensing. Built a custom 3D-printed enclosure housing the sensor array, plus the full ESP32 prototype with breadboard and relay module.

ArduinoHardwareC++IoT3D Printing
iPad disabled screen
Sep 2024 – Jan 2025

iPad Password Recovery

Recovered all childhood data from a fully disabled iPad through 50+ hours of research and hardware hacking. Built a $10 Raspberry Pi Pico brute-force tool instead of paying $200 for a commercial one. Watched it run for 17 hours. Unlocked while eating dinner.

ArduinoRaspberry PiHardware HackingC++
🏆 Track Winner - Stang Hacks
Simply.ML neural network builder

Simply.ML

No-code ML platform with LEGO-brick neural network builder

Thera AI splash screen

TempSensor

ESP32 IoT + OpenAI energy cost predictions

🏆 1st Place - Apprentice AI Hacks
Thera AI splash screen

Thera AI

AI mental health chatbot

Thera AI splash screen

DIY Security Camera

Home webcam streaming system

🏆 Track Winner - E-Med Hacks
Diagnosis AI interface

Diagnosis AI

Google Vision AI medical diagnosis

PhoneControl interface

PhoneControl

Phone-to-PC wireless game controller

NFC Wi-Fi card

NFC Wi-Fi

Tap-to-connect guest Wi-Fi card

Lego Machines door lock

Lego Machines

Autonomous door lock & opener

To learn more about the projects, visit the Projects section on my LinkedIn.

Skills

Arduino C++ Hardware ESP32 / IoT Raspberry Pi 3D Printing HTML5 CSS JavaScript Bootstrap Swift Python AI/ML Claude Agent SDK WebSocket Machine Learning Google Vision AI OpenAI API UI/UX Design Linux Networking Robotics NFC

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