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Rohan
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Hey! I'm Rohan Deshpande, a Math/CS student at UCLA interested in building distributed systems, focused in the healthcare industry. From current work optimizing veteran healthcare systems to past work in developing scalable bioinformatics applications, I like to build applications which are resilient, modular, and can handle large amounts of users.
Before I switched my major, I was originally a Computational Biology student on the premed track. However, I realized that my mind was more suited for numbers and code rather than biology and anatomy. I still have an appreciation for the healthcare field and biotech, which is what has driven my previous projects.
In my free time, I like to write articles and take landscape photography. My articles are usually based around tech, healthcare, economics, or just interesting things in my life. I'm currently based out of Los Angeles, so a lot of my photos are in national parks in Southern California. Scroll down if you want to see some of the things I write or my photos!
What I've Built
Featured Projects
Schemaloom
01LLM-powered schema extraction tool that converts unstructured data into validated JSON using Langchain and Gemini. Ships as a RESTful API with a Docker image for seamless CI/CD integration.
TypeScriptZodDockerHonoLangchain
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Bruin Bites
02LLM-powered cross-platform app that generates budget-conscious recipes using Langchain and RAG for nutritional and pricing extraction. Led a team using Agile methodologies.
ExpressLangchainMongoDBReact NativeExpo
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CytoFlow
03Automated Cytoscape network visualization pipeline built with FastAPI, cutting processing time by 80% and standardizing SVG outputs. Dockerized for scalability with Pydantic validation.
FastAPIJavapy4cytoscapeDockerGit
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GlutaView
04Full-stack bioinformatics tool for exploring a 10,000+ protein dataset. Features a Next.js REST layer, React/Tailwind UI, and PostgreSQL with caching that boosted query performance by 40%.
Next.jsTypeScriptPostgreSQLJupyter
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Career Path
Experience
Sep 2025 - Present
Sep 2025 - Present
Software Engineering Intern
VetsEZ Inc. -- San Diego, CA
- Modernized access for 1000+ users by engineering Spring Boot/OData APIs to integrate VistA systems
- Enhanced responsiveness, cutting latency by 30% by rebuilding legacy FileMan access with PostgreSQL layers
- Slashed deployment time by 75% by containerizing services with Docker and orchestrating via Kubernetes
- Reduced API downtime by 15% by configuring Kubernetes auto-scaling and Swagger documentation standards
Spring BootKubernetesDocker
Jul 2025 - Sep 2025
Software Engineering Intern
Drexel University -- Philadelphia, PA
- Shipped a Next.js/Tailwind application enabling sequence exploration with 100+ monthly queries
- Improved generation efficiency of association graphs in JSON by engineering a Dockerized ETL with FastAPI
- Accelerated downstream development by analyzing a 10,000+ protein dataset using Jupyter and pandas
Next.jsFastAPIDocker
May 2024 - Jun 2024
May 2024 - Jun 2024
Student Researcher
Drexel University -- Philadelphia, PA
- Surfaced glutathionylation patterns across 1000+ proteins with Python/pandas to guide follow-up analysis
- Delivered Express routes with validation at 120-250 ms latency and Postman collections
- Prototyped a TypeScript/React explorer with querying across 6,000+ sequences
- Authored detailed documentation and presented findings to academic advisors
PythonReactExpress
2024 - Present
B.S. Mathematics / Computer Science
University of California, Los Angeles
- GPA: 3.73 -- Expected graduation June 2028
- Coursework in algorithms, data structures, linear algebra, and probability
UCLAMath/CS
Writing
Essays
My current writings, consisting mainly of thoughts on technology, economics, and my life experiences. I hope people can find it useful! I've always loved reading random people's blogs on the Internet, so I wanted to make one of my own!
Beyond School
Landscape Photography
Sometimes I like to take a day trip on a less busy day and just take some pictures. Here are some of my current ones. I'm trying to get into photography more and make it more consistent; this and writing are the ways I try to have a creative outlet.
Reach Out
Connect
Interested in distributed systems/healthtech, thought any of my articles were interesting, or would like to suggest me new photo spots? Let's connect.
rbdeshpande [at] ucla [dot] edu
GitHub
github.com/rohand2290
linkedin.com/in/rohan-deshpande
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x.com/rohand2290
Designed & built with React, Three.js, and Tailwind CSS
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