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Rushil Desai

Rushil Desai

Cofounder, AI Researcher, EECS student at UC Berkeley

Berkeley, California
Joined January 2026

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Rushil Desai is an emerging entrepreneur and technologist, co-founding two companies, Metalinked and Interlinked, while simultaneously pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of California, Berkeley. His entrepreneurial endeavors focus on leveraging AI to address real-world problems, such as improving manufacturing intelligence and enhancing disaster management. metalinked+1
His expertise lies deeply in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, with a strong emphasis on computer vision, deep learning, and reinforcement learning. He conducts significant research at the Berkeley Artificial Intelligence Research (BAIR) lab, contributing to projects on self-supervised learning, neural radiance fields, and the integration of Signed Distance Functions for 3D reconstruction. His academic work is already being published, demonstrating his commitment to advancing the field. github+3
Rushil possesses a robust technical skill set, honed through internships and research roles. His experience includes full-stack development, designing complex API integrations, optimizing data retrieval, deploying cloud-based architectures using AWS services, and integrating advanced AI models for predictive analytics and automated systems. github+1

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