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Mahima Arora

Mahima Arora

Builder in stealth · Ex‑Microsoft · IIT Kanpur

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San Francisco, California
Joined March 2026
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Summary

Early‑stage founder and technical product builder focused on AI and mobile security: Mahima is a founder/co‑founder (Cozmoz AI, stealth work) leading product and engineering efforts to apply AI to pragmatic security problems in mobile apps. cozmoz+1
Practicing engineer with large‑scale mobile and research experience: she has software engineering experience at Microsoft (including mobile/Android work) and publishes technical writeups and open‑source code (RAG retrieval strategies, retrieval‑playground) demonstrating applied research and reproducible tooling. growthx+1
Open‑source and systems‑oriented maker: Mahima maintains and contributes to GitHub projects (e.g., a blockchain voting prototype) and shares reproducible datasets and notebooks for benchmarking retrieval and RAG systems. github+1
IIT Kanpur alumnus with strong campus involvement and diverse interests: her undergraduate record includes machine‑learning and VR projects (MeCAP), student club leadership, and writing about her college journey, reflecting both technical depth and extracurricular leadership. voxiitk+2

Work

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Writing

Next‑Level Retrieval in RAG: Pre‑Retrieval Strategies (Part 1)

September 1, 2025

A technical blog describing pre‑retrieval strategies for Retrieval‑Augmented Generation (RAG), including chunking strategies, query rephrasing, semantic routing, a benchmark dataset and open‑source code links.

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As We Leave #3: Semester Soundtracks: My College Journey in 8 Chapters!!

May 1, 2023

A first‑person essay about Mahima's college experience at IIT Kanpur describing projects, internships, clubs, and personal growth across her undergraduate years.

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Hobbies

Trekking, mountaineering and adventure‑club activities. voxiitk

Reading, video editing and exploring new technologies. github