Yugal Kithany

Masters in ECE · UIUC

I am a graduate student at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign studying Computer Engineering. My work focuses on systems engineering and computer architecture, with interests spanning artificial intelligence, machine learning, and microarchitectures.

Previously, I completed my undergraduate thesis on control algorithms for vision-based navigation under Prof. Sayan Mitra. I am particularly interested in work that bridges theoretical foundations with practical systems. Currently taking AI, CV, and DB.

About

Education

Experience

Current Coursework

Computer Vision · Artificial Intelligence · Database Systems

Interests

Literature: The Giver, 1984, The Thief Lord

Cinema: Star Wars, Hercule Poirot Series

Sports: Soccer (Barcelona), Football (Buccaneers), Basketball (Bucks)

Projects

A selection of work spanning machine learning, computer vision, hardware design, and robotics. For a complete list, please visit my GitHub.

Journal

Notes on building things.

Receipt Automation Pipeline
Building a PDF-to-database pipeline using a local Qwen LLM, Python watchdog, markitdown, and a custom Grist MCP server. Architecture, tradeoffs, and what worked before wiring up Claude Code hooks.
Claude Code & Grist Integration
After getting API access: using Claude for orchestration, Qwen for extraction, and the moment the first real session ran end-to-end.