Ari Yamashita (Class of 2027)
Ari is a student at Eastside Preparatory School interested in learning languages and coding. He learned coding when he was very young but had never developed in Swift before learning it for this project. Ari has always wanted to build an app, he was just waiting for the right idea. Now, he is very excited about the potential of Lingle to become a groundbreaking AI language learning app. When he is not coding, Ari is also an actor, cellist, and Ultimate Frisbee player.
Nikhil Mahesh (Class of 2027)
Nikhil is a student at Eastside Preparatory School with a passion for AI and entrepreneurship. Starting his coding journey at age 10, Nikhil has developed expertise in machine learning, full-stack development, and mobile app creation. He's the co-founder of HydraSmart, a maternal wellness startup, and has interned at VoiceGain.AI on their ML team. Beyond coding, Nikhil is a competitive speaker who has qualified nationally three times and enjoys exploring the intersection of technology and social impact.