Hello. My name is Shashvat.

I am from Singapore and India.

I am doing a PhD in Quantum Computer Science at University College London.

I previously studied Computer Science and Philosophy at the University of Oxford.

I attended NUS High School of Maths and Science, and Global Indian International School.

I enjoy mathematics. I find computers to be the closest thing we have to magic.

I like to understand things through their essence and their history.

I like to find underrated, underexplored, underappreciated ideas and make them known. There’s plenty of low hanging fruit in this.

I also like to find canonical, celebrated and cliched ideas and reinterpret them for myself. It’s easy to have an illusion of understanding for such things.

I wish I was better at many things. I am always looking for ways to get better at those things. I expect my life to continue to change dramatically for the foreseeable future as I make progress on these things.

I can’t stand cynicism or hopelessness. An optimistic enjoyment of life is all we have.

This website documents what I’m doing and thinking about.