Hi, I'm
Ishaan Saraswat
CSE student at UCLA and full-stack developer. Leading projects at NSDC, founding board member at Bruin Software Engineers.
Living the Dream
Right now, I'm at UCLA studying CSE, but that's just part of the story.
When I'm not in class, I'm building LiftCircle: an AI fitness app that's actually going to change how people train. Leading projects at NSDC and helping build the founding board at Bruin Software Engineers keeps me sharp, but my favorite part? Creating something real that people will use.
The gym is where I clear my head, basketball is where I compete, and LA's food scene is where I explore. Balance isn't about doing less, it's about doing what matters.
What I'm Into
The College Years
UCLA. Where I found my people.
Got here and immediately knew I wanted to build. Joined NSDC as a project lead, helped found Bruin Software Engineers, and started turning ideas into actual products. It's one thing to learn CSE in class, it's another to build something people actually use.
The best part? Finding people who get it. Who understand that shipping code at 2 AM hits different, that user feedback is gold, and that the grind is worth it when you're building something real.
Between project deadlines and weekend basketball games, I found my rhythm. LA's food scene keeps me exploring, the gym keeps me grounded, and the community keeps me going.
The High School Hustle
Where it all began with a simple question about Bluetooth.
High school me was all over the place. Tennis matches in the morning, cricket practice after school, and somewhere along the way, I discovered the gym. But the real plot twist? Learning what Bluetooth was and thinking, "Wait... how does this even work?"
That one question spiraled into everything. How do phones talk wirelessly? How does data travel through the air? Next thing I knew, I was down the rabbit hole of computer science, teaching myself to code, breaking things, fixing them, and falling in love with it.
Tennis and cricket taught me discipline. The gym taught me consistency. But coding taught me that curiosity is the most powerful tool you can have.
The High School Era
Where It All Started
Before the code, before the gym, there were Power Rangers and Transformers.
Kid me was obsessed. Every Power Rangers episode memorized, every Transformer action figure's name known by heart. There was something magical about heroes who could transform and overcome any challenge.
While other kids moved on, I kept asking questions. How do things change? How do systems work? Why does this robot transform into a car? That curiosity never left me. It just evolved.
From "Morphin' Time!" to "It's compile time!" The kid who collected Transformers grew up to build machine learning models. Turns out the real power was in understanding how things work.