Varun Daiya

Chennai, IndiaCS + Physics UndergraduateConnect

I'm a CS and Physics student. Most of my time goes into building at the intersection of machine learning, quantum algorithms, and the mathematics that runs underneath both.

I learn best by implementing things from scratch. Papers are a starting point and working code is where understanding actually lands.

I write occasionally on Substack.

// Selected Projects

NNCS-Mamba

Under Development
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Building a neural controller for drones. This project uses formal mathematical verification to ensure the AI-driven flight is safe and stable.

ampamp

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A Python library for quantum algorithms. It provides tools for "amplitude amplification"—a core technique used in quantum search and optimization.

VectorCLM

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A custom-built AI language model with 145 million parameters. It was trained from scratch on 3.5 billion tokens to understand human language patterns.

MambaReview

Under Development
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A systematic study of different versions of the Mamba architecture. This project focuses on how these models process sequences of information differently.

Quantum Amplitude Amplification

Visual Guide

A visual and intuitive guide to help people understand quantum algorithms. It includes a survey paper that explains the math through a unified, graphical lens.

WorldModels

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An AI system that learns to "imagine" and predict its environment. It uses a combination of neural networks to build an internal model of the world.

// Open Questions

01

Are recursive AI machines the end-state, and was Karpathy's autoresearch the first primitive step toward them?

02

Are we moving toward an agentic software economy, and will we eventually see dedicated browsers and infrastructure designed exclusively for agents?

// AI Music

Synthetic SoundscapesView Projects

Generative sound and music experiments. Exploring how AI can interpret and create complex structural patterns in audio.

// Writing

Ink, Bits, and TokensA History of Information and the Collapse of Its Old Paradigm
Substack

Essays on computation, intelligence, and the ideas that connect them. I write about how information has evolved through history, why the shift from storing and retrieving to generating on demand is a paradigm shift, and what it means for technology, power, and the people building in this moment.