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• Can you tell us about your first experience using a computer?

  When I was a kid my dad bought one of those CRT monitor computers and I was so excited as I had never even seen one before. My initial exposure to it was just games like RoadRash or Midtown Madness but I soon realized that the computer is more like a portal to an undiscovered world.

• What is the technological evolution that has marked you most and what will be, in your eyes, a turning point in this field?

  The Data revolution has been a marker for our generation and times. The fact that every task even the most mundane ones generate a large amount of data and this data can be tapped into to analyze your workflows and become more efficient has been for me the single most significant technological evolution. As a learner myself I have been on the path of understanding processes that process data and integrate them into the architectural design process.

• Explain your expertise, your interest in it, and, more broadly, its importance in the computer world.

  I had started off on the computational architecture path more of as a hobby in my undergrad studies and soon took to it more seriously when I realized there is a massive lacking in terms of resources and information and people who actually understand this new genre of design in practice. Just the fact that we can make the machine do the heavy labor work that has been attributed to the architecture industry since its beginning and have architects dedicate more resources and focus on the actual design part of the workflow excites me the most.

• Do so-called 'visionaries', such as Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg inspire you or do you have other role models?

  Yes, they absolutely do. These legends have been frontrunners in their respective niches and introduced to the world a new way of doing things, a new way of living. They have been responsible for evolving the human lifestyle in more ways than we can imagine. And it's my sole dream to come even remotely close to what they have achieved and the impact that they have had.

• What would you say to an uncomfortable person in front of a screen who says that "IT is too complicated"?

  Yes, it is complicated. But you know what take it slow be consistent and soon your statement of "IT is too complicated" will change to "Hey, this is fun". Most of the time when we start something new (does not even have to do anything related to technology) we often face the initial intimidation and challenges and back off right before it starts getting easy. CONSISTENCY and TRUST in the process are key.

• What are your other passions, related or non-related to computers?

  I enjoy any kind of physical sport but mostly Badminton. It just helps me ignore all the confusion and muddiness in my head regarding issues or problems I'm facing in my life and just be in the moment.
  Similarly, cooking is a form of therapy for me. The cooking process helps me think about whatever is going on in my life and have an honest conversation with myself and try to understand what I want to do and what should be done.

• What makes you a Superprof in IT?

  I am a very curious person, and am in a constant search for knowledge and trying to figure things out. And for me teaching people helps in bettering my understanding of that topic.