AI+X student portfolio · Jan – Aug 2026
Yeshwanth Patil
Computer science graduate researching network-on-chip with faculty at the University of Manchester.
SchoolUniversity of Manchester
MajorComputer Science, First Class Honours
YearGraduated 2026
InterestsRobot learning, edge-AI hardware, machine learning
ConcentrationAI + Physical Intelligence, completed
GoalResearch, then a master’s degree
Research
Network-on-chip research at Manchester
Too late to take the hardware modules he wanted, he wrote to Manchester faculty himself and joined their research on dynamic routing for network-on-chip. He graduated in 2026 with First Class Honours in Computer Science.
How he got there
Jan – Mar 2026Humanoid robot learning, his first project, online
Apr – Jul 2026Edge-AI hardware and 3D graphics, online
Aug 2026Two projects on campus in Boston, Cambridge
Summer 2026First Class Honours · AI + Physical Intelligence concentration completed
NowNetwork-on-chip research with Manchester faculty
Highlight · AI in Hardware · Jun 2026No hardware background, top capability level on his first hardware project
Project Lead evaluation · AI in Hardware“Your ability to make a difficult hardware problem accessible is a real strength.”The projectA Trace-Driven Study of Priority-Aware Tensor Prefetching for MobileNetV2 Inference on TCM-Like Edge AI Accelerators
4 of 4capability level, System-Level Insight
2memory-scheduling policies compared
512 KBlargest on-chip buffer tested
Testimonial
In his words
Recorded in Boston, Cambridge, just after he graduated: how a late start in hardware turned into five projects and faculty research at Manchester.
“Most people would stop. ‘Oh, it’s too late.’ However, I’m the kind of person — if I want something, I’m gonna go after it.”
“If I have a question, I’m not gonna be shy. I’m gonna keep trying, keep asking.”
“As long as you shoot for the stars, you’re gonna reach somewhere in the region that you wanna be.”
On-Campus Experience · August 2026
Summer in Boston, Cambridge
Two projects on campus in August 2026: the Amazon Project and the Novo Nordisk Project.
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