Akshat Sarkar

Akshat Sarkar

14-Year-Old Technologist | Systems Engineering & Applied AI | Founder | Innovation & Entrepreneurship | AI Researcher @ IIT KGP CoE

Jamshedpur, India

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At 14, I am exploring the intersection of systems engineering, applied AI and entrepreneurship, driven by a curiosity about how technology works beneath the surface and how it can be used to solve real-world problems.

What began as an early interest in technology has grown into a journey across software engineering, artificial intelligence, electronics, research and product development. I am particularly interested in understanding complete systems: not just writing code, but designing architectures, solving engineering challenges and turning ideas into working solutions.

I am the founder of Gridsphere, an NIT Jamshedpur-incubated venture, and Saathi-Alexa. My work on the TS-GLDC invention received a $9,500 grant from Emergent Ventures, USA, and was featured by The Times of India. I have also been involved in AI research at the Centre of Excellence at IIT Kharagpur and currently serve as an IASC Citizen Science Team Lead.

My journey has included international and national innovation competitions, research-oriented programmes and entrepreneurship initiatives. Among these, I have been recognised as the Global First Place winner at Amazon InnovateX and the International Design Championship 2026, a Top 40 awardee at Samsung Solve for Tomorrow in association with FITT, IIT Delhi, and a national runner-up at IIT Bombay Techfest's SparkX.

Beyond building technology, I enjoy exploring the relationship between scientific curiosity, engineering discipline and entrepreneurship. I believe innovation is not simply about having an idea or winning a competition. It is about understanding a problem deeply, building something meaningful, testing it rigorously and continuously improving it.

I am interested in sharing this journey through technical talks, keynote sessions, workshops and discussions on applied AI, systems engineering, emerging technologies and entrepreneurship.

Area of Expertise

  • Business & Management
  • Environment & Cleantech
  • Government, Social Sector & Education
  • Information & Communications Technology

Topics

  • AI & ML Architecture
  • AI and Cybersecurity
  • Big Data Machine Learning AI and Analytics
  • Agentic AI architecture
  • AI for Startups
  • AI Ethics
  • Entrepreneurship in Tech

Akshat Sarkar

14-Year-Old Technologist | Systems Engineering & Applied AI | Founder | Innovation & Entrepreneurship | AI Researcher @ IIT KGP CoE

Jamshedpur, India

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