— Portfolio v2026
Prateek
Poudel
Melting GPUs with differentiable path tracing.
Real-time rendering · Neural super-resolution · Low-level systems.
Currently: Spectral differentiable rendering → Kathmandu, Nepal
Hitori Bocchi
OUTPUT // WORKS
Differentiable
Spectral Path Tracer
C++ · CUDA · PyTorch · Mitsuba
- ▹Neural importance sampler for Monte Carlo integration → spectral-domain differentiable light transport
- ▹Offline pretraining + online adaptation strategies for inverse-rendering optimization
- ▹Extending Mitsuba with neural spectral sampling modules + gradient-caching experiments
∫L
Rendering Equation
Wavelet-Space Super-Resolution
[GitHub]PyTorch · OpenCV · Unreal Engine
- ▹Led research direction in a 4-member team; proposed wavelet-domain representations for neural SR
- ▹Core modules: Preprocessor, Feature Extractors, Fourier feature-mapped INR
- ▹Unreal Engine plugin for automated extraction of rendering buffers and temporal features
Boksi
[GitHub]C++ · OpenGL · GLSL · Premake
- ▹Real-time voxel renderer via Sparse Voxel Octrees (SVO)
- ▹Modular architecture, custom GLSL shader integration, cross-platform build
CPU Path Tracer
[GitHub]C++ · OpenGL · ImGui · Multithreading
- ▹Diffuse, metallic, specular & dielectric materials with real-time ImGui tweaking
- ▹Multithreaded with OpenGL display for real-time feedback
Lumora
[GitHub]C++ · bgfx · Lua · Templates
- ▹Modular rendering framework on bgfx with Lua scripting for runtime configuration
- ▹Compile-time C++ ↔ Lua serialization system and asset manager
Neural Net
From Scratch
[GitHub]C++ · SIMD · CMake · GTest · Emscripten
- ▹CPU SIMD-optimized matrix ops; MNIST digit recognition
- ▹Interactive web demo compiled via Emscripten
— Backend & Other
Python · psycopg2 · SQLite · Marshmallow
Custom Python ORM supporting PostgreSQL & SQLite with automatic table mapping, query generation (creation, insertion, update, joins), data validation, and API endpoints.
STAGE SETUP // GEAR
QUEST LOG // XP
Systems Engineer
Guardware · Australia
- ▹Guardware Protect: wrapper-based encryption extending Windows file APIs for transparent file encryption
- ▹File encryption, key management, and controlled cross-process resource access modules
- ▹Low-level OS debugging: application–system interactions in C++ & Python
Backend Intern
Agragami Tech
- ▹Geospatial data pipelines via PostGIS (Postgres) for location-based logistics services
- ▹CI/CD across multiple repos: Docker Hub + GitHub Workflows
- ▹Automated DB backups to Google Cloud via Redis & cron
Full-Stack Developer
TCIOE–EMIS Web Team
- ▹Campus website: Next.js frontend + Django REST backend, under EMIS & industry mentors
- ▹SSR + caching strategies → measurably improved load times
ACADEMIC OUTPUT
“Wavelet-Space Representations for Neural Super-Resolution in Rendering Pipelines”
Prateek Poudel, Prashant Aryal, Kirtan Kunwar, Navin Nepal, Dinesh Baniya Kshatri
arxiv:2508.16024 →