Hey there, I'm Gaurav

Electrical engineer by education, data engineer by profession,generalist by heart.

I build data platforms for a living and can't stop tinkering the rest of the time — Claude Code, embedded systems, whatever catches my attention.

Gaurav Barwalia

Things I've put out there

On the radar

Agentic AI

Autonomous and semi-autonomous systems that plan and act, not just answer.

On the radar

Physical AI

AI that perceives and acts in the world — smart-home automation and firmware today, robotics and edge AI next.

Off the clock

The generalist part isn't a tagline. It's how I end up learning most of what I know.

Home automation

Boards, sensors and firmware around the house.

Big questions

AI, economics, psychology, philosophy — figuring out where humans and robots are headed.

Photography

Mostly hills, water and the odd good light.

Trekking

Best ideas arrive somewhere on the way up.

Cooking

A system with fast feedback loops and dinner at the end.

Reading & music

One in the background of the other.

Say hi

Ideas, collaborations, or a hard data problem you're stuck on — my inbox is open.

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