class Utkal:
name = "Utkal Singh"
handle = "@Utkal059"
degree = "B.Tech CSE @ Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology (2027)"
roles = [
"Linux Kernel Contributor (erofs-utils)",
"Full-Stack Engineer (C++ · Python · TypeScript · React)",
"AI/ML Enthusiast",
"GSoC 2026 Applicant",
]
currently_building = [
"OrderFlow Backtester — C++ LOB + FastAPI + React Bloomberg-style dashboard",
"Multi-threaded fsck.erofs — GSoC 2026 proposal (parallel inode verification)",
"ContributorProfileCard — TypeScript/React for GSSoC open-source platform",
]
languages = ["C", "C++", "Python", "TypeScript", "Bash", "SQL"]
exploring = ["Rust", "Go"]
tools = ["React", "FastAPI", "pybind11", "PyTorch", "XGBoost", "Docker", "Git"]
env = "WSL2 Ubuntu + VS Code"
fun_fact = "4 patches merged upstream to linux-erofs; 100+ sent to the mailing list 🐧"
ask_me = "filesystems · kernel internals · full-stack systems · quant finance · open source"| Project | Stack | Status |
|---|---|---|
| OrderFlow Backtester | C++ LOB · pybind11 · FastAPI · React/Vite · XGBoost · GARCH | 🔨 Active |
| Multi-threaded fsck.erofs | C · pthreads · Linux kernel | 📬 GSoC 2026 Proposal |
| Open-Source-Contribution-Atelier | TypeScript · React · Tailwind CSS | 🔨 Active (GSSoC) |
Systems & Kernel
Full-Stack & Web
AI / ML & Data
DevOps & Tooling
Exploring Next
Patches submitted via
git send-emailto [email protected]
| Patch | Location | Status |
|---|---|---|
h_shared_count validation |
fs/erofs/xattr.c |
✅ Reviewed-by Gao Xiang |
| ZSTD decompression bug series | fs/erofs/zdata.c |
📬 Sent to mailing list |
| Deflate buffer overflow fix (64 MiB cap) | lib/decompress.c |
✅ Merged |
NULL check after strdup() |
lib/tar.c |
✅ Merged |
| Error code propagation fix | lib/io.c |
✅ First upstream patch |
| fsck xattr verification fix | fsck/main.c |
✅ Merged |
| Directory recursion depth limit | lib/dir.c |
✅ Merged |
- PR #2982 — Fix nanosecond overflow in POSIX timer restore
- PR #2914 —
fix(typeset): suppress ghost borders in vertically-spanned table cells - PR #2915 — Fix tab rendering in document editor
- Issue #22 —
ContributorProfileCard: XP system, badge styling, level progression in TypeScript/React
| Area | What I'm Exploring |
|---|---|
| 🧠 Deep Learning | CNNs, Transformers, attention mechanisms |
| 📈 Quant Finance | Order book dynamics, GARCH models, derivatives (Hull) |
| ⚡ Systems for ML | C++ ↔ Python via pybind11, low-latency inference |
| 🌌 Quantum Computing | Multi-qubit gates, Bell states, quantum algorithms |
| 🔬 Research + OSS AI | Reproducible ML, contributing to open AI tooling |
"First, solve the problem. Then, write the code."