Ashok Paudel

About Ashok Paudel

Personal Statement: To grow as an ethical and empathetic engineer and leader by cultivating psychologically safe environments where others can learn, contribute, and thrive.\"We are Better together - with ethics and empathy.\"I\'m an Electrical Engineering student (Computer Engineering concentration) at Texas State University, but honestly, I\'m just someone who can\'t stop being curious about what\'s next in computing.Right now, that curiosity lives at the intersection of quantum computing, semiconductor fabrication and characterization, and nanotechnology: the hardware layer where the next generation of computers will be built. Alongside that, I explore machine learning, deep learning, and AI, because I believe the real breakthroughs happen when the hardware and intelligence layers evolve together.I love connecting dots across fields. To me, understanding how a qubit behaves and understanding how humans make decisions aren\'t that far apart, because both are about systems, uncertainty, and behavior. So I also spend time with behavioral economics, psychology, and leadership, because building better technology eventually means understanding the people it\'s built for.Outside of engineering, I write. Through writing I explore love, life, philosophy, and the cosmos, and it keeps me honest about how I think and communicate.I\'m actively looking for internship opportunities in semiconductor engineering, quantum computing, AI/ML, or data science, anywhere curious, generalist thinkers are welcome to go deep.If you\'re working on something at the edge of what\'s possible, or just want to swap ideas and stories, reach out. Who knows where it leads.

Experience

1. Outreach Director

   Trinket For Education

   Jan 2026 — Present · Tampa, FL, US

   https://trinketforeducation.org/TFE is a nonprofit dedicated to raising Nepal\'s high school graduation rate to 90% as high school graduation is a bottleneck for many Nepalese students. We see a bigger picture: high school graduation not just as a number but a way for better life standard and opportunities.~ Serving as Outreach Director for a student-led nonprofit founded by students of Nepalese origin; responsibilities include building partnerships with educational equity organizations, securing donor funding, and researching Nepalese government policies to identify pathways for systemic change in Nepal\'s educational system~ Initiated outreach to partner organizations and began recruiting volunteers to expand the nonprofit\'s capacity and reach

Education

• Texas State University

  Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Electrical and Computer Engineering

• St. Xavier's College, Maitighar

  High School, Science