Source: https://www.mihirkavishwar.com/ Founder · Engineer # I build intelligent systems that turn complex technology into real-world impact. I’m Mihir—a founder and engineer focused on technology commercialization across AI, Web3, and wireless communication. I bring scientific problem-solving and technical standards into practical product and customer work. Alongside my Technical Account Manager / Application Engineer role at MathWorks, I build independent ventures. [Explore my ventures](https://www.mihirkavishwar.com/#ventures) [Explore my background](https://www.mihirkavishwar.com/about.html) Selected engineering and product work FounderEngineer [Antenna toolsRF + AI](https://www.mihirkavishwar.com/work/antenna-design.html) [ReceiptCalAI + nutrition](https://www.mihirkavishwar.com/work/receiptcal.html) [Open MediaConnected systems](https://www.mihirkavishwar.com/work/open-media.html) Engineering leadershipAgentic AIWireless & RF systemsProduct commercializationPreventative-health technology Ventures ## What I’m building Products exploring how AI and thoughtful engineering can make everyday tasks easier. 01Live ### ReceiptCal Private, lower-friction nutrition tracking for people who receive supported digital food receipts. [View product](https://receiptcal.com) 02Active build ### Manifest An AI-assisted workspace for idea validation, connected startup documents, and investor collaboration. [View product](https://manifeststartup.com/home) 03Private beta ### Open Media A cross-platform social and messaging system with transparent feeds and explicit provider capabilities. [View source](https://github.com/mihirkavi/open-media) Selected work ## A closer look at the work The common thread is translation: from electromagnetic models to usable tools, from fragmented data to accountable systems, and from ambitious product ideas to working infrastructure. Image: ReceiptCal dashboard showing calories and macronutrients from email receipts LivePreventative health ### ReceiptCal Automatic nutrition tracking from supported email receipts, designed to reduce the manual overhead of calorie and macronutrient logging. ProblemNutrition logs fail when recording every meal becomes a second job. RoleFounder and product engineer across the app, receipt pipeline, privacy model, and nutrition infrastructure. ApproachA private receipt address, reviewable results, and conservative handling when nutrition cannot be resolved. - Product systems - Nutrition data - Privacy [Read the ReceiptCal case study](https://www.mihirkavishwar.com/work/receiptcal.html)[View project](https://receiptcal.com) Image: Antenna geometry and optimization results in MATLAB Shipped engineering workWireless systems ### AI-assisted antenna design Making computationally difficult RF optimization more accessible inside established engineering workflows. ProblemHigh-fidelity antenna optimization is expensive and slow. RoleSoftware engineer working across algorithms, APIs, and product experience. ContributionWorked on bringing surrogate-model optimization into MATLAB antenna-design workflows. - RF systems - AI optimization - Developer tooling [Read the antenna design case study](https://www.mihirkavishwar.com/work/antenna-design.html)[View project](https://www.mathworks.com/help/antenna/ug/maximizing-gain-and-improving-impedance-bandwidth-of-e-patch-antenna.html) Image: Distinct ribbons meeting at a shared center — Open Media concept artwork Open Media · Concept artwork Private betaInteroperability ### Open Media A people-first social and messaging system designed around transparent feeds, canonical identities, and honest connector boundaries. ProblemCommunication is fragmented by provider while platforms expose very different capabilities. RoleProduct architect and engineer across cross-platform UX, identity, connectors, and privacy boundaries. StatusOpen-source private beta; core messaging is live while unavailable provider actions remain explicitly disabled. - Systems architecture - Agentic interfaces - Privacy boundaries [Read the Open Media case study](https://www.mihirkavishwar.com/work/open-media.html)[View source](https://github.com/mihirkavi/open-media) ### More engineering, products, and experiments. The complete collection brings together current work and earlier explorations. [Explore all work →](https://www.mihirkavishwar.com/work.html) [Visual project gallery →](https://www.mihirkavishwar.com/artwork.html) Image: Mihir Kavishwar Los Angeles, California About ## An engineer who likes the whole problem. My background spans software engineering, RF systems, engineering management, and early-stage products. I have built engineering tools at MathWorks, translated complex technical work across teams and customers, and founded products in health, AI, and collaboration. I am most useful where a problem crosses boundaries—architecture and interface, model and workflow, technical feasibility and commercial value. Outside work, I’m drawn to mountains, music, and the kind of long conversation that changes the shape of a problem. [Explore my background →](https://www.mihirkavishwar.com/about.html)[LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/mihirkavishwar)[GitHub](https://github.com/mihirkavi)[Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/kavishwarmihir/) - 2014–2018 ### Engineering foundations Electronics and telecommunication at Symbiosis, with hands-on work in antennas and assistive hardware. - 2017–2022 ### Engineering tools From a MathWorks traineeship to software engineering, building applications for antenna and RF workflows. - 2022–2024 ### Technology and business Engineering Management at USC, alongside entrepreneurial projects exploring customer needs and commercialization. - 2024–present ### Customers and ventures Technical Account Manager / Application Engineer at MathWorks, alongside independent product and founder work. In good company ## Working together Perspectives from people I’ve learned from and built with. [Read all nine recommendations](https://www.mihirkavishwar.com/about.html#recommendations) Customer goals, clearly heard “Mihir is an invaluable voice of the customer, keeping our work aligned with customer goals.” Hans ScharlerConsulting AI Product Manager [Read Hans’s recommendation](https://www.mihirkavishwar.com/about.html#recommendation-hans-scharler) Bringing out the best in people “But he also has the rare trait of bringing out the talents and abilities in others he works with.” Hovig TchalianProfessor, USC Marshall [Read Hovig’s recommendation](https://www.mihirkavishwar.com/about.html#recommendation-hovig-tchalian) Architecture that lasts “He is an expert at design patterns and develops stable and reusable architecture.” Shashank KulkarniEngineering Manager, MathWorks [Read Shashank’s recommendation](https://www.mihirkavishwar.com/about.html#recommendation-shashank-kulkarni) From invention to opportunity “He also explored opportunities to productize the prototype. Mihir communicates well and connects easily with people.” Arun Pande, PhDResearch Translation Consultant [Read Arun’s recommendation](https://www.mihirkavishwar.com/about.html#recommendation-arun-pande) Selected excerpts. Emphasis added; roles reflect the context of the original recommendations. Ideas & writing ## Ideas from the work—and beyond Essays on emerging technology, engineering judgment, and the infrastructure around new products. [Read all writing](https://www.mihirkavishwar.com/blogs.html) [Quantum systemsWhy Quantum Computers Will Power the AI Era?](https://www.mihirkavishwar.com/blog/posts/quantum-computers-next-computing-champion.html)[Engineering systemsAI for Legacy Code](https://www.mihirkavishwar.com/blog/posts/ai-legacy-code.html)[Accountable AICombatting Deepfakes](https://www.mihirkavishwar.com/blog/posts/combatting-deepfakes.html)[HardwareFPGAs in Phones](https://www.mihirkavishwar.com/blog/posts/fpgas-phones.html) Contact ## Let’s start a conversation. If something here connects with what you’re building, investing in, or exploring, I’d be glad to hear from you. I welcome conversations about ventures, collaboration, and professional opportunities. [hello@mihirkavishwar.com](mailto:hello@mihirkavishwar.com?subject=Portfolio%20conversation)