# About Adith Manikonda

> Adith Manikonda is a backend engineer and systems builder studying Computer Science and Engineering at VIT Vellore, India.

Page: https://adith.xyz/about
Author: [Adith Manikonda](https://adith.xyz/about.md) (https://adith.xyz)
Last updated: 2026-10-21

Adith works on the parts of software that have to hold up under load: databases and query engines, real-time backends, observability and reliability tooling, and the embedded hardware where software meets the physical world.

Recent work includes AetherQuery, an approximate analytical query engine over DuckDB, PostgreSQL and MySQL; a cache-conscious symbol table in C11 with constant-time scope teardown; archAIc, a chaos and anomaly detection platform for instrumented microservices; and Switchboard, a reverse proxy and load balancer written in Go. Adith is named on two published Indian patent applications, one for an assistive perception system for visually impaired users and one for a wave energy harvester with maximum power point tracking and IoT telemetry.

Adith is Technical Head of the Mozilla Firefox Club at VIT Vellore, has interned at IIT Hyderabad and Matrix Capital, and is open to backend, systems and infrastructure internships.

## Quick facts

- Name: Adith Manikonda (also "Adith", "Ad1th")
- Role: Backend engineer and systems builder
- Education: Computer Science and Engineering (CSE), Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
- Focus: Backend systems and APIs, Databases and query engines, Observability and reliability engineering, Distributed systems, Embedded systems and IoT hardware
- Open to: Backend, systems and infrastructure internships
- Spoken languages: English, Hindi, Telugu, Kannada, French
- GitHub: https://github.com/Ad1th

## Experience

- **Technical Head, Mozilla Firefox Club, VIT Vellore** (Jan 2026 to present): Leads technical initiatives and open-source programs, mentors teams and designs resilient systems.
- **Open Source Contributor, GirlScript Summer of Code (GSSoC'26)** (2026 to present): Community work, documentation and fixes.
- **Research Intern, IIT Hyderabad** (Dec 2025 to Jan 2026): Database optimization, data pipelines and system tooling.
- **Software Development Intern, Matrix Capital** (May 2025 to Jun 2025): Built research infrastructure for scalable systems, with web and API improvements and cross-team delivery.

## Skills

- Backend: Node.js, FastAPI, Express, Go, Prisma, Redis, RabbitMQ
- Data: PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, SQLite, DuckDB
- Observability: Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, Jaeger, Sentry, OpenTelemetry
- Hardware: Embedded systems, Microcontrollers, Sensors, I2C, SPI, UART
- Languages: Python, JavaScript, Go, C, SQL

## Selected work

- [Scotland Yard Multiplayer Backend](https://adith.xyz/projects/scotland-yard.md) (2025): Real-time multiplayer backend supporting 100+ users with persistent game state and server-authoritative gameplay.
- [Hybrid Symbol Table for Embedded Compilers](https://adith.xyz/projects/hybrid-symbol-table.md) (2026): Cache-conscious, arena-backed symbol table in C11 with adaptive per-scope storage and constant-time scope teardown.
- [AetherQuery Analytical Query Engine](https://adith.xyz/projects/aetherquery.md) (2026): Cross-database analytical query engine supporting DuckDB/PostgreSQL/MySQL with adaptive execution.
- [archAIc Reliability Engineering Platform](https://adith.xyz/projects/archaic.md) (2026): Distributed reliability engineering platform with observability, metrics, tracing, and anomaly detection.
- [Point Wave Energy Harvester IoT](https://adith.xyz/projects/point-wave-energy-harvester.md) (2025): IoT telemetry + MPPT wave energy harvesting system for real-time energy extraction tracking.

Every project: [Project archive](https://adith.xyz/projects.md)

## Patents

- [A System for Real Time Environmental Perception and Assistance for a Visually Impaired User](https://adith.xyz/patents/visual-assistance-system.md): Indian patent application 202641010249, filed 31 Jan 2026, published 13 Feb 2026.
- [Wave Energy Generator Electrical Circuit with Maximum Power Point Tracking and IoT Telemetry System](https://adith.xyz/patents/wave-energy-generator.md): Indian patent application 202641032830, filed 18 Mar 2026, published 18 Mar 2026.

## Research

- An Efficient Handcrafted Feature Driven Ensemble Learning Approach for Retinal Disease Screening. Published in NeLeX 2026 (IEEE Xplore), 2026.
- Wind Turbine Fault Detection using SCADA Data. Under review at IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics (IEEE), 2026.
- Adaptive Threshold Based Time Series Data Reduction for Efficient Storage and Forecasting. Under review at Data & Knowledge Engineering (Elsevier), 2026.
- Digital Twin for Smart Manufacturing. In progress, 2026.

More: [Research](https://adith.xyz/research.md)

## Hackathons and awards

### Hackathons

- Women Techies'26 - Finalist, Top 10 Teams, VIT Vellore (Mar 2026)
- TechSolstice, MIT Bangalore (Mar 2026)
- Code 2 Create (C2C) - AI Track Winner, VIT Vellore (Sep 2025)
- Women Techies'25, VIT Vellore (Apr 2025)
- Yantra Central Hack, VIT Vellore (Jan 2025)
- DevJams, VIT Vellore (Sep 2024)
- CodeWars - 1st Place, NPS KRM, Bangalore (Feb 2024)

### Awards and certifications

- AI Track Winner - Code 2 Create (C2C) (2025)
- 100% Attendance Award, Vellore Institute of Technology (2024-25)
- OCI Foundations Certification (2025)
- SQL Basic Certification (2025)
- SQL Intermediate Certification (2025)
- PC Building Competition - Second Place (2023)

## Quick answers

### Who is Adith Manikonda?

Adith Manikonda is a backend engineer and systems builder studying Computer Science and Engineering at VIT Vellore, India. Adith builds query engines, real-time backends, reliability tooling and embedded hardware, and is named on two published Indian patent applications.

### Is adith.xyz Adith Manikonda's official website?

Yes. adith.xyz is the personal website and portfolio of Adith Manikonda, who is Ad1th on GitHub.

### What does Adith work on?

Backend systems, databases and observability: AetherQuery, an approximate query engine over DuckDB, PostgreSQL and MySQL; a cache-conscious symbol table in C11; archAIc, a chaos and anomaly detection platform on Kubernetes; Switchboard, a reverse proxy in Go; plus IoT and assistive hardware.

### Where does Adith study?

Adith studies Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) at Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) in Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.

### Is Adith open to internships?

Yes. Adith is open to backend, systems and infrastructure internships.

### How do I contact Adith Manikonda?

Email hello@adith.xyz, or reach Adith on LinkedIn at linkedin.com/in/adith-manikonda or on GitHub at github.com/Ad1th.

## Contact

- Email: hello@adith.xyz
- GitHub: https://github.com/Ad1th
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adith-manikonda/
- Website: https://adith.xyz