# Adith Manikonda

> Adith Manikonda (Ad1th on GitHub) is a backend engineer and systems builder studying Computer Science and Engineering at VIT Vellore, India. adith.xyz is Adith's official personal website: projects, patents, research, experience and contact details.

- Name: Adith Manikonda, also searched as "Adith" and "Ad1th"
- Role: Backend engineer and systems builder; Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) student at VIT Vellore
- Focus: Backend systems and APIs, Databases and query engines, Observability and reliability engineering, Distributed systems, Embedded systems and IoT hardware
- Currently: Technical Head, Mozilla Firefox Club, VIT Vellore; open to backend, systems and infrastructure internships
- Contact: hello@adith.xyz
- Profiles: https://github.com/Ad1th, https://www.linkedin.com/in/adith-manikonda/

Every page on this site has a markdown version at the same URL with ".md" appended; the homepage is https://adith.xyz/index.md. https://adith.xyz/llms-full.txt has the whole site in one file.

## About

- [About Adith Manikonda](https://adith.xyz/about.md): bio, experience, education, skills, awards and quick answers
- [Homepage](https://adith.xyz/index.md): the portfolio at a glance

## Projects

- [Project archive](https://adith.xyz/projects.md): all 21 projects and 2 patent applications, by category
- [Scotland Yard Multiplayer Backend](https://adith.xyz/projects/scotland-yard.md): 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): 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): Cross-database analytical query engine supporting DuckDB/PostgreSQL/MySQL with adaptive execution.
- [archAIc Reliability Engineering Platform](https://adith.xyz/projects/archaic.md): 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): IoT telemetry + MPPT wave energy harvesting system for real-time energy extraction tracking.
- [Reference Hallucination Detector AI](https://adith.xyz/projects/reference-hallucination-detector.md): Reference checking tool for citation-grounded text review, claim tracing, and hallucination evaluations.
- [BlindSpot Assistive Perception Prototype](https://adith.xyz/projects/blindspot.md): Assistive perception prototype for visual context detection, scene parsing, and object cues on edge devices.
- [Switchboard Reverse Proxy and Load Balancer](https://adith.xyz/projects/switchboard.md): Reverse proxy and round-robin load balancer written in Go, with health-based backend eviction.
- [Argus Database Query Visualizer](https://adith.xyz/projects/argus.md): Compact database query visualizer for inspecting event streams, query shells and trace maps.
- [Google Drive Clone - Cloudify](https://adith.xyz/projects/google-drive-clone.md): Cloudify is a Google Drive style cloud storage platform built with Next.js, PostgreSQL and storage buckets.
- [CropLink Agricultural Marketplace](https://adith.xyz/projects/croplink.md): Platform connecting farmers directly to agricultural laborers with listing boards and order workflows.
- [Threddit Gemini Productivity Chrome Extension](https://adith.xyz/projects/therddit.md): Threddit is a Chrome extension that improves productivity with non-intrusive nudges powered by the Gemini API.
- [EchoChamber Anonymous Chat Forum](https://adith.xyz/projects/echochamber.md): Anonymous real-time chat forum for rapid open thread creation and transparent message exchange.
- [SevaVerse Community Coordination Platform](https://adith.xyz/projects/sevaverse.md): SevaVerse is a community coordination platform for local service initiatives and volunteer mobilization.
- [EcoSync AI Sustainability Solution](https://adith.xyz/projects/ecosync.md): EcoSync is an AI-based sustainability solution for textile industries evaluating resource consumption.
- [Hospitech Clinic Management System](https://adith.xyz/projects/hospitech.md): Comprehensive clinic management system for patient queues, medical history records, and scheduling.
- [KonectUs Social Networking Platform](https://adith.xyz/projects/konectus.md): KonectUs is a real-time social networking platform that connects communities with purpose.
- [CaughtIn4K Golang Event Inspector](https://adith.xyz/projects/caughtin4k.md): High-resolution HTTP event capture, local SQLite log recorder, and instant review dashboard.
- [WhoHitMe CLI Traffic Tracer](https://adith.xyz/projects/whohitme.md): CLI utility for quick request tracing, source IP inspection, and request header analysis.
- [WhatDidYouSend Token Microservice](https://adith.xyz/projects/whatdidyousend.md): Token inspection microservice backed by PostgreSQL for payload verification and audit logging.
- [Snek Python Arcade Game](https://adith.xyz/projects/snek.md): Compact Python arcade game with classic snake mechanics, responsive controls, and high scores.

## 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, 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, published 18 Mar 2026

## Research

- [Research](https://adith.xyz/research.md): research areas, active projects, papers, patents and reading list

## Optional

- [Women Techies](https://adith.xyz/hackathons/women-techies.md): Finalist, placing in the top 10 teams. VIT Vellore, Mar 2026.
- [Code 2 Create](https://adith.xyz/hackathons/code-2-create.md): Winner of the AI track. VIT Vellore, Sep 2025.
- [Yantra Central Hack](https://adith.xyz/hackathons/yantra-central-hack.md): Built and shipped a prototype over the hackathon weekend. VIT Vellore, Jan 2025.
- [DevJams](https://adith.xyz/hackathons/devjams.md): Built and demoed a project over the hackathon weekend. VIT Vellore, Sep 2024.
- [CodeWars](https://adith.xyz/hackathons/codewars.md): First place in a school-level competitive programming contest. NPS KRM, Bangalore, Feb 2024.
- [Everything in one file](https://adith.xyz/llms-full.txt): the About page, every project, patent and the research page