Proof-led engineering portfolio

Talhah Patelia

Software developer, engineer, and student entrepreneur building education technology, transport systems, HPC infrastructure, robotics, and embedded hardware while in 4th-year Electrical and Information Engineering at Wits. Dates, proof, and current status stay visible.

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Education

Degree context and academic path

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University of the Witwatersrand
4th-year Electrical and Information Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment
Current
4th-year Electrical and Information Engineering student

Electrical and Information Engineering study connected to systems work, embedded design, high-performance computing, product development, and current ventures in education and transport.

Reddam House Bedfordview
National Senior Certificate / secondary education
Completed 2022
School leadership and STEM track record

Secondary education period connected to leadership roles, community work, robotics, science fair representation, and early software competitions.

Auckland Park Academy of Excellence
Early secondary education
2018 - 2019
Early robotics, debating, and academic awards

Early foundation for robotics, engineering competitions, debate, mathematics, class leadership, and public recognition before later Wits and venture work.

Current Work

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Offline-first education software

GotchaEducation

Education software and consulting for schools, tutoring companies, Hifz classes, professional bodies, and learning communities that need reliable online and offline workflows.

Live products + consulting100+ students2+ countries1,000s of records
Offline-first campus transit

NavigoTransport

A Wits campus shuttle companion that plans journeys on-device, keeps timetables available offline, and ships student-focused safety, reminders, and lost-and-found flows.

Private betaAndroid listingiOS TestFlightOffline routing
Proof Timeline

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Featured Evidence

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Jul 2026Education

Live education software and consulting across Hifz, exams, community service, LMS, tutoring, and school operations.

Current company and product direction for offline-first education systems. GotchaEducation supports real learner workflows through reusable SaaS products and custom education software for institutions that need practical online and offline delivery.

ScalingFounder4 proof links
EdTechSoftwareStartupImpact
Jun 2026Software

Private-beta Wits shuttle app with on-device routing, offline timetables, reminders, safety, and lost-and-found flows.

Current transport product focused on making campus shuttle movement predictable for Wits students. The app computes trips on-device, keeps routes and timetables available offline, and includes student-facing service alerts, reminders, campus security, and lost-and-found workflows.

MVPCo-founder3 proof links
TransportMobileSoftwareInfrastructure
2025Education

Mobile app for managing hifz classes, attendance, and progress.

Shipped mobile application used for class management and progress tracking in hifz programmes, iterated through teacher feedback and continuous releases.

Scaling
EdTechMobileSoftware
2024Software

Prototype public transport system for a national authority.

Early-stage consultancy and prototype demonstration for the Barbados Transport Board, visualising routes, schedules, and user flows.

Validation
TransportSoftwareConsulting
Aug 2025HPC

Full Master's tuition bursary awarded.

Awarded a full tuition bursary for outstanding performance in national and international student supercomputing competitions.

University of the Witwatersrand2 proof links
AcademicHPC
Mar 2025HPC

Global finalist in student supercomputing.

Designed and optimised an HPC cluster and scientific pipelines, qualifying Wits among the Top 25 teams for the 2025 ASC Student Supercomputer Challenge final round.

ASC2 proof links
HPCInternational
Oct 2024Sustainability

Decentralised agricultural storage platform.

Led development of a digital and physical infrastructure system addressing post-harvest losses for small-scale farmers during the 2024 University of Nairobi AFRETEC Student Makerthon.

AFRETEC / University of Nairobi1 proof link
AgricultureSustainability
Jul 2024Entrepreneurship

Secured funding at AGOF Jamboree.

Awarded R100,000 in startup funding after pitching GotchaExam to an expert judging panel.

Allan Gray Orbis Foundation
StartupFunding
Writing

Engineering notes and portfolio updates

Open blog
2 Jul 2026Education

A note on why my education and transport work keeps returning to offline capability, local context, and evidence.

A practical engineering note connecting GotchaEducation, NavigoTransport, exam integrity, campus transit, and resilient software design.

4 min read2 proof links
EdTechTransportSoftwareImpact