Electrical and Information Engineering study connected to systems work, embedded design, high-performance computing, product development, and current ventures in education and transport.
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.
Degree context and academic path
Education is shown as a timeline, tied back to proof where available, so visitors can quickly separate current study, school background, and awards.
Secondary education period connected to leadership roles, community work, robotics, science fair representation, and early software competitions.
Early foundation for robotics, engineering competitions, debate, mathematics, class leadership, and public recognition before later Wits and venture work.
Live systems people can inspect now
Education software and consulting for schools, tutoring companies, Hifz classes, professional bodies, and learning communities that need reliable online and offline workflows.
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.
Dates first, context second, proof always visible
A quick path through the most recent work and recognition, including whether each item has public evidence attached.
Projects and awards with the strongest public context
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.
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.
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.
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.
Full Master's tuition bursary awarded.
Awarded a full tuition bursary for outstanding performance in national and international student supercomputing competitions.
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.
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.
Secured funding at AGOF Jamboree.
Awarded R100,000 in startup funding after pitching GotchaExam to an expert judging panel.
Engineering notes and portfolio updates
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.