About
Hi, I'm Krish Patel.
I'm a student in the Intern/Mentor GT program at Centennial High School, with a research focus on industrial AI and large language models in aerospace engineering. This portfolio collects a year of work — from secondary research to a real internship at a university research center.
Internship: UMD Industrial AI Center
- • Assisted with ongoing research papers
- • Observed LLM integration in manufacturing workflows
- • Supported lab operations
- • Learned how industrial AI is deployed in real environments
What I Learned
About AI
It's a collaborator, not a replacement. The best engineering is always human + machine together.
About Research
Your first answer is never your deepest answer. Real understanding takes going further than the surface.
About the Field
Aviation is at an inflection point. The engineers designing aircraft today are the last generation to do it without AI.
About Myself
I can hold my own in a university research environment. That surprised me, since I was scared to even start in the beginning.
Acknowledgements
A huge thank you to Mrs. Ireland, my Intern/Mentor GT teacher, for guiding me through every stage of the research process and pushing me to go deeper than my first idea.
Thank you to the UMD Industrial AI Center team for welcoming me into a real research environment and giving me a glimpse of what cutting-edge industrial AI work looks like in practice.
And thank you to my family and friends for the constant support throughout this year.
Looking Ahead
I plan to continue exploring the intersection of artificial intelligence and engineering, with a focus on aerospace and sustainability. This portfolio is a starting point — not a finish line.