About · Nishant Dash

About Me

Michigan CS grad, Capital One engineer, lifelong tinkerer.

I graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Michigan with a BSE in Computer Science, then completed Michigan's SUGS accelerated Master's program with a 4.0 GPA. I interned at Capital One, Symbotic, and RENCI, and returned to Capital One full-time as an Associate Software Engineer in August 2026.

§ 01 - RECORD

Education

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
ANN ARBOR, MI

Four years, two degrees, and countless memories.

I earned my B.S.E. in Computer Science with a minor in Statistics from the University of Michigan, completing the degree in three years and graduating Summa Cum Laude with a 3.94 GPA. I then continued into Michigan's SUGS (Sequential Undergraduate/Graduate Studies) accelerated Master's program in Computer Science, finishing with a 4.0 GPA.

Coursework

CSE 585 - Scalable Systems for GenAI CSE 592 - Foundations of AI EECS 498 - Sys Des of Search Engine EECS 470 - Computer Architecture EECS 491 - Distributed Systems EECS 479 - Quantum Computing EECS 482 - Operating Systems EECS 445 - Machine Learning EECS 487 - NLP EECS 471 - GPU Programming TO 414 - Analytics STATS 413 - Regression STATS 306 - Stat Computing

Notable academic projects

01 Designed and built a search engine from scratch in C++ with a team of seven
02 Wrote a CNN from scratch in CUDA
03 Implemented the Paxos consensus protocol in Go
04 Built a simple network file system from the ground up
05 Researched the effectiveness of adversarial training in NLP contexts
06 Performed transfer learning with a from-scratch CNN
07 Implemented an OS paging system
08 Built a consistent, sharded distributed key-value store

Honors & awards - University of Michigan

James B. Angell Scholar - five consecutive semesters, all A's
Phillip Goldman Scholarship - College of Engineering, 2023–24
Lieutenant Francis Brown Lowry Scholarship - College of Engineering, 2024–25
Dean's List & University Honors - all six undergraduate semesters, GPA above 3.5

§ 02 - OUTSIDE OF WORK

Outside of work

What I spend my time on when I'm not at a keyboard for work.

Traveling

I am an avid traveler and have traveled to 23 countries. My most recent trip was to India and Japan. I enjoy learning about new cultures and meeting new people.

Taekwondo

16 years of training and a fourth-degree black belt. I was the President of the University of Michigan Taekwondo Club in 2025 (Travel Coordinator the year prior), where represented the university at numerous collegiate and state tournaments. I also led beginner classes and earned the Student Leader award from the Eastern Collegiate Taekwondo Conference. I previously worked as a Senior Instructor at UMAC Briarcliff.

Water Activities

I grew up on the Hudson River and enjoy sailing, kayaking, and swimming. I've worked as a Sailing Instructor at the Croton Sailing School and as a Lifeguard for Heritage Management Services.