About Me | Agastya Agrawal

Hi! I am Agastya Agrawal, a second-year undergraduate at the Chennai Mathematical Institute (CMI), pursuing my bachelor’s in mathematics and computer science. I am passionate about interpreting artificial intelligence to help drive progress toward safe superintelligence. I particularly enjoy analyzing neural networks through a rigorous mathematical lens, and I am interested in applying mathematics, probability, and statistics to understand complex real-world structures. Please head to my blog or research section to learn more! You may also find my cv on the webpage for some brief histor

I also occasionally record my coding sessions on YouTube. Head there to check them out!

During my free time, I like solving puzzles to keep my brain fresh and trained (try this for now: riddle). I also like to occasionally play cards and poker. I used to frequently play chess, now I do so occasionally. My favorite genres in books are: philosophy, logic, political history, and my textbooks, of course! The current book I am reading is Life 3.0 by Max Tegmark, and I like it so far and recommend it to others.

I am always open to collaborations or casual chats about these topics, so please don’t hesitate to reach out! You may be interested in reaching out to my personal or university mail.

My coursework

The following are the courses I have taken in my undergraduate years.

Semester 1

1) Functional Programming with Haskell
2) Classical Mechanics 1
3) Algebra 1 (Linear Algebra)
4) Analysis 1 (Real Analysis and Metric Spaces)
5) English\

Semester 2

1) Advanced Programming with Python
2) Discrete Mathematics (Some of my notes, not completed or verified: Notes)
3) Calculus 1 (Multivariate Calculus - Differentiation)
4) Algebra 2 (Group Theory)
5) Probability Theory
6) Introduction to Martingales (Graduate Elective)\

Semester 3

1) Analysis 2 (Metric Spaces)
2) Calculus 2 (Multivariable Calculus - Integration and Differential Forms)
3) Algebra 3 (Ring Theory and Field Theory)
4) Design and Analysis of Algorithms
5) Theory of Computation\

Semester 4 (Ongoing)

1) Reinforcement Learning
2) Differential Equations
3) Topology
4) Programming Language Concepts
5) Complex Analysis\

Reading Projects Undertaken

1) Probabilistic Measure Theory (Guidance: Prof. BV Rao)
2) Introduction to Option Pricing using Martingales (Guidance: Prof. Rajeeva Karandikar)\