PREPARING

TanujKumbhar

BUILDING

The future of
immersive sports

99.5% uptime across global streaming

THE IDEOLOGY

Embrace the imperfect

"Imperfection is not our personal problem — it is a natural part of existing."

— Tara Brach
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MUMBAI, IN
2024
Founder @ Hiuen
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About
Tanuj Kumbhar

I'm Tanuj—a systems engineer who builds infrastructure for experiences that can't afford to fail.

Currently at the NBA, I keep global streaming running for millions of fans across every screen—from phones to the Vision Pro. Before that, I built Hiuen, a geo-social network designed to work when there's no signal at all.

B.E. in Electronics and Computer Science with Honors in AI/ML from Fr.CRCE, Mumbai University.

99.5%

UPTIME

7.95

GPA

"Systems that remain graceful under pressure."

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Work
NBA Operations Photo
CurrentMarch 2024 – Present

NBA

Project Employee, Digital Operations Center • Mumbai

Owns global live and VOD streaming operations across all platforms, supporting NBA, WNBA, G League, and international basketball properties with 99.5%+ uptime.

Live StreamingVision ProPythonFastAPICDNOTTHEVC
Sep 2021 – Feb 2024

ACE Global Solutions

Web Developer • Mumbai

Built responsive websites and internal tools using React, PHP, Bootstrap. Designed CRM and dashboard interfaces for sales and accounting teams.

Contributed to a sharp increase in sales through cross-functional collaboration. Built product thinking before transitioning to media systems.

ReactPHPBootstrapMySQL
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Research & Innovation

Building the
imperfect

Projects that ask questions about infrastructure, proximity, human access, and systems for people who may have no connectivity at all.

The contrast—premium immersive media on one side, offline-first resilient infrastructure on the other—is the most distinctive through-line.

Hiuen
Live01

Hiuen

Founder — Geo-social Network

Dynamic geo-social network mapping collective "Traveler DNAs." Algorithmic vibe-matching, live ephemeral threads, real-time multiplayer itinerary merging across a 10km radius.

AV1 + DRM
Patent02

AV1 + DRM

Patent Pending

Next-generation secure video delivery combining AV1 compression efficiency with compression-aware DRM protection.

Mesh Locationing
Research03

Mesh Locationing

Resilient Infrastructure

Locationing without GPS or internet using Bluetooth mesh. Designed for where no connection at all is the starting constraint.

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Published04

AI Credit Scoring

ICICI 2024 + SIH 2023

Credit assessment for underserved populations using Random Forest and explainable AI. Published research.

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Published05

CloudPital

IJREAM Dec 2024

Disease prediction using Random Forest and Gradient Boosting. 96%+ accuracy.

ANPR System
Complete06

ANPR System

#1 of 22 cohorts

High-precision plate recognition with CV. Real-time edge-detection, character segmentation. KAVACH qualified.

Media Systems • Spatial Computing • Live Streaming •
imperfect • resilient • human-centered •
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Technical Stack

The instruments

Media Systems

Live StreamingOTTVODHLSMPEG-DASHHEVCHDRSCTE-35CDN

Transport

SDISMPTE-2110RTPRTMPSRTZixiRIST

Software

PythonFastAPIReactNode.jsSQLPostgreSQL

Cloud

AWSAzureDockerKubernetesGit

AI / ML

Computer VisionRandom ForestMCP WorkflowsAnomaly Detection

Spatial

Vision Pro QAImmersive VideoTelemetrySpatial UX

Certifications

Google Project ManagementNVIDIA AI InfrastructureAWS Solutions ArchitectML A-Z
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Connect

Open to research collaborations, systems challenges, graduate opportunities, and conversations about media infrastructure or impossible interfaces.

Emailtanujksci@gmail.com
LocationMumbai, India
Seeking 2025–2026

Graduate opportunities in research-led media systems, distributed systems, human-centered infrastructure, and immersive/computational experiences.

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© 2024 Tanuj Kumbharimperfect — systems that remain graceful under pressure