abhishek vulla

building things
people actually use

most of my time now goes into rankr, helping businesses get found on Google and ChatGPT.

Co-founder · AI-native SEO agency

rankr

B&P Forum case study showing its average Google position for its own name improving from 16.4 to 1
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B&P Forum's average Google position for its own name improved from 16.4 to 1 between August and September 2026.

  1. B&P Forum case study: B&P Forum's average Google position for its own name improved from 16.4 to 1 between August and September 2026.
  2. ChatGPT citation: ChatGPT recommended Lullaflex two months after we launched its first website.
  3. Live client tool: Customers can arrange a bed and other furniture in Lullaflex's interactive room planner.
  4. Search Console walkthrough: Finding searches a client's page already appears for but doesn't mention.
  5. UCWS pitch: Top 20 from 800+ participants at UCWS Singapore, with US$10,000 in OpenAI credits awarded to the team.

I help businesses get found on Google and recommended by ChatGPT.

4 SME clients

  • 2 monthsFrom Lullaflex's launch to a ChatGPT recommendation
  • 0.8% → 2.3%B&P Forum click-through rate · Aug to Sep 2026
Work with rankr Client case studies

Selected projects

LearnLoop heat-engine simulation with pressure-volume and temperature-entropy graphs and temperature controls
Product demo1 / 5

LearnLoop's tutor, feedback on handwritten homework and interactive lessons.

  1. Product demo: LearnLoop's tutor, feedback on handwritten homework and interactive lessons.
  2. SUTD newsletter: SUTD Design.AI featured the classroom pilot in its March 2026 newsletter.
  3. Tutor: The tutor keeps the answer and its source slide in the same view.
  4. Homework grader: Handwritten homework beside grading feedback and suggested topics to revise.
  5. Cohort analytics: Instructors can see the concepts a cohort is struggling with instead of reading isolated chat logs.

AI tutor for university LMSs

LearnLoop

An AI study layer inside SUTD's learning platform. It answers from approved course material and keeps the exact source slide beside every response.

2 SUTD classesPiloted with 40 students

Passed SUTD EduTech's first cybersecurity review after I moved student sign-in to SUTD, removed public signup and restricted the tutor's access to approved course material.

  • S$2,000SUTD Baby Shark Fund
  • PassedSUTD's first cybersecurity review
Open LearnLoop Security review
Clicky's Obsidian knowledge graph with the blue pointer and presenter video
Demo1 / 4

Asking Clicky about the app on screen, following its on-screen pointers and using its saved memory.

  1. Demo: Asking Clicky about the app on screen, following its on-screen pointers and using its saved memory.
  2. Architecture: Screen capture and transcription overlap, and Clicky starts speaking before the full answer is ready.
  3. PyCon results: 1st Runner-Up at PyCon Singapore 2026. Prizes included US$1,650 in OpenAI credits, US$250 in Apify credits and six months of ChatGPT Pro.
  4. Install guide: How to install Clicky on Windows, add your API keys and ask about the app on your screen.

Desktop AI tutor

Clicky for Windows

Hold a shortcut and ask about anything on screen. Clicky talks you through it and points to where to look or click.

250+ installsWindows app

I built a Windows version of Farza's Clicky with per-app memory and editable notes.

  • 1st Runner-UpOpenAI-backed PyCon SG · US$3K+ in prizes
Get Clicky How I reduced the wait
Proof video output showing Abhishek speaking with captions and a views counter
Rendered output1 / 4

A finished 61-second output with timed captions and graphics kept clear of the face.

  1. Rendered output: A finished 61-second output with timed captions and graphics kept clear of the face.
  2. Product walkthrough: The walkthrough shows repository analysis, the generated brief and the guided recording flow.
  3. 1st Runner-Up: Proof placed 1st Runner-Up at 'Sup Build2026 among more than 300 builders.
  4. Render pipeline: The pipeline analyses the repository, guides recording, times captions and checks each rendered scene.

Launch video pipeline

Proof

Turn a GitHub repo into a launch video. Record from the generated script, then let Proof cut the take, add captions and render the video.

50 usersused Proof

I added a vision check that samples five frames from each scene. It sends specific layout errors back to the generator, which edits the scene and renders it again.

  • 1st Runner-Up'Sup Build2026 · 300+ builders · S$5K+ in prizes
Open Proof
SUTD Deadline Centre demo showing upcoming coursework and an Export button
Demo1 / 4

A short walkthrough of collecting, sorting and exporting deadlines from both LMS platforms.

  1. Demo: A short walkthrough of collecting, sorting and exporting deadlines from both LMS platforms.
  2. Two LMS sources: Deadlines from both course sites, sorted by due date.
  3. Calendar export: One export moves the current course deadlines into a personal calendar.
  4. Course filters: Course and status filters keep the weekly view compact.

Student utility

SUTD Deadline Centre

eDimension and Gradescope deadlines in one place, with course filters and calendar export.

80+ usersusing SUTD Deadline Centre

I shipped the first version in a week. It reads the pages students already use and keeps their course data in the browser, with no backend or extra account.

  • Local onlyno backend or student-data collection
Chrome Web Store Source code

Hackathons

8 awards S$30K+ in prizes

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  1. Champion: Champion at Build for Impact 2026 and S$9,500 in prize money.
  2. Final pitch: Pitching the playable build at SGInnovate.
  3. 3D game: Running through the city unlocks the next part of the story.
  4. Champion certificate: The Build for Impact 2026 champion certificate.

Champion

Build for Impact 2026

130+ builders · S$9,500

A 3D running game where gossip is the reward. Reach distance milestones to unlock Singlish stories and video clips.

Play Watch demo Read the one-email story
Winning team1 / 2
  1. Winning team: The 1st-place team after the Microsoft Learn strategy pitch.
  2. 1st place: 1st place for a plan designed to activate 20,000 new learners.

1st place

Microsoft Learn, Hack and Fun

20,000 students targeted · two-month plan

Prepared PilotBot's go-to-market pitch in 40 minutes, with a two-month rollout plan. Later selected as a Microsoft Learn Student Ambassador.

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  1. Final pitch: Presenting the verified fleet strategy to the judges at NUS.
  2. Award presentation: Receiving the 2nd Runner-Up award at NUS Maritime Hackathon.
  3. Certificate: Floatware's award certificate from the 2026 Maritime Hackathon.
  4. Cost model: The cost model from our submitted report. Ownership accounted for 76.5% of the total.

2nd Runner-Up

NUS Maritime Hackathon 2026

176 teams · S$2,000

A fleet model for 108 vessels, with a US$256K fuel-cost discrepancy investigated and 16 independent checks before submission.

Read the fuel-cost analysis

Writing

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More work

Experience

Voltade

Software Engineering Intern

Aug 2026 to present

I build ERP software for an equipment-rental company, covering quotations, rental contracts and deliveries. Recent work includes replacement documents, cancellation alerts and PDF exports.

100+ merged pull requests on a platform holding 100K+ customer documents, including 19 schema migrations in my first month.

Education

BEng Computer Science & Design (CSD)

Sep 2025 to May 2029

Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD)

Undergraduate Merit Scholar · Technology & Entrepreneurship Programme (USTEP), 1 of 20 selected from a cohort of 580

CBSE Class XII

2025

Al Khor International School

100/100 Computer Science · 96.2% overall · top 1.5% worldwide

About

Abhishek Vulla in a suit

most of what i build starts with something that bothered me enough to fix. SUTD deadlines were split across two sites, so i made the extension i wanted. LearnLoop came after it, from watching classmates paste lecture questions into chatbots that couldn't show where an answer came from.

helping someone use GitHub over a call showed me how hard it can be to explain where to click. i built the Windows version of Farza's Clicky, which can point directly at the screen. Proof came from what i kept dodging after five hackathon projects in one month: i was never going to sit down and market any of them myself.

at rankr, i work directly with business owners on their websites, content and how customers find them.