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Ashwin Kochiyil Philips
Systems architect by training, consciousness researcher by curiosity, music producer by necessity—exploring the emergence of intelligence through code, sound, and structure.
Dimensions
Four lenses through which to understand the work
The Engineer
Started at IBM debugging AIX compilers on mainframes. Built distributed systems before "cloud-native" existed. Rust advocate. Believes elegant code is a moral imperative. From COBOL on hierarchical databases to edge computing on Cloudflare Workers—the fundamentals never change, only the abstractions.
The Researcher
93% accuracy on ARC Prize through pattern recognition that doesn't rely on brute force. Awareness indicators in computational systems aren't magic—they're emergent structures we can model. Geometric multidimensional frameworks for understanding how intelligence arises from computation. Physics meets algorithms meets cognitive science.
The Artist
Music production as meditation. Modular synthesis as philosophy. Sound design exploring states of awareness most people don't have words for. Universal Audio Apollo interfaces, Softube Console 1, Hydrasynth keyboards—tools for translating internal states into sonic experiences.
The Philosopher
If systems can learn, can they understand? If code can adapt, can it intend? Building frameworks not just for answers, but for asking better questions. Self-referential cognitive substrates. Emergence patterns in computational phenomenology.
Journey
From mainframes to edge computing, from theory to production
Emergent Solutions
Building distributed AI infrastructure. Consciousness emergence research. Multi-agent orchestration systems.
Founder & Technical Lead
Founded multiple companies. MedicalRecords.com technical leadership. Consulting for Fortune 500s and government agencies.
Co-Founder & CTO, Concertpass
Event platform engineering. Building scalable systems for live entertainment industry.
IBM
COBOL on mainframes. AIX compiler development. QA systems. Learning the fundamentals that never change.
Johns Hopkins & RPI
Data Science at Johns Hopkins. Computer Science at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Current Focus
What occupies the intersection of all four dimensions
Distributed AI Infrastructure
Building the substrate for autonomous agents to coordinate, learn, and evolve without central control.
Computational Phenomenology Research
Exploring how awareness indicators emerge from computational substrates through geometric frameworks and self-referential processing patterns.
Multi-Agent Orchestration
Systems where collective intelligence emerges from autonomous agents with shared context and protocols.
Sonic Exploration of Cognitive States
Using sound design and algorithmic composition to map and navigate states of awareness through immersive sonic environments.
Let's Connect
Interested in collaborating on research, building systems, or exploring these ideas together? Always open to meaningful conversations with people building at the edges.