About the developer
Civil Engineer and Construction Software Producer. Licensed civil engineer in Nepal, on hydropower projects since 2016, with a specialisation in construction billing, hydrology and applied AI.
Rishab has spent most of a decade preparing bills, verifying quantities and tracking progress on hydropower projects across Nepal. He taught himself to write software to get rid of the repetitive parts of that work. The billing and reporting platform he built is now licensed commercially and running on two hydropower projects.
His master's research applied machine learning to hydrological modelling, which is where the data and AI side of Sozu Labs comes from.
Bhugol Infrastructure Company Pvt. Ltd.
Bhotekoshi-1 Hydropower Project (44 MW). Interim Payment Certificates, cost estimates, temporary works design, and the in-house tools that replaced the team's spreadsheet workflows.
Global Water and Sanitation Center, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand
Turned technical research into handbooks and outreach material, and ran knowledge-sharing webinars with international partners.
CE Construction Pvt. Ltd.
Solu Khola (Dudh Koshi) Hydroelectric Project (86 MW). Interim Payment Statements under FIDIC Red Book, work-in-progress tracking and material reconciliation.
Sumo Construction and Engineering Pvt. Ltd.
Likhu A, Likhu 1 and Likhu 2 hydroelectric projects, over 160 MW together. Quantities, payment claims and Bills of Quantities.
Energy and Infrastructure Maven Pvt. Ltd.
Lower Erkhuwa Hydropower Project (14.15 MW). Hydrology, hydraulic design of tunnels and penstocks, technical specifications.
DEPROSC Nepal, with Oxfam
Rebuilding rural infrastructure after the 2015 Gorkha Earthquake: assessment, estimates and construction monitoring.
Sanima Hydro and Engineering Pvt. Ltd.
Feasibility studies and construction drawings for hydropower projects.
Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand
Thesis: Enhancing Hydrological Modeling with Explainable AI, a case study of the Chao Phraya River Basin.
Kathmandu University, Nepal
Thesis on energy supply and land suitability for temporary resettlement in Sindhupalchowk.
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