Sophomore @ Wayzata High School

Hi, I'm
Parth Rana

Student · Programmer · Researcher · Self-Hosted Developer

I'm a sophomore at Wayzata High School with a strong passion for programming. Ever since I was young, I've been fascinated by technology and how it can solve real-world problems. I hope to build things that impact people and help others.

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Parth Rana
Plymouth, MN

About me

Passionate about tech &
making an impact

Hi, I'm Parth — a sophomore at Wayzata High School with a deep passion for programming. Ever since I was young, I've been fascinated by technology and how it can solve real-world problems.

I compete in Science Fair (TCRSF, MN State), Business Professionals of America in C++ Programming, and FRC Robotics. I also run this entire website on a Raspberry Pi 5 sitting on my desk, self-hosted with Docker and served through Cloudflare Tunnel.

I'm currently taking college-level math through the University of Minnesota's UMTYMP program and AP courses across CS, Biology, Environmental Science, and Calculus. In the future, I hope to build projects that impact and help people at scale.

Wayzata High School — Grade 10, Class of 2028
Plymouth, MN — Minneapolis area
100+ volunteer hours — Presidential Gold Service Award

Languages

🇺🇸 English — Native 🇮🇳 Hindi — Native

Activities at Wayzata HS

  • FRC Robotics
  • Varsity Math Team
  • Boy Scout & Patrol Leader (Troop 537)
  • Science Bowl
  • Model UN
  • Band (Trumpet)
  • Tennis
  • BPA & Science Fair
  • Volunteer Club

Top skills

Python Leadership Communication Fundraising Marketing

Honors & Awards

Recognition & achievements

🏆
May 2025

BPA Nationals Finalist — C++ Programming

Business Professionals of America · Wayzata High School

Competed as a Finalist in C++ Programming at BPA Nationals, finishing in the top 6 in the nation.

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Apr 2025

Coolest Projects — Judge's Favorite

Raspberry Pi Foundation · Wayzata High School

Invited by the Raspberry Pi Foundation (sponsored by Broadcom) to compete at Coolest Projects. Chosen as the Judge's Favorite project.

🔬
Mar 2025

3M Young Innovator Award

3M · MN State Science & Engineering Fair

Won the 3M Young Innovator Award at the Minnesota State Science and Engineering Fair. Invited to present research at 3M headquarters.

🥉
Mar 2025

BPA State — 3rd Place C++ Programming

Business Professionals of America · Wayzata High School

Placed 3rd at BPA State in C++ Programming, earning advancement to the national competition.

🏛️
Feb 2025

Presidential Gold Service Award

The White House, Washington D.C. · Wayzata High School

Received the Presidential Gold Award for completing 100+ volunteering hours during the 2024–2025 academic year.

🥇
Feb 2025

TCRSF — 1st Place, Robotics & Intelligent Machines

Twin Cities Regional Science Fair · Wayzata High School

Placed 1st in the Robotics & Intelligent Machines category at TCRSF, qualifying for the Minnesota State Science Fair.

Education

Academic background

University of Minnesota

Talented Youth Mathematics Program (UMTYMP) — Mathematics

Sep 2023 – May 2028

Completed the high school mathematics curriculum in 2 years through this rigorous university program. Currently enrolled in college-level mathematics courses.

Coursework: Calculus I (Single Variable Calculus) · Calculus II (Differential Equations & Linear Algebra) · Calculus III (Multivariable Calculus)

Multivariable Calculus Differential Equations Linear Algebra

Wayzata High School

High School Diploma (in progress) — Grade 10

2024 – 2028 · Class of 2028

Enrolled in AP coursework across Computer Science, Mathematics, Biology, Environmental Science, and Humanities. Active in Science Fair, BPA, FRC Robotics, and numerous extracurriculars.

Activities & Societies

Tennis Boy Scout / Patrol Leader Science Bowl Model UN FRC Robotics Varsity Math Team Volunteer Club BPA Science Fair Band (Trumpet)

Skills

What I know & use

Programming

  • Python
  • C++
  • Java
  • C#
  • TypeScript / JavaScript

Web & Dev Tools

  • React & Next.js
  • Node.js
  • PostgreSQL
  • Redis
  • Docker

Mathematics

  • Multivariable Calculus
  • Differential Equations
  • Linear Algebra
  • Statistics

Interpersonal

  • Leadership
  • Communication
  • Fundraising
  • Marketing
  • Research

Courses

Academic coursework

AP Courses Wayzata High School

AP Computer Science A
AP Calculus AB
AP Calculus BC
AP Biology
AP Environmental Science Score: 5
AP Human Geography Score: 5
AP European History
AP World History
AP Macroeconomics

College Courses University of Minnesota

Calculus I — Single Variable Calculus
Math 1371 & 1372
Calculus II — Differential Equations & Linear Algebra
Calculus III — Multivariable Calculus

Volunteering

Giving back to the community

🛕

Volunteer

HSMN — Hindu Society of Minnesota

Jul 2024 – Present · 1 yr 9 mos

Arts & Culture

Regular volunteer at HSMN, helping in various capacities from serving food to assisting visitors and guests at the front desk.

🏥

Activity Assistant

Amira Choice Senior Living

Oct 2024 – Present · 1 yr 6 mos

Veteran Support

Activity assistant at Amira Choice retirement home, setting up activities and creating an entertaining, welcoming environment for veterans and the elderly.

🏕️

Camp Counselor

Wayzata High School — Community Ed

Jun 2025 – Jul 2025 · 2 mos

Education

Volunteered as a camp counselor for youth Community Ed programs run through Wayzata High School, supporting young learners over the summer.

Projects

Things I've built

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Research
🏆 ISEF 2026 🔬 MN State Fair 🥇 TCRSF 2026

DeepScope — Real-Time Deepfake Detection

Built a deepfake detection system grounded in biological plausibility metrics rather than dataset-specific artifacts. Achieved 85.7% cross-dataset accuracy, 14ms average latency (5.1× faster than FakeCatcher), and 82.4% zero-shot detection on diffusion models. Competed at TCRSF 2026 and qualified — advancing to MN State Science Fair and accepted to ISEF 2026 (both upcoming).

PythonPyTorchComputer VisionMachine LearningMediaPipe
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🍓 Featured

parthrana.org — Self-Hosted Portfolio

This entire website runs 24/7 on a Raspberry Pi 5. Features a blog, discussion forum, video library, and full-text search — all containerized with Docker and served to the world through Cloudflare Tunnel.

Next.jsPostgreSQLRedisDockerRaspberry Pi 5
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n8n Automation Hub

Self-hosted n8n instance powering AI pipelines, SMS bots, data sync, and notification workflows — all running on the Pi.

n8nNode.jsAI
Open
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Knowledge Library

Personal knowledge base of links, PDFs, and notes with Meilisearch-powered full-text search across all content.

MeilisearchNext.jsPostgreSQL
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Discussion Forum

Threaded community forum with role-based moderation, real-time notifications, entirely self-hosted.

ReactBullMQRedis

Contact

Let's connect

Have a question, collaboration idea, or just want to say hi? Fill out the form or reach me directly at my email below. I typically respond within 24 hours.

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