The Ronin
浪人 — ろうにん
01 — About
A semi-professional portrait — research, travel, fiction, systems, and the person behind the CV
I'm Sai — a researcher by training, a builder by habit, and a storyteller when the lab lights are off. I grew up in Hyderabad, moved to France on a scholarship, and now live in Toulouse while finishing a PhD in medical imaging.
I like work that has texture: a PET scanner that needs a better validation method, a startup idea that needs a clearer story, a game world that feels alive, or a recipe that somehow turns into a small engineering problem.
This page is the human version of the portfolio. The professional proof is here, but so are the things that shape how I think: travel, fiction, games, cricket, cooking, Japanese culture, and an obsession with turning messy ideas into systems.
CurrentlyPhD candidate in medical imaging, Toulouse.
Outside workFiction, PS4 games, cooking, cricket, travel.
Thinking styleSystems, prototypes, questions, stories.
Next chapterMedtech, strategy, ventures, translational roles.
匠
Builder
I like making the first version real: a simulation, a dashboard, a phantom, a story outline, a visual tool. Thinking becomes clearer once something exists.
旅
Explorer
Travel changed how I work. New cities, languages, and food keep reminding me that context matters as much as expertise.
物
Storyteller
Fiction and games taught me pacing, atmosphere, stakes, and worldbuilding — useful even when explaining research.
策
Strategist
I enjoy the bridge between technical truth and real decisions: markets, IP, adoption, clinical value, and why something should exist.
It started with movement — fluids, forces, pressure waves. At Mahindra University, mechanical engineering pulled me toward biomechanics, arterial flow simulation, my first journal publication, and an autonomous underwater vehicle team that taught me leadership the hard way.
France widened the map. At École Polytechnique, I moved through soft matter, drug delivery, hospital shadowing, 3D-printed surgical benches, and startup work. Hepta Medical showed me how research becomes a product story — and why I like the space between science and strategy.
My PhD is about making PET/CT imaging more honest: simulations and physical phantoms that test whether scanners and algorithms measure what they claim to. It is code, 3D printing, validation, collaboration with GE Healthcare, and papers — with defense planned for September 2026.
Next, I am drawn to roles where technical depth meets decisions: healthcare ventures, life-sciences strategy, medtech, biotech VC, or translational deep-tech. I am exploring opportunities in Paris, London, Amsterdam, and Berlin.
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Recruiter Mode is the fast, proof-first view: best-fit roles, case studies, publications, CV, and contact without the personal archive.
Open Recruiter Mode
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The Bridge-Builder
I connect worlds that don't usually talk to each other — physics and oncology, code and clinic, research and commercial strategy. I find the most interesting problems live in the gaps between disciplines.
匠
The Craftsman
I care about doing things properly. Whether it's a MATLAB pipeline, a thesis chapter, or a phantom geometry — I obsess over precision, reproducibility, and getting the details right before moving on.
問
The Questioner
I'm not satisfied with "it works" — I want to know why it works, where it breaks, and what happens at the edges. This drives my research but also makes me a better collaborator and problem-solver.
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The Builder
I bias toward action. Ideas are interesting, but I want to see the prototype, run the simulation, write the first draft. I learn by making things and iterating — not by waiting for the perfect plan.
Lived
Visited
I am also interested in writing fiction. Beyond research and travel, I like building worlds through mystery, myth, atmosphere, and places that feel half-remembered. This shelf is where I keep previews from that creative side — a growing collection, not a single finished archive.
Not everything I build starts inside a thesis. Some ideas come from games, cricket, cooking, fiction, travel, startup curiosity, and the habit of turning observations into systems or stories. This is the shelf for the interests that sit outside research, but still shape how I think.
Healthcare Ventures
Biotech VC
Life Sciences Strategy
Digital Health
AI in Oncology
Deep-Tech Startups
Medtech Innovation
PS4 Gaming
Board Games
Cricket Analytics
Cooking
Samurai Culture
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PS4 Shelf
Games that shaped how I think
I am drawn to games with atmosphere, systems, exploration, and strong visual worlds. I will add selected PS4 game covers here as a small personal archive.
Selected gaming shelf
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Board Games
Strategy away from the screen
Board games are another way I enjoy systems: rules, incentives, negotiation, uncertainty, and pattern recognition. I will add favorite board-game covers here later.
Board Game
Board Game
Board Game
Board Game
Board-game shelf coming soon
球
Cricket Analytics
Interested in cricket analytics
Cricket is one of the cleanest places to see strategy, uncertainty, role selection, and data storytelling. I am interested in building a separate cricket analytics page later.
Cricket Analytics — Coming Soon
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食
Cooking
Recipes, experiments, and comfort food
Cooking is another kind of prototyping: ingredients, timing, iteration, and taste. I will add recipes and small food notes here once the archive is ready.
Recipes — Coming Soon
Recipe archive coming later
