Aaryan Arora is a passionate hacker from New Delhi, India. He is currently pursuing his engineering degree from Delhi Technological University. While he is well on his way to personal success in tech, he is also raising others up along the way.

Aaryan's love for technology began at a very early age, when he started playing computer and console games, which inspired him to delve deeper into the world of electronics and robotics. Aaryan's first major encounter with coding was early—in the sixth grade—through the Arduino platform, where he wrote his first program. Robotics was his main focus early on, and he still loves creating and tinkering with robots. With a competitive streak in him, Aaryan entered numerous competitions in high school, broadening his skill set and developing winning strategies.

Aaryan's journey as a hacker took off during college in 2021, in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic. His first hackathon was Vihaan 4.0, which was organized by the IEEE Society at his college. He says, “It was great fun communicating with my teammates, meeting mentors, discussing and presenting to the judges, and most importantly, building something fun, impactful, and exciting.” He knew that hacking was the path for him, but he had no idea how much more he’d go on to accomplish.

This experience ignited a passion in him, and he has since participated in over 50 hackathons, finetuning his people skills and tech abilities. Some examples of his development as a hacker include learning ML at Vihaan 4.0, VR at HackWithInfy, and Microsoft Graph at Hack Together, as well as experimenting with new APIs at various Major League Hacking (MLH) hackathons. He credits MLH for boosting his speaking, presentation, communication, and time management skills.

Apart from being an active hackathon participant, Aaryan has made significant contributions to the hacker community. He is an active member of various societies at his university, including the Mathematics Society, Finance Society, and Coding Society, where he has organized several hackathons and competitions. He has partnered with students from different locations like Pakistan, the DRC, and Nigeria, and is dedicated to skilling up others and organizing various competitions and hackathons at the community and global levels.

Aaryan is always giving back to fellow hackers. He is an active member of the Microsoft Learn Student Ambassador Community and has hosted over ten events. His whole focus is on helping others build skills and learn to compete as a team. He has also started a community, which has now grown to over 250 members, for students to share knowledge, coach each other, and participate in competitions and hackathons. Aaryan thrives in his role as a mentor to several hackers, helping them with technology, presentation, and other aspects of hackathons.

Aaryan Arora is a dynamic and valuable member of the hacker community, making a significant impact through his passion for technology, community building, and mentorship. His story is centered on a strong desire to learn and build. As he says, “learning and exploring [are] what I believe hacking is and what makes me a hacker in this community.”