Akshit Maheshwari

Blogs

Notes, experiments, and technical writeups.

Short posts on computer vision, AI systems, product thinking, and the small decisions that make technical work easier to trust.

Featured post

How I built a real-time store intelligence system

A walkthrough of Vision-Store: customer tracking, queue monitoring, zone-level movement analysis, and instant business intelligence with YOLOv8, FastAPI, OpenCV, and Docker.

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Computer Vision6 min read

Building a real-time store intelligence pipeline with YOLOv8 and FastAPI

How I think about live computer vision systems for retail: tracking movement, separating staff from customers, and turning raw frames into useful business signals.

July 2026

AI Systems5 min read

From retrieval to ranking: making AI systems measurable

A practical approach to evaluation, where every step in the pipeline is tied back to something you can inspect, compare, and improve.

June 2026

Design4 min read

Why clean UI matters in technical portfolios

A short note on why the best technical work still needs a clear presentation layer, especially when you want people to trust the system quickly.

May 2026