# Uday Kumar Boya

> Uday Kumar Boya is a developer at ADP, indie hacker, speaker and storyteller from Hyderabad, India. He builds AI for the people he loves, and then for everyone like them. He builds in public on X as @itsudayboya.

## About
- Developer at ADP by day; indie hacker, speaker and freelancer the rest of the time.
- Based in Hyderabad, India.
- Spoke twice on ADP's global GPT Connect stage: 2024 (Empathy Engine) and 2026 (100 days of AI). Also a guest speaker at colleges on building AI that matters.
- 10+ projects since starting over with "Hello World" in his 100 days of AI.
- Ran social media for Mogalthur Mangoes, a mango farm, and sold the entire harvest (₹32 lakh) with only reels.

## Projects
- [Smart blind stick](https://www.atlantis-press.com/proceedings/icete-23/125994163): Built in college for his partially blind sister. His first published paper (ICETE 2023).
- [Empathy Engine](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jchsMdaaPu0): An AI companion that responds with care, built for his sister after her accident. Presented at ADP GPT Connect 2024.
- [Guru Sahayam](https://guru-sahayam-ai-powe-1whl.bolt.host/): Nine AI tools for teachers (lesson plans, quizzes, feedback, stories) with voice input in 13 languages, built on Gemini 2.5 for his father, a teacher of 25 years.
- [Clarity AI](https://clarity-ai-30.lovable.app/): Paste a medical report, legal notice or bank email and get a simple explanation, next steps and a risk level in your language.
- [Dadu](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9a01aWDlEP8): A two-minute at-home tremor check for his grandfather. Trace a spiral on your phone; Dadu measures the tremor frequency and a voice assistant explains the result. Built in 6 hours at Claude Code Build Day.
- [Dhwani](https://github.com/ud-ai-journey/codex-community-hackathon-hyd-dhwani): Three AI agents that read a hospital discharge summary, call the patient in English, Hindi or Telugu, and triage them green/yellow/red for doctors. Top 5 at the OpenAI Codex Community Hackathon.
- [Payroll Variance Analyzer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtlZOgMt1gg): Finds every payroll variance and writes audit-ready commentary with Claude Sonnet 4.5 on AWS Bedrock. Winner of the ADP AI hackathon.
- [Boundary Brains](https://boundarybrains.lovable.app/): A real-time quiz engine with 25 timed rounds and a live leaderboard, played by 500 ADP colleagues at once.

## Hackathons and awards
- Winner, ADP AI hackathon (Payroll Variance Analyzer)
- Top 5, OpenAI Codex Community Hackathon (Dhwani)
- Built Dadu at Claude Code Build Day
- Winner, Google PromptWars social contest
- Has also taken part in Amazon, Google and Microsoft hackathons.

## Services for brands
Clients in India, the UAE and the USA, including Mogalthur Mangoes, Chils & Co, Kamakhya Coliving, High Vail Strategy Lab, Panda Tutors, Athma Wellness, PrimeTax UAE and House of Panglossian.
- Web design: fast, premium sites and smart business cards
- Social media: daily handling that turns followers into customers
- Reel editing: reels and launch films with custom music
- E-commerce: online stores and launch pages
- AI services: AI tools and internal tools for teams
- Logo and branding

### Fixed-price packages (https://udayboya.com/services/)
- Landing page: $99. One page designed from scratch, mobile-first, copy polish, contact or booking button, free hosting setup, 1 round of changes, ready in 5 days.
- Landing page + SEO & AEO: $149. Everything above plus meta tags, structured data, sitemap, Search Console and Bing setup, an FAQ written for AI assistants, and AI crawler access with llms.txt.
- 30-day reels: $499 a month. A 30-day content plan (topic, hook and talking points for each day) plus 30 reels edited up to 60 seconds, with captions, hook text, music, covers and ready-to-post captions, delivered weekly.

## Quick answers
- **Who is Uday Kumar Boya?** Uday Kumar Boya is a software developer, indie hacker and two-time GPT Connect speaker from Hyderabad, India. He builds AI for the people he loves: an AI companion for his sister, a tremor check for his grandfather and teaching tools for his father.
- **What has Uday Kumar Boya built?** More than 10 AI projects, including Empathy Engine, Dadu (built in 6 hours at Claude Code Build Day), Guru Sahayam, Clarity AI, Dhwani (Top 5 at the OpenAI Codex Community Hackathon) and the Payroll Variance Analyzer (winner of an AI hackathon).
- **Can I hire Uday for a website or reels?** Yes, at fixed prices: a landing page for $99, a landing page with SEO and AEO for $149, and 30 reels edited with a 30-day content plan for $499 a month. He works with clients in the USA, the UAE and India. See udayboya.com/services.
- **Does Uday speak at events and colleges?** Yes. He has spoken twice on a global GPT Connect stage (2024 and 2026) and gives guest talks at colleges about building AI that matters. Book a call to invite him.
- **How do I contact Uday Kumar Boya?** The fastest way is a DM on X at @itsudayboya. You can also book a free 15-minute call at cal.com/uday-kumar-7rbijw/coffee.

## Contact
- Website: https://udayboya.com/
- X: https://x.com/itsudayboya (fastest way to reach him)
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/udaykumarboya/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/udayboya.in/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@itsudayboya
- Medium: https://medium.com/@ud.ai.kumar.dev
- GitHub: https://github.com/ud-ai-journey
- Book a chat: https://cal.com/uday-kumar-7rbijw/coffee
- Newsletter: "The build log", one short email every Sunday (sign up at https://udayboya.com/#yourstop)