I build AI systems that have to work in the real world — not just in demos.

I'm Rahul Shukla — software engineer, product builder, and MBA candidate at Chicago Booth. This site is a live record of what I'm building and what I'm learning, updated in parallel.

Stack Consci stands for a conscious stack: building with intent, not just capability. The stack is the craft — models, infra, systems. The consci is the judgment — who this is for, how it changes decisions, and whether it should exist at all.

My work sits at the intersection of AI, product, and business — especially in domains where correctness, trust, and workflow integration matter: healthcare, finance, enterprise systems. I'm drawn to systems that survive real usage, where trust has to be earned through architecture, not promised through UI.

I'm building and experimenting with agentic systems, applied AI workflows, and products that make complex decisions more legible and reliable. Some of these work. Some don't. I document both.

At Booth, I'm developing the language for markets, incentives, and ambiguity — and applying it immediately through building, competitions, and real product exploration.

This is not a finished portfolio. It's a working log of how I'm learning to build things that matter. If you're working on practical AI, operator-first products, or problems that require both technical depth and strategic judgment — I'd be glad to connect.