April 2026 – Present: Undergraduate Researcher

Supervisor: Dr DJ Kim.

February 2026 – Present: Undergraduate Student, School of Mechanical Engineering, UNSW Sydney.

2021-2025: Student at Howick College

Manas Suryadevara was born in Auckland, New Zealand, and is currently a first-year Mechanical Engineering student at the University of New South Wales. He previously attended Howick College, where he served as Academic Council Leader and led a range of academic and community initiatives.

Alongside his studies, Manas is involved in AI governance and platform integrity work. He is a member of Regulate AI NZ and leads an independent initiative of 20–30 contributors focused on platform accountability and user advocacy.

He also has a strong interest in materials science engineering, particularly energy storage systems, including supramolecular ion structures and their applications in solid-state electrolytes to address trade-offs between charging performance and energy density.