Joshua Karani is a fourth-year Bachelor of Science in Computer Science student at Tharaka University in Kenya, expected to graduate in 2027. He is a software developer, cybersecurity enthusiast and analyst, cloud computing learner, community leader, researcher and technology innovator.
He combines technical development with student leadership, hackathons and community engagement, and enjoys turning complex problems into practical digital solutions.
Build for real problems
Projects start from a real need: farmers, students, families, campus communities.
Security and trust first
Identity, transparency and digital trust shape how he designs and reasons about systems.
Learn in public, lead with others
He runs learning sessions, hackathon teams and student communities alongside his coursework.
Interests
Secure digital platforms
Artificial intelligence
Blockchain
Cloud infrastructure
Software engineering
Practical solutions to real-world challenges
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Projects
Featured projects
Selected work, with each project's status stated plainly.
Blockchain · FinTech · Security
LegacyNet
Ongoing project
A secure, blockchain-enabled digital financial asset succession platform. It explores how digital financial assets can be transferred to eligible beneficiaries after death, with attention to identity verification, legal compliance, security and transparency.
Blockchain
Identity verification
Security
Compliance
An ongoing project, not a deployed financial institution.
Links added when published
EdTech · Guidance
JuaFit
Project
An intelligent career and education guidance platform for Kenyan students. It helps Grade 9 and Form 4 learners explore pathways, courses and suitable institutions through assessments and personalised recommendations.
Assessments
Recommendations
Web platform
Links added when published
AI · AgriTech
AgriSense
Project
An AI-assisted crop health solution focused on tomato diseases. It helps farmers identify crop problems and access understandable guidance through a web/mobile experience and WhatsApp, with local-language support and a farmer feedback loop.
AI
Web / mobile
WhatsApp
Local languages
Links added when published
Education · Web platform
Campus Hub
Hackathon-recognised
A student project submission and management platform supporting submissions, lecturer feedback, visibility controls and project discovery. Recognised in the education category at the Machakos University Hackfest.
Submissions
Lecturer feedback
Visibility controls
Discovery
Links added when published
Leadership
Kamposoko
Role
Joshua serves as Chief Technology Officer of Kamposoko.
Technology leadership
No further product details are published here.
Links added when published
Skills
A constellation of Joshua's toolkit.
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Programming
Web Development
Databases
Cloud
Cybersecurity
Tools
Also exploring
Also exploring
Blockchain
Related projects
LegacyNet
Joshua is a student and a builder: strongest where he has shipped projects, and actively learning cloud and security. Proficiency is shown honestly, not as expert-level in everything.
Leadership · ECHO signal: active
Leading where cloud, security and community meet.
Joshua coordinates student events, technology communities and collaborative initiatives. The work ranges from running cloud learning sessions and cybersecurity awareness programmes to representing students in his faculty and leading hackathon and innovation efforts on campus.
AWS Student Builder Group Lead
Tharaka University
Organises cloud learning sessions and helps students explore AWS technologies.
Organizing Secretary
ISACA Club, Tharaka University
Supports cybersecurity awareness, digital trust and student engagement.
Faculty Student Representative
Faculty of Physical Sciences, Engineering and Technology
Represents students in the faculty.
Chief Technology Officer
Kamposoko
Leads technology for the venture.
Hult Prize on-campus Director
Tharaka University
Leads the Hult Prize on-campus programme.
Christian Union Editorial Ministry Chair
Tharaka University
Chairs the editorial ministry of the Christian Union.
IEEE IMS Ambassador
IEEE
Ambassador experience with the IEEE community.
Journey
Explore My Journey
Education, experience, achievements, training and leadership, drawn from Joshua's profile.
Education
BSc Computer Science, Tharaka University
Fourth-year student, expected graduation 2027.
Experience
IT Support Attachment, Nyeri National Polytechnic
Industrial attachment: network troubleshooting, router and switch configuration, computer maintenance and technical user support.
Achievement
University hackathons and tech competitions
Participated in university hackathons and technology competitions.
Achievement
Campus Hub at Machakos University Hackfest
Campus Hub was recognised in the education category.
Achievement
Karatina hackathon
Second runners-up result.
Training
Cisco and AWS learning
Training involving Cisco networking and cybersecurity fundamentals, and AWS AI Practitioner learning (completed or pursued).
Dates are intentionally not shown because none have been verified. The order above follows Joshua's profile, not a calendar.
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Recruiters
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Founders
Prototyping a product, especially secure or AI-assisted? Joshua enjoys turning ideas into working software.
Developers
Open to co-building on software engineering, cloud and security projects.
Researchers
Interested in blockchain, AI and secure digital platforms.
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