Malhar is Co-Founder at Origin, a consumer software company based in San Francisco. He is a technical builder specializing in machine learning and artificial intelligence applications.

Malhar studied Computer Science at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and worked as a Research Engineer at Automorphic, a Y Combinator S23 company focused on robotics and AI. He also gained experience at Kognitive Networks.

Malhar received a Medici Grant from the 1517 Fund to develop mental health technology, specifically focusing on detecting signs of schizophrenia using actigraphy data. He co-authored research on COVID-19 risk calculators published in Scientific Reports.

Malhar specializes in Python and machine learning, with expertise in developing advanced algorithms for artificial neural networks and convolutional neural networks. He has contributed to various tech initiatives including Brainwaves and mental health intervention tools.

His COVID-19 activity risk calculator research contributed to public health interventions during the pandemic. As a grant recipient, he is actively working on projects that leverage technology to improve mental health outcomes.