Hrithikesh Thulluri

A 19-year-old Indian student who designed and built S-ATLAS, a deep research engine verified on DeepResearch Bench 1.

India's first independent student entry on DeepResearch Bench

Hrithikesh Thulluri, 19, AI architect of S-ATLAS and founder of S-IDEON, in a dark suit.

Hrithikesh Thulluri, 19AI architect of S-ATLAS · Founder, S-IDEON

A marketing student with a laptop, one small computer and a few months.

Hrithikesh Thulluri is a 19-year-old Indian student and a marketing major at SP Jain School of Global Management. Before S-ATLAS he founded an event-management company in Hyderabad. He is not from a research lab, and he had no funding.

He wanted a research engine he could trust for himself, one that could stand next to the best in the world. In July 2026 he started building it, one stage at a time. He is the architect of the whole system: the S-ATLAS algorithm, its ten stages, and the checks that tie every claim in a report to its source.

Today S-ATLAS runs on a single small computer. On 5 November 2026 its 100 reports were submitted to DeepResearch Bench, the leaderboard where the world's top AI labs compete. On 12 November 2026 the benchmark's own team verified the results.

S-ATLAS is the first part of a bigger product he is building. This is only version one.

$800

of his own money

5

months, July to November

100

benchmark reports

DeepResearch Bench 1

India's first independent student entry

No independent student from India appears on the public DeepResearch Bench leaderboard yet. With S-ATLAS, Hrithikesh Thulluri is the first independent Indian student to enter a deep research engine on DeepResearch Bench 1, the public leaderboard for deep research engines. He did it at 19, without a lab and without funding.

The benchmark's team verified an overall score of 53.15, a citation accuracy of 73.56% and 160.81 effective citations per report. Set against the 17 systems listed on the public leaderboard on 12 November 2026, that score places S-ATLAS 11th of 18; the benchmark's team is adding the entry.

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At a glance

The short version

Name: Hrithikesh Thulluri
Age: 19, as of November 2026
Nationality: Indian
Role: AI architect of S-ATLAS and founder of S-IDEON
Studies: Marketing major, SP Jain School of Global Management
Built: S-ATLAS, a deep research engine, from July to November 2026
Verified result: 53.15 overall on DeepResearch Bench 1, with 73.56% citation accuracy and 160.81 effective citations per report
Before S-ATLAS: Founded an event-management company in Hyderabad
Community: S-IDEON, a community of young builders in Hyderabad, begun in June 2026
Contact: hrithikeshthulluri7@gmail.com

Questions

About Hrithikesh Thulluri, S-ATLAS and S-IDEON.

Who is Hrithikesh Thulluri?

Hrithikesh Thulluri is a 19-year-old Indian student, the AI architect of S-ATLAS and the founder of S-IDEON. He designed and built S-ATLAS, a deep research engine, in five months in 2026.

What is S-ATLAS?

A deep research engine. You ask a research question; it gathers and reads the sources, checks every claim and writes a structured report with citations.

What did S-ATLAS score?

The DeepResearch Bench team verified an overall score of 53.15, a citation accuracy of 73.56% and 160.81 effective citations per report, on 12 November 2026.

Is he from an AI lab?

No. He is a marketing major at SP Jain School of Global Management. He built S-ATLAS without a research lab and without funding, on $800 of his own money and a single small computer.

What is S-IDEON?

S-IDEON began in June 2026 as a community for young builders in Hyderabad, with weekly pitch nights and workshops. S-ATLAS is the first S-IDEON product built for the world stage.

Is he open to work or partnerships?

Yes. What comes next is open: partners to build with, a company that wants to take S-ATLAS further, or a team he can join. Write to hrithikeshthulluri7@gmail.com.

Say hello

What comes next is open: partners to build with, a company that wants to take S-ATLAS further, or a team to join.

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