Industry Experience
Duration: April - Dec 2018
Location: Los Angeles, California
Responsibilities:
Develop and maintain the pipeline for Calibration, Reconstruction and 3D rendering.
Work with Networking, Linux server, AWS and Deadline Monitor to handle the data files and workflow.
Help to design, develop and research about camera modules for 3d capturing Rig
Solder, handle signals and customize code-base for Raspberry Pi.
Academic Experience
User Experience Researcher at University of Sussex
Duration: January 2019 - January 2023
Location: Department of Informatics, University of Sussex, UK
Details:
Experience gained by working as a PhD researcher at the University of Sussex.
Worked in a team to design, develop and test new sound delivery tools to focus sound in a specific direction. Followed Agile scrum methodology during the development process.
Successfully completed 5 research projects about sound perception and localization.
Developed applications using Unity 3D and Python. Tested with task based user studies (with 300+ users) to measure and analyze the performance of the developed methodologies.
Teaching Assistant at University of Sussex
Duration: January 2020 - January 2022
Location: Department of Informatics, University of Sussex, UK
Subject of Assistance:
Professional Skills
User Experience Researcher at Southern Illinois University
Duration: January - November 2017
Location: CS Department, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
Details:
Using a simulated annealing algorithm in Unity 3D, a pipeline was developed for converting 3D models into functional gamepads for a better gaming experience.
The hypothesis that using gamepads similar to those used by virtual characters improves users' gaming experience was validated through a (questionnaire and task-based) user study with 27 participants.
Teaching Assistant at Southern Illinois University
Duration: January 2017 - December 2017
Location: CS Department, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
Subjects of Assistance:
Computer Security
Ethical Hacking
Internet & Mobile Computing
Personal Projects
Unity 3D (C#)
Technical Info:
Platform: Unity 3D (Windows)
Programming Language: C#
Character movement states: jump, run, walk, turn around
Character action states: perform different attacks through different buttons
Camera View: 3rd person & top view (Camera Switch).
(Provided video is a short Demo of the complete game. )
Technical Info:
Platform: Unity 2D UI (Compiled for Android 4.1.0 and above)
Language: C# [Source Code]
About Game:
This game was created for the purpose of educating children. To teach them the fundamentals of subtraction and to pique their interest in math.
The game has three levels to make it more difficult. The difficulty rises in proportion.
The colour of your score at the end of the game reflects your performance. (For example, 8+ is green)
(Screenshots indicate sample of the complete game.)
Technical Info:
Platform: Unity (Windows) with 2D UI and Audio source.
Language: C# [Source Code]
About Game:
This game was designed for the demo of UI and Audio handling in Unity
To make it interesting I have added Reverse and Loop features
Whatever you play it will get recorded using 'List' and whole track will play
Once you click on 'Play' button
Erase button will wipe all notes and you can compose another tune
(Provided video is a short demo of the complete game. )
Python
Technical Info:
Platform: Anaconda Spyder (Windows)
Language: Python [Source Code]
Libraries: SciKit Learn, TKinter, Urllib2, PIL
Technique used: Supervised learning
Training Datasets: Images of various fruits
(Provided video is a step-by-step execution of the project.)
Android Applications
Technical Info:
Platform: Android SDK (Windows)
Language: Java, XML
Features:
Auto generated IDs and view previously booked appointments
Save your appointments details and your doctors
View doctor profiles with qualifications,clinics and more information
Get reminders and notifications of taking medicines according to the dosage
Manage all your health data
Access Request : Doctors need permission from patients to view their medicinal records
Pathology lab can send the reports to you directly on the app
(Provided video is an introduction to the application )
Technical Info:
Platform: Android SDK (Windows)
Language: Java, XML
Features:
This app was designed to help students from University of Mumbai to reduce their efforts to find syllabus copies and exam reference material.
This app helps students to find important exam material at one place.
Internship (Think Labs, Sine IIT – Bombay, Summer 2013)
Technical Info:
Processor: AtMega64
Language: Embedded C
Features:
A robot can draw sketches on paper with mechanical arms.
Using Joystick directions can be given
Small motors were functioned to move the arms of the robot upside down as well as left and right
(Provided video is a step-by-step execution of the project.)
Technical Info:
Processor: AtMega16
Language: Embedded C
Features:
This robot can follow the color coded path using the color sense.
Color code Instructions: 1) White -> walks 2) Black -> turn towards the color
Robot can detect temperature (F° / C° ) around it using temperature sensor.
(Provided video is a step-by-step execution of the project.)
Achievements
Summer 2017 Graduate Tuition Award from Center for International Education, SIUC
Worked at Asha Kiran Charitable Trust NGO under Social Impact, MPSTME, NMIMS
Member of Helping Hands Mumbai