• Performed dedicated research on GNSS interference mitigation using antenna arrays employing spatial and space-time methods

• Strong understanding of base-band signal processing algorithms for multiple RF and multi-GNSS applications

• Design, development, and testing of GNSS base-band processors on FPGA

• User position estimation techniques (e.g. Least squares, Kalman filtering)

• Development of efficient algorithms on DSPs for commercial grade handheld navigation units

• Working knowledge on GPS and GLONASS signal structure and data processing

• Knowledge of pseudolite system operation and integration with GPS

• Good understanding of Digital Signal Processor (DSP) and FPGA architectures

• Very good understanding of Analog Device’s SHARC and Blackfin family of processors and Spartan series FPGAs from Xilinx (and basic working knowledge on ARM7)

• Good understanding of military and space grade product design life cycle

• Very good programming and debugging skills

• Basic understanding of detection and estimation techniques as applied to GNSS

• Working knowledge on coordinate conversions and receiver/satellite data formats (for e.g. RINEX, SP3)

• Extensive GNSS simulator usage for receiver testing (e.g. simulators from Spirent, Rohde & Schwarz, IFEN)

• RF front-end design and evaluation (e.g. Zarlink GP2015, NEC uPB 1007, Maxim max2769)

• Digital hardware design involving interfaces between DSP and FPGA, UART, MIL1553B, SPI, I2C, DAC/ADC and other peripherals

• Working knowledge on schematics, board files and gerbers of printed circuit boards

• DC analysis and AC analysis (timing analysis) for different interfaces

• Hands-on experience in using In Circuit Emulators (ICE) / JTAG, Digital Oscilloscope, Spectrum Analyser

• Working knowledge on component procurement and BOM (bill of materials) preparation

• Programming Languages : MATLAB, C, Assembly programming, VHDL

• Tools : Mathcad, ModelSim, Xilinx ISE, Visual DSP IDDE, WinCVS, SVN

• RTOS : VDK (Visual DSP Kernel – Analog Devices), Rate-monotonic scheduling (RMS) based custom OS based on interrupts (H/w and S/w)

• Office Tools : Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Power Point)

• Operating System : Windows 7 /10 / XP

• Project Management Software: Jira, Confluence

• Languages known : English (full professional proficiency), Hindi, Kannada

During Doctoral Studies:

• Inertial Surveying and INS/GPS Integration

• GNSS Receiver Design

• Special Studies on topics in GNSS (GNSS Interference characterization, detection and mitigation)

• Estimation for Navigation

• Advanced GNSS Theory

• Discrete Time Signal Processing (Audit)

• Applied Mathematics for Electrical Engineers (Audit)

• GPS: An Introduction to Satellite Navigation, with an interactive Worldwide Laboratory using Smartphones (Online course offered by Stanford University) (Coursera)

During Masters Studies:

• Object Oriented Analysis and Design

• Computer Networks

• Data Structures and Algorithms

• Data Warehousing

• Database Systems and Applications

• Computer Organization and Software Systems

• Software for Embedded Systems

• Embedded System Design

• Technical Communication

• Software Engineering and Management

• Pervasive Computing

• Real Time Systems