Bijin Elsa Baby
Prime Minister's Research Fellow
Indian Institute of Technology Palakkad
About Me
I am a Ph.D. Research Scholar in the Department of Data Science at the Indian Institute of Technology, Palakkad. My research focuses on designing efficient deep neural network (DNN) accelerator for edge devices. My areas of interest include DNN compaction techniques, DNN accelerators and software hardware co-design. Through my work, I aim to advance the performance and energy efficiency of edge computing solutions, contributing to the broader fields of AI and embedded systems.
Experience
Teaching Experience
Applied Accelerated Artificial Intelligence (noc23-cs104) July 2023- Oct 2023
PMRF Teaching Assistant
NPTEL
Deep Learning and Python Programming Jan 2023 - Present
PMRF Teaching Assistant
NSS College of Engineering, Palakkad
System on Chip Design Lab (CS5102) Jan 2023 - Apr 2023
Institute Teaching Assistant
IIT Palakkad
Applied Accelerated Artificial Intelligence (noc22-cs83) July 2022 - Oct 2022
Teaching Assistant
NPTEL
Research Experience
IIT Palakkad Feb 2021 - Jul 2021
Junior Research Fellow, Mentor: Dr. Satyajit Das
Project: Energy-Efficient Reconfigurable Accelerator for Real Time Vision Systems
IIT Palakkad May 2019 - Jun 2019
Summer Research Fellow, Mentor: Dr. Vivek Chaturvedi
Project: Energy Efficiency in Internet of Things.
Professional Experience
Infosys Limited, Mysore May 2016 - May 2018
Systems Engineer, Role: Big Data Developer,
Clients: SunTrsut Bank, ABN AMRO Bank.
Professional Skills
Programming: C, C++, Java, Kotlin, OpenMP, Python, VHDL, Verilog, HTML
Tools: Arduino IDE, Android Studio, Cadence Virtuoso, Eclipse IDE, Gem5, Hotspot, Keil, MATLAB, Oozie, PULP, Proteus, Sqoop, Spark, SMAUG, Xilinx-HLS, Vivado, Vitis, FINN
Databases: Hbase, Hive, MongoDB, MySQL
Development Boards: Virtex-7, PYNQ, ZYBO, ZCU104, Raspberry Pi, ESP32, ARM LPC2148
Professional Affiliations
ACM, 2021-2022
Membership ID: 5409980
Role: Student Member
IEEE & IEEE SSCS, Kerala Section, 2019-2020
Membership ID: 95485971
Role: IEEE SSCS Saintgits Student Chapter Vice Chair from 2019 to 2020
Academic Profile
Ph.D. Aug 2021 (Pursuing)
Dept. of Data Science
IIT Palakkad, Mentor: Dr. Satyajit Das
CGPA: 9.42/10
M.Tech Aug 2018 - Aug 2020
VLSI & Embedded Systems
Saintgits College of Engineering, Kottayam,
M.Tech Mini Project: Human Health Monitoring System using Internet of Wearable Things
M.Tech Thesis: Digital Health Infrastructure
CGPA: 9.29/10
B.Tech July 2012 - June 2016
Electronics and Communication Engineering
Karunya University, Coimbatore
B.Tech Main Project: Human Health Monitoring using Wearable Sensors
CGPA: 9.34/10
Workshops Attended
2021 ACM Europe Summer School on “HPC Computer Architectures for AI and Dedicated Applications” held between 30th August and 3rd September 2021.
Online Workshop on “Design Principles For Next Generation Embedded Computing Systems” organized by IIT Guwahati in collaboration with the University of Essex, UK held during 5-8 July 2021 and12,13 July, 2021.
Online Workshop on “Domain Specific Accelerators” organized by IIT Guwahati in collaboration with the University of Catania, Italy held during 18,25 June 2021 and 2,9 July 2021.
Certifications
MongoDB Basics, MongoDB, Inc.
Issued Date: 29/01/2019
Infosys Certified BigData Hbase Developer
Issued Date: 21/02/2018
Realizing Secure Applications, Infosys
Issued Date: 21/02/2018
Infosys Global Agile Developer Certification
Issued Date: 21/02/2018
Positions Held
PhD Representative of MAGIC Research Cluster for AI at IIT Palakkad.
Students Representative in Karunya University Planning & Monitoring Board.
Coordinator of Karunya University Aqua Club.
Notable Achievements
Prime Minister’s Research Fellowship (PMRF May 2022 lateral entry scheme)
Won best poster award in Research Scholar's Day 2023 at IIT Palakkad.
Won best poster award in Research Scholar's Day 2022 at IIT Palakkad.
Highest GPA in the college for 1st & 2nd semester M.Tech VLSI & Embedded Systems Degree examinations.
University second rank holder in Electronics & Communication in the year 2016.