Education

Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering, 2015 - 2018, 4.0/4.0

Research: Application-Specific Things Architectures for IoT-based Smart Healthcare

Advisor: Prof. Saraju. P. Mohanty

University of North Texas, Denton, USA.

M.Tech. in VLSI Design, 2013 - 2015, 8.33/10.00

Thesis: Sequential Minimal Optimization for Speech recognition

Advisor: Prof. M. Aarthy

VIT University, Vellore, TN, India.

B.Tech. in Electronics & Communication Engineering, 2007 - 2011, 7.99/10.00

Project: VLSI Implementation of watermarking Algorithms

Advisor: Prof. P. Radhika

SRM University, Chennai, TN, India.

Related Coursework

• Embedded Systems Organization
• Digital Logic Design
• Advanced Topics in VLSI
• Digital CMOS Design
• Scripting Languages and Verification
• Low Power IC Design
• ASIC Design
• FPGA based System Design

Work Experience

School Employment

Teaching Assistant/Instructional Assistant

Department of Computer Science & Engineering, University of North Texas, Aug 2015- May 2018

CSCE 1030 – Computer Science I

• Instructed lab sessions for Undergraduate students based on C/C++.
• Mentored students to finish their assignments and projects. Additional responsibilities included holding office hours, grading lab and homework assignments.

CSCE 3612 – Embedded System Design

• Designed the lab assignments based on TI MSP432 board, Educational Booster Pack MKII, Energia and Code Composer Studio.
• Conducted labs and mentored undergraduate students in Assembly Programming. Additional responsibilities included grading assignments and designing rubrics for lab and homework assignments.

Professional Experience

Assistant System Engineer

TATA Consultancy Services, Chennai, India, Sep 2011 – July 2013

• Worked as a Level 1 (L1) developer in Banking and Financial Services.
• Developed Perl scripts to handle high critical issues and reduce false alarms.
• Provided customer troubleshooting, support, and issue resolution.
• Worked extensively on LINUX, Perl and basic concepts of Networking, Operating Systems, and Database management.
• Additional responsibilities included managing L1 team, mentoring, cross training, documentation, and mail management.

Internship Experience

Research Intern

Central Electronics Engineering Research Institute (CEERI), Chennai, India, Oct 2014 – May 2015

• Developed a speech recognition module based on support vector machines using MATLAB.
• Implemented the module in an Altium Designer board and achieved 97% efficiency. This work was an integral component of a smart watch project and it was done under the supervision of a scientist.

Intern

Nokia, Chennai, India, June 2010 – July 2010

• Worked on a Mini-project on FPGA based automation system.
• Studied in detail about the hardware assembling, bluetooth module and mobile manufacturing for Nokia mobile phones.

Intern

Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), Bengaluru, India, June 2009 – July 2009

• Worked on a mini project based on GIS.
• Underwent training for remote sensing, GIS, satellite launch vehicles and satellite communication.
• Had the opportunity to study the mission profile of Chandrayan I (Mission to moon).

Intern

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), Chennai, India, May 2009 - June 2009

• Worked and learned about fundamentals of telecom.
• Studied in detail about the concepts of communication advancements like broadband,3G,Optical fiber communication.