About Me
I was born in the wonderful coastal town of Udupi, Karnataka and was brought up in Mumbai.
I am fluent in English, Hindi, Kannada & my mother-tongue Tulu.
![Udupi Sri Krishna Matha](./Images/About/udupi.webp)
![Playing Keyboard](./Images/About/keyboard.webp)
Playing music is my most fulfilling pastime. I have played the keyboard for over 15 years and love exploring other instruments.
I also enjoy playing sports and writing poetry.
My most relatable quote 🤩 :
"A calm and modest life brings more happiness than the pursuit of success combined with constant restlessness."
-Albert Einstein
![Siblings](./Images/About/siblings.webp)
Experience & Education
July
2021
Verification Engineer
NVIDIA
Having been offered a job after my internship, I have worked mainly in verification for NVIDIA SoC.
(presently)
May
2020
Hardware Intern
NVIDIA
Being my first work experience, I enjoyed my time learning and working on formal verification techniques.
(2 mos.)
July
2017
Started B.Tech. course
NITK Surathkal
Pursued B.Tech. in Electronics & Communication Engineering and graduated with a 9.44 CGPA.
(4 yrs)
Technical Skills
My main skills include
Embedded Design
I have worked on embedded coding, driver development & verification
I have experience in embedded C & SystemVerilog
I believe that integrating hardware and software together can create incredible value in many applications than standalone hardware/software. I have worked on different verification methodologies & testbench design for several kinds of IPs. I also have experience in driver development, RTOS integration & IoT system design.
I am proficient in using embedded C & SystemVerilog.
Data Analysis
I enjoy analyzing datasets and visualizing interesting insights neatly
I have worked in Python & R for analysis & visualizations
I enjoy being creative & logical when analyzing datasets and visualizing interesting insights. I have often used simple yet effective techniques like cluster analysis, hypothesis testing, feature importances and PCA to understand data patterns.
I have mainly used Python & R for data analysis. For visualizations, I have used libraries like matplotlib, seaborn, ggplot and Plotly.
Machine Learning
My main interests are in Healthcare AI and Natural Language Understanding
I have mainly used Python for training models
My main interests include Healthcare AI (like Automated Medical Diagnosis & Segmentation), Time Series Forecasting & Natural Language Understanding. I have worked on ML techniques such as exploratory data analysis, feature transformation & feature engineering while working with gradient-boosted models & neural networks.
I am proficient in Python, using PyTorch & Keras for building neural networks.
Other areas where I've poked my nose
Web Development
I have basic knowledge about frontend and backend. I have developed static websites using HTML, CSS and JavaScript and also a few dynamic websites using Django.
Computer Architecture
I have a good understanding about Computer Architecture and basic experience with the ARM architecture. I have also worked with basic ARM-based assembly-level coding.
Projects
These are few of my academic and personal projects that I have worked on
![Smart Hospital](./Images/Projects/hospital_operation_management_system.webp)
Hospital Operation Management System
Remote and continuous Patient Health Monitoring integrated to a web server
![Kaggle Data Analysis](./Images/Projects/kaggle_data_analysis.webp)
Data Analysis on Kaggle Datasets
Some of my interesting analysis and visualizations done on Kaggle datasets
![The Rurban Traveller](./Images/Projects/rurban_traveller_cover.png)
The Rurban Traveller
Developing an OBD2-based IoT-system as part of the India Automobile Hackathon 2022
![Cube Highways Hackathon](./Images/Projects/ai_boosted_online_ordering.webp)
AI-boosted Online Ordering for CubeStops
Designing a smart virtual menu as part of the Cube Highways Hackathon 2021