Researcher
IDLab-imec
Dec 2020 / Feb 2021 - Present
Full time
Paid
Research group Internet Technology & Data Science Lab (IDLAB)
Affiliated with Ghent University, University of Antwerp and imec
Antwerp, Belgium

  • One prototype: Developed an add-on device which provides energy awareness to third-party energy harvesting IoT devices. Evaluated using the IoT device provided by OnePlanet Research Center located in Netherlands
  • Three experiments: In-person managed one and remotely managed two radiation test campaigns at ISIS-STFC laboratory located in United Kingdom
  • Two experiments: Participated in two radiation test campaigns with TIMA laboratory at Grenoble, France

  • FWO SBO IoBaLet: Sustainable Internet of Battery-Less Things
  • UA IOF COMBAT: Time-Sensitive Computing on Battery-Less IoT Devices
  • MOVIQ Space ICON (VLAIO): Mastering Onboard Vision Intelligence and Quality
    • Internal contact: Philippe Reiter
    • Publication 1: Area-energy-time tradeoff with a low-power accelerator for reliable Edge AI efficiency under real-world radiation
    • Publication 2: C-SMART: A preprocessor for neural network performance and reliability under radiation
    • Publication 3: SMART: Selective MAC zero-optimzation for neural network reliability under radiation

  • SIS: Sustainable Intelligent Systems
  • RAAI: Resource Aware AI

Neutron Beam User
Rad-Hard
Embedded AI
Dec 06, 2023 - Dec 11, 2023
STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
Oxford, UK
  • Collaborated with experienced users (Prof. Paolo Rech and Dr. Fernando Fernandes) to setup experiments in the beam room
  • Tested the reliability of embedded AI, namely, Neural Networks (NN) and Hyperdimensional computing (HDC) algorithms with Nordic nRF52840 DK (ARM Cortex-M4) against soft-errors
  • Acquired data from the radiation experiments
  • Adapted for the exprimental facility’s infrastructure and improved beam usage efficiency with on-the-spot code/setup development
  • Enjoyed the networking opportunities with other users

Research Intern
TIMA
Nov 07, 2022 - Dec 05, 2022
French mobility grant
Techniques of Informatics and Microelectronics for integrated systems Architecture laboratory (TIMA)
Grenoble, France
  • Acquired data from previous radiation experiments
  • Developed error analysis script for analysing the acquired data
  • Explored the possibility of future publications based on the findings
  • Enjoyed the networking and exposure to new collaboration opportunities
  • Strengthened our existing collaboration with TIMA
  • French mobility grant: The research stay was funded under the program ‘Bourse de mobilité Génération IA 2030’

Project Associate
IIT-M
Jul 2019 - Nov 2020
Full time
Paid
Indian Institute Of Technology Madras (IITM)
Chennai, India
  • Developed an in-order 5 stage RISC-V processor’s cycle-accurate model with GEM5 simulator using C++, Python, hexedit, GDB, RISCV-GNU toolchain and Git
  • Developed, reviewed and ported RISC-V ISA compliance tests for the RISCOF framework using RISC-V assembly language
  • Supervised interns and guided them in porting compliance tests for RISCOF framework
  • Publication: RISC-V CPU model named ProtoCPU at RISC-V global forum, 2020

Research and Project Intern
IIT-M
Nov 11, 2018 - Feb 11, 2019
Indian Institute Of Technology Madras (IITM)
Chennai, India
  • Developed more than 20 compliance tests for RISC-V privileged ISA specification with SHAKTI team which helped in detecting a bug within the RTL design of processor IP core
  • Enjoyed the continuous learning process in the dynamic environment
  • Languages: RCISC-V assembly language, GNU make
  • Tools: Git, RISC-V ISA specifications, Spike ISS, RISCV-GNU toolchain

Intern
May 2018
Newtech Solutions
Bangalore, India
  • Designed and simulated a complete harness test system with embedded C using Atmel Studio, Proteus EDA, Atmega328p
  • Explored the satellite development phases in ISAC (ISRO satellite centre)
  • I enjoyed the planning phase

Intern
Dec 19, 2016 – Jan 17, 2017
Prefix Technologies
Chennai, India
  • I enjoyed the planning phase
  • Studied the function of voltage regulator modules (VRM) in motherboard using a D945GCCR motherboard, Arduino and Oscilloscope
  • I enjoyed working with the PWM pulses and Datasheets

Summer Intern
May 2, 2016 – Jun 24, 2016
Full time
Paid
Goldman Sachs
Bangalore, India
  • Modeled a minimum viable product (MVP) based on gaming for the product development team to rectify the ‘help’ problem with their software support system
  • I enjoyed their hospitality.