1111,   1 st
F   Main   Road,   Girinagar   Phase   2,   Bangalore   – 560085
M:   +91   98863   77477
E:    kayalarahul@gmail.com
LinkedIn:   http://www.linkedin.com/in/kayalarahul
Educational   Background
B.E
(Electronics   and   Communication)
7 th
Semester
RV   College   of   Engineering,   Bangalore
Graduation   Year:   2014
CGPA:   9.49
GRE   326
V   –   161   Q   –   165   AWA   –   5.0
TOEFL   116
R   29   L   30   S   29   W   28
Areas   of   Interest:
Control   Systems,   Mechatronics,   Sensors   &   Actuator
Embedded   System   Design   &   Robotics
SoC,   DSP,   Processor   Architecture,   Digital   Design
Competitive   Examinations
AIEEE State   Rank   321
CET Rank   334
COMED ‐ K     Rank   48
School   Education
Class   12   –   94.2%   (CBSE)
Recipient   of   CBSE   Merit   Certificate   in   Informatics   Practices
Class   10   –   93.6%   (CBSE)
Trainings/   Workshops   Attended
•“Takeoff   with   MSP430”   –   Workshop   on   Low
Power   TI   MSP430   Programming   hosted   by   TI.
•“Xilinx   DSP   Design   Flow   using   System   Generator   for   FPGA   in   Simulink”
•   Skilled   in   MATLAB,   DSK6713   –   CCS,   Java,   C++,
Embedded   C.
Intern   @   National   Instruments   R&D
Worked using and
slated   to
on testing be
converting
LabView   part into using
of
DSP
VHDL
FPGA
2014
algorithms for
RIO
rapid
LabView
specified prototyping hardware.
Release.
Papers   Published
Application   of   Numerical   Approximation   Techniques   for   Face   Detection   &   Recognition
(Proceedings   of   National   Conference   on   Wireless   Communication,   Signal   Processing,   Embedded   Systems ‐ WISE   2013 )
Work
Developed   an   algorithm   to   reduce   computational   complexity   of   Face   detection   by   Eigen   vector   decomposition   using   Jacobi’s   method   for   non ‐ symmetric   matrices.
Simulated   such   algorithm   using
MATLAB   and   tested   for   constraints   posed   by   embedded   systems.
Awarded   Best   Paper   Award   at   the   conference.
Swarm   Robotics   for   Intelligent   Warehousing   :   An   Application
(http://www.ijret.org/Volumes/V02/I10/IJRET_110210080.pdf)
Proposed   an   ideal   model   for   implementing   efficient   warehousing   using   swarm   intelligence   for   automated   retrieval   robots.
Has   several   innovative   features   such   as   Mixed   Control   Architecture,
Dynamic   Task   reallocation.
Published   in   International   Journal   of   Research   in   Engineering   and
Technology   (Impact   Factor   –   1.962)

Projects
Reactive   Real   Time   Stabilized   Platform
Developing   a   stabilized   platform   with   an   Inertial   Measurement   Unit   (IMU)   on   board   to   determine   external   forces   acting   on   it.
Correction   is   done   using   Servo   Motor   actuators.
Implementing   a   control   system   in   an   embedded   system   and   using   various   techniques   such   as   Kalman   Filtering.
Wireless   Sensor   Networks   for   Home   Automation
Currently   working   on   developing   a   low   power,   low   cost   sensor   network   for   home   automation   using
Wi ‐ Fi   communication   protocol.
Developing   a   Star   network   with   inbuilt   repeaters   in   the   network.
Interfacing   of   Gas,   Ambient   Light,   Humidity,   Temperature   and   Pressure   sensor   to   be   achieved.
Glass   Break   Detector
Glass   Break   detection   relies   inherently   on   DSP   techniques   involving   processing   the   sound   of   glass   break   for   detection   and   sensing   for   certain   high   frequency   components.
Over   the   course   of   this   project   I   leveraged   the   low   power   modes   of   MSP430,   learnt   power   management,   using   Samplers,   amplifiers   &   ADCs   within   an   embedded   system   and   using   software   techniques   such   as   4   –   point   averaging,   optimized   signal   processing   on   MSP430.
Automobile   Electronic   Data   Recorder
Developed   a   Black   box   for   a   car   using   ARM7   core.
Interfaced   GPS   module,   Accelerometer,   Proximity
Sensors,   CMOS   Camera,   Hall   effect   sensors   to   poll   data   at   20   second   intervals   and   store   on   an   onboard   SD   card.
Future   work   includes   addition   of   telemetry   for   remote   data   retrieval   and   creating   drivers   for   interface   with   PC.
Recognized   as   part   of   National   Instrument’s   NIyantra   Autonomous
Embedded   Design   Contest   2013.
Proximity   Sensing   Obstacle   Avoiding   Robot
Bot   sensed   the   presence   of   an   obstacle   using   a   proximity   sensor.
This   data   was   then   passed   onto   an   Arduino   Core   which   in   turn   controlled   the   servo   motors   and   swerved   the   bot   out   of   the   way.
Implemented   several   versions   to   improve   reaction   time   of   bot.
Extra ‐ Curricular
Co ‐ founder   ,   Parinamika
Parinamika   is   a   national   social   activism   group   focusing   on   transparency   in   governace   and   currently   engages   over   5000   young   people.
Founding   member   of   the   organization   and   responsible   with   formulating   and   implementing   our
programs.
RV   QuizCorp
An   avid   quizzer.
Won   many   national   quizzes.
Responsible   for   hosting   India’s   largest   Quiz   Fest   –   Under   The   Peepa   Tree
2013.
Awards   and   Recognition
*Awarded   Kairos   Society   Global   Fellowship   for   2013
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*Indian   Delegate   to   “The   World   Business   Dialogue”   hosted   by   University   of   Cologne,   Germany,   2012.
*One   of   100   students   nationwide   selected   to   take   part   in   United   Nations   Young   Change   Makers
Conclave   during   January   2011   in   New   Delhi
*Felicitated   by   Banashankari   Cultural   Association   for   high   academic   performance 
Leadership   Positions
*Chief   Executive,   Parinamika
*Co ‐ ordinator,   RV   Quizcorp
*Team   Leader,   External   Relations,   AIESEC
*Vice ‐  President   of   Student   Council,   NHVPS
*Have   worked   in   several   startups   in   co ‐ founder   roles