Current Mailing Address
SMC 1217, 5032 Forbes Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15289-6236
412.759.1944 (Cell)
NISCHAL GULLAPALLI
nischal@cmu.edu
Permanent Address
22480 Maison Carree Square
Ashburh, VA 20148
412.759.1944
OBJECTIVE
To obtain an internship utilizing my skills in electrical and computer engineering and
computer science.
NATIONALITY
Indian, US Resident with a US Student F-1 Visa
EDUCATION
CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY Pittsburgh, PA
Double Majoring in Electrical & Computer Engineering and Computer Science
VIJAYA RATNA HIGH SCHOOL / BETHANY HIGH SCHOOL, India
High School Diploma
Overall GPA: 3.72/4.00
Rank: 21/193
WORK
EXPERIENCE
MAY 2012
MARCH 2008
Summer Research Intern, Human Computer Interaction Institute, CMU 1/2010 – Present
SimStudent (www.simstudent.org), A Computational Model of Learning
 Worked with Machine Learning Algorithm FOIL (First Order Inductive Learning)
 Worked with Java Native Interface: Calling/Using native code (C) from Java by
placing all the C code into .dll files
 Worked with Java Web Start: Building a .jnlp file that uses .jar files to place a Java
application online
 Integrated Java Native Interface and Java Web Start to call native code (C) from
Java and make .dll and .jar files and then build a .jnlp file to call the .jar and .dll
files to put the project online as a Java Application
Teaching Assistant, Computer Science Department
Course: Intermediate Programming in Java
 Helped a class of 20 students understand programming in Java
 Hold weekly office hours
 Developed course material
1/2010 – 5/2010
Tutor, Computer Science, Mathematics and Physics
4/2007 – 5/2008
 Instructed students and helped them understand the material in greater detail
Carnegie Mellon University MediaTech Technician,
3/2010 – 5/2010
 Manage the office, take inventory and attend the phone
 Stay on call, and if called inspect a classroom’s technical equipment and fix it
RELEVANT
COURSES
Electrical and Computer Engineering:
Intro to Electrical & Comp. Engineering
Electronic Devices and Analog Circuits
Structure and Design of Digital Systems
Intro to Mechanical Engineering
Mathematical Foundations of Electric Engineering Fun with Robots
Computer Science:
Fundamental Data Structures and Algorithms
Great Theoretical Ideas in Computer Science
Principles of Programming
Advanced Programming
Effective Programming in C & UNIX
Mathematics:
Concepts of Mathematics
Combinatorics
Linear Algebra
Miscellaneous:
Interpretation and Argument
Cognitive Psychology
SKILLS
Programming Languages: Java, SML, C, Shell Scripting, Perl Scripting, Verilog, LateX,
Java Native Interface, Java Web Start, Basic, HTML, Logo, SQL
Operating Systems: Windows 3.1/95/98/NT/ME/XP/Vista/7, Mac OS Tiger/Leopard,
UNIX, Red Hat/Ubuntu/Fedora Linux
Software: Mat lab, Microsoft Office, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Adobe Dreamweaver,
Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Flash
PROJECTS
Robot, Electrical and Computer Engineering and Computer Science
Fall 2008
 Constructed smaller circuits using a protoboard to power a beeper, LED, clock,
memory chip, and two motors
 Combined these circuits to create a mini programmable robot
 Programmed the robot in C to successfully complete a test course and navigate
through a maze
AC to DC Converter, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Fall 2008
 Constructed an AC to DC voltage converter using resistors, capacitors, and
inductors on a protoboard. Sinusoidal input voltage was transformed to a virtually
constant output voltage.
Virtual A.I Chess Bot, Computer Science
Spring 2009
 Wrote a program in Java which acts as a computer bot and plays chess
 The bot looks for 10 moves ahead and chooses the best move possible
 The bot looks for best possible moves with the help of alpha-beta search
Virtual Games, Computer Science
Fall 2008, Spring 2009
 Created games such as Blackjack and Minesweeper using Java which could be
played by the user with the help of mouse clicks
Mouse Trap Car, Mechanical Engineering
Spring 2009
 Constructed a mechanical car which can propel itself with nothing but a mousetrap,
some scrap metal and rubber bands
 The car could propel itself a distance of 10 meters forward and backwards
 The car was constructed with the mouse trap’s spring as its main mechanism
Microprocessor Vending Machine, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Fall 2009
 Wrote Verilog programs to control a microprocessor board to make it behave like a
vending machine
 Used Flip-Flops and Finite State Machines
Photo-Fetcher, Computer Science
Fall 2009
 Wrote a program using Perl and Shell Scripts, so that when the program is run and
an input is given the program goes online and searches for pictures in flickr which
have the given input as a tag and downloads them into the specifies folder
ACTIVITIES
Active Member of College Radio (WRCT), Carnegie Mellon University, 2010 – Present
Active Member of the Carnegie Mellon University Mathematics Club, 2008 – Present
Active Member of the Carnegie Mellon University Tennis Club, 2008 – Present
Intramural Soccer, Vijaya Ratna High School: June 2006 – 2008
Varsity Tennis, Bethany High School: June 2004 – March 2006
All India Tennis Association Tennis Tournaments: Singles Quarter Finalist, 2005
All India Tennis Association Tennis Tournaments: Doubles Semi Finalist, 2005
Captain of the Intramural Cricket Team, Bethany High School; 2004 – 2006
Member of the Winning Team in the Math Olympiad, Bethany High School; 2005, 06
HONORS
Ranked 7th in the city in National Cyber Olympiad, 2005
Accepted into IIT Study Circle after ranking in the top 150 out of 12000 students