SUDARSHAN V
Embedded Systems
Objective
Electronics and Communication Engineering student with hands-on experience in embedded systems, PCB design, RF and antenna engineering, digital hardware design, and wireless communication. Experienced in IP design and verification through a taped-out SKY130 ASIC, with proficiency in Verilog HDL and testbench-based verification. Committed to designing reliable hardware and software solutions through continuous learning and rigorous problem-solving.
Education
B.E. Electronics and Communication Engineering
College of Engineering, Guindy — CGPA 7.75 (through 5th semester)
HSC — JG Hindu Vidyalaya, Chennai
92%
Skills
| Category | Items |
|---|---|
| Languages | Python (NumPy, Pandas, Matplotlib, Seaborn), C, C++ (DSA) |
| Tools | MATLAB, Simulink, CST Studio Suite, GNU Radio, LTspice, Altium Designer, NS-3, Wireshark, Cisco Packet Tracer |
| Dev Tools | VS Code, PyCharm, GitHub, Arduino IDE, ESP-IDF, STM32CubeIDE, Docker, Linux |
Certifications
Internship
BaSig Wireless
- Engineered Layer 2/3 protocols for 5G core signaling — NGAP (3GPP TS 38.413) and NAS (3GPP TS 24.501) message codecs in Python with hardcoded APER encoding validation.
- Achieved malformation-free transmission and bit-exact protocol compliance through empirical APER encoding analysis and Wireshark-based debugging.
Academic Projects
A GaAs–Al–polyimide terahertz metamaterial sensor, engineered and simulated for high-sensitivity refractive index detection.
- Engineered and simulated a GaAs–Al–polyimide THz metamaterial sensor operating at 3.892 THz.
- Achieved high-Q resonant absorption to enable highly sensitive refractive index detection.
- Improved sensing performance by tuning GaAs layer conductivity and determined unknown material refractive indices through resonant frequency shift analysis.
SKY130 ASIC implementing a hardware sliding-window anomaly detector, submitted through the TinyTapeout open-source silicon program.
- Designed an adaptive-sensitivity threshold detector with stream/hold window modes and one-shot/N-shot alerting.
- Signed off via OpenROAD post-PnR, verifying sub-200 µW power at nominal corner.
- Resolved forbidden met5 PDN violations and cocotb gate-level simulation X-value errors ahead of a clean tapeout submission.
Low-power, long-range communication between distributed nodes using a token-passing algorithm.
- Validated network behavior in NS-3 using a Ninja build system and Bash scripts for environment configuration.
- Analyzed modulation/demodulation performance under real timing constraints using Simulink.
ESP32-based rescue robot for hazardous-zone navigation with continuous environmental monitoring.
- Combined wireless remote control with live sensor telemetry for hazardous gas detection in the field.
- Controlled via Blynk IoT and Dumbdisplay for real-time monitoring and navigation.
Notes
Taping out a SKY130 ASIC as a student
The TinyTapeout submission meant working within real silicon constraints rather than simulation-only limits — an 80% tile utilization ceiling, a strict power budget, and gate-level checks that don't forgive shortcuts. The most instructive part was debugging forbidden met5 PDN violations and cocotb X-value errors: each fix required tracing the issue back through the physical design flow in OpenROAD rather than just the RTL. It reframed hardware design as a negotiation with the fabrication process, not just the logic.
Achievements & Leadership
Led a 6-member design team for weekly quiz events.
Directed design for institutional quality events.
Delivered designs for AUSEC's annual technical symposium, Enantra.
Led design for the flagship event Utsav and other special days.
Cleared the C Certificate (A Grade); represented the division at CATC-25 and NTAC-25, INS Shivaji.