diff --git a/full-portfolio/main.pdf b/full-portfolio/main.pdf index e1d796d..2deb406 100644 Binary files a/full-portfolio/main.pdf and b/full-portfolio/main.pdf differ diff --git a/full-portfolio/main.tex b/full-portfolio/main.tex index a802976..0ccdf23 100644 --- a/full-portfolio/main.tex +++ b/full-portfolio/main.tex @@ -281,11 +281,6 @@ \subitem Started solo unplucked arrangements, using MIDI for all tracks \item Dropped Baseball to focus on Cricket \item Continued bass guitar self taught (on and off) - \item Joined High Octavez Band as a Keyboardist - \subitem Performed in 2 major concerts, one in Fall and one in Spring - \subitem Over 250 hours put in learning sound reproduction for live playing - \subitem Ticketed concerts with over 1000 attendees, profits go to charity - \subitem Won presidential award silver for community service through band \item Continued hiking during holidays \item Got a perfect score (101/100) in Texas Music Teacher's Associated Music Theory Test \item Started learning carnatic mridangam from Vid. Raju Balan @@ -301,6 +296,8 @@ \subitem Won best bowler in U13 Independence Day tournament \item Performed in Carnatic Vocal Concert, and small carnatic keyboard accompaniment gigs \item CBE Algebra II — [96, 96] + \item CBE Health [87] + \item E School Lifetime Witness Semester I [96] \item CBE Tamil via Avant for 4 Language Credits \subitem 100 in Reading, 100 in Listening, 99 in Speaking, 85 in Writing \item Continued baking eggless cakes as a hobby @@ -308,6 +305,237 @@ \item Continued producing music arrangements, learning live mixing in Garage Arts Project Dallas Exhibition \end{highlights} + + \section{9th Grade} + + \begin{twocolentry}{ + + + \textit{August 2023 – May 2024}} + \textbf{IB World School @ Plano East Senior High School, Plano} + \end{twocolentry} + + \vspace{0.10 cm} + \begin{onecolentry} + \begin{highlights} + \item PreCalculus Honors: [98, 98] + \subitem AP not offered at time + \item AP Human Geography: [99, 100]: AP 5 + \item English I Honors: [99, 100] (blocked with AP HG) + \item Biology Honors: [99, 97] + \item AP Computer Science Principles: [100, 99]: AP 5 + \item Debate I: [100, 99] + \item Introduction to Engineering Design: [97, 99] + \item Math Club Secretary — Competed in many competitions + \subitem AIME Qualifier from AMC 10 + \item Joined CS Club — First introduction to Java and competitive programming + \item Debated in Extemporaneous Speaking, no further qualifications + \item Member of School's Quiz Bowl Team (never competed) + \item PSAT (8/9) Score 1440/1440 [720 Reading, 720 Math] + \item Member of Plano East's Science Fair Club (see below) + \item Participated in History Fair — Group Website on Arab Spring (no awards) + + \end{highlights} + \end{onecolentry} + + \subsubsection{Simply Stir: Highlight Research Project} + + + \begin{twocolentry}{ + \textit{\href{https://isef.net/project/etsd012-self-stirring-pot-using-the-seebeck-effect}{Project Portfolio}}} + \textbf{Sole Researcher} + \end{twocolentry} + + \vspace{0.10 cm} + \begin{onecolentry} + \begin{highlights} + \item Developed a thermoelectric energy-harvesting system using a TEG for autonomous stirring. + \item Designed a compact aluminum enclosure enabling efficient heat transfer and stable thermal gradients. + \item Implemented electrical conditioning and load-matching to maximize TEG power extraction. + \item Tested power delivery across various $R_{LOADS}$ using Vernier Probes + \item Performed thermal, electrical, and mechanical characterization across multiple cooking conditions. + \item Conducted viscosity-based stirring tests and identified mechanical design improvements for high-torque fluids. + \end{highlights} + \end{onecolentry} + \vspace{0.1cm} + + \begin{onecolentry} + Qualified to \textbf{The International Science and Engineering Fair}, 1st in Engineering @ Dallas + \end{onecolentry} + + + \vspace{0.2 cm} + + \textbf{Extracurriculars and Hobbies:} + + + \begin{highlights} + \item Dropped Carnatic Vocal Music in favor of Mridangam + \item Continued tinkering with Carnatic Keyboard — no performances + \item Cricket during Fall, dropped during Spring + \item Continued Arranging Music through covers and original compositions + \item Continued bass guitar self taught + \item Joined High Octavez Band as a Keyboardist + \subitem Performed in 2 major concerts, one in Fall and one in Spring + \subitem Over 250 hours put in learning sound reproduction for live playing + \subitem Ticketed concerts with over 1000 attendees, profits go to charity + \subitem Won presidential award silver for community service through band + \item Started private FTC robotics team with friends — Technical Turbulence + \subitem Fully Custom Build (100\% CAD) and Java Codebase from Scratch + \subitem Reached State Finals as globally top team in Tele-operated period + \subitem Lead/Sole SW Developer, coded custom vision pipeline for object detection + \subitem Learned advanced path-planning and odometry algorithms through libraries + \subitem Implemented advanced driver control features to improve driver performance + \subitem Mentored former middle school team (Quantum Claw) + \subitem Learned further implementations of Java through a wrapper SDK + \item Learned LaTeX in creating professional documents + + \end{highlights} + + \vspace{0.1 cm} + + \textbf{Summer:} + \begin{highlights} + \item Performed in Carnatic Vocal Concert, and small carnatic keyboard accompaniment gigs + \item E School Lifetime Fitness Sem 2 — [98] + \item E School Chemistry — [98, 97] + \item Started intensively playing card games (56) with family + \item Continued Keyboard and Bass Guitar Arrangements + \subitem Collaborated with High Octavez member (Jeev Thomas) for novel arrangements + \subitem Moved to include Hindi and Malayalam songs in covers (in addition to Tamil) + \subitem Started singing in covers — brought in vocal techniques learned from carnatic music + \subitem Started tinkering with Machine Learning, self taught basics of Python + \item Started moving away from library pathing in robotics, coding custom pathing algorithms + \subitem Learned about Bezier curves, cubic splines, and custom odometry implementations + \subitem Presented findings in FLYSET workshop (1000+ views), TI "Take Kids to Work Day" event + \item Fractured left wrist while playing gully cricket at school + \subitem Completely halted my cricketing career (completely stopped playing) + + \end{highlights} + + \section{10th Grade} + + \begin{twocolentry}{ + + + \textit{August 2024 – May 2025}} + \textbf{IB World School @ Plano East Senior High School, Plano} + \end{twocolentry} + + \vspace{0.10 cm} + \begin{onecolentry} + \begin{highlights} + \item AP BC Calculus: [98, 98]: AP 5 (on both sections) + \item AP World History: [98, 99]: AP 5 + \item English II Honors: [98, 99] (blocked with AP WH) + \item AP Env. Sci.: [97, 97]: AP 5 + \item AP European History: [99, 97]: AP 5 + \item Debate II: [99, 98] + \item Engineering Science: [98, 98] + \item Left Math Club and CS Club to focus on Robotics, Research, and Debate + \item Debated in Extemporaneous Speaking, DUO Interpretation (Acting) + \subitem Qualified to State in Extemp (Domestic), won Local Tournaments in DUO + \subitem Qualified to Nationals in DUO Interpretation (1st in District) with Anshveer Kang + \subsubitem Piece was ``Pom Pom Boys'' — about showing respect for all factions + \item Joined NHS as member (36 hrs volunteer work completed) + \item PSAT (10) Score 1450/1520 [700 Reading, 750 Math] + \item 9/10 President of Plano East's Science Fair Club (see research below) + + \end{highlights} + \end{onecolentry} + + + \subsubsection{GaitGuardian: Highlight Research Project} + + + +\begin{twocolentry}{ +\textit{\href{https://isef.net/project/robo011t-ml-imu-processing-and-visual-monitoring-for-pd}{Project Portfolio}}} + \textbf{Lead Researcher} +\end{twocolentry} + +\vspace {0.10 cm} + +\begin{onecolentry} + + +Met research partner, Viren Bankapur, by networking through ISEF 2024: Remotely collaborated on this project over +Summer 2024 and the school year. GaitGuardian was Viren's project at ISEF 2024, and I joined to help expand the system +with my embedded systems and ML expertise. + +\end{onecolentry} + +\vspace{0.20 cm} +\begin{onecolentry} + \begin{highlights} + \item Built \textbf{GaitGuardian}, an end-to-end ML system aiding advanced Parkinson’s Disease patients. + \item Designed a \textbf{custom PCB} and embedded stack with a 6-DoF IMU and ESP32-S3 for real-time sensing. + \item Developed a \textbf{dual-attention CNN + biLSTM} model predicting Freezing-of-Gait up to 2s early. + \item Created real-time algorithms for \textbf{fall detection} and \textbf{tremor classification} using IMU signals. + \item Implemented a cloud-based \textbf{visual navigation module} with transformer object detection, depth estimation, and multimodal LLM scene descriptions. + \item Optimized sensor pipelines via \textbf{signal filtering, feature engineering, oversampling}, and model tuning. + \item Built two wearable devices (trunk and wrist) plus a BLE-connected \textbf{forehead camera} for vision tasks. + \item Demonstrated performance exceeding existing FoG, fall, and tremor detection systems. + \end{highlights} +\end{onecolentry} + +\vspace{0.1cm} + +\begin{onecolentry} + Won 3rd Place at \textbf{The International Science and Engineering Fair}, 2nd OVERALL in Dallas $\to$ over \$1500 won +\end{onecolentry} + + + + \vspace{0.2 cm} + + \textbf{Extracurriculars and Hobbies:} + + + \begin{highlights} + \item Dropped Carnatic Vocal Music in favor of Mridangam + \item Continued tinkering with Carnatic Keyboard — no performances + \item Cricket during Fall, dropped during Spring + \item Continued Arranging Music through covers and original compositions + \item Continued bass guitar self taught + \item Joined High Octavez Band as a Keyboardist + \subitem Performed in 2 major concerts, one in Fall and one in Spring + \subitem Over 250 hours put in learning sound reproduction for live playing + \subitem Ticketed concerts with over 1000 attendees, profits go to charity + \subitem Won presidential award silver for community service through band + \item Started private FTC robotics team with friends — Technical Turbulence + \subitem Fully Custom Build (100\% CAD) and Java Codebase from Scratch + \subitem Reached State Finals as globally top team in Tele-operated period + \subitem Lead/Sole SW Developer, coded custom vision pipeline for object detection + \subitem Learned advanced path-planning and odometry algorithms through libraries + \subitem Implemented advanced driver control features to improve driver performance + \subitem Mentored former middle school team (Quantum Claw) + \subitem Learned further implementations of Java through a wrapper SDK + \item Learned LaTeX in creating professional documents + + \end{highlights} + + \vspace{0.1 cm} + + \textbf{Summer:} + \begin{highlights} + \item Performed in Carnatic Vocal Concert, and small carnatic keyboard accompaniment gigs + \item E School Lifetime Fitness Sem 2 — [98] + \item E School Chemistry — [98, 97] + \item Started intensively playing card games (56) with family + \item Continued Keyboard and Bass Guitar Arrangements + \subitem Collaborated with High Octavez member (Jeev Thomas) for novel arrangements + \subitem Moved to include Hindi and Malayalam songs in covers (in addition to Tamil) + \subitem Started singing in covers — brought in vocal techniques learned from carnatic music + \subitem Started tinkering with Machine Learning, self taught basics of Python + \item Started moving away from library pathing in robotics, coding custom pathing algorithms + \subitem Learned about Bezier curves, cubic splines, and custom odometry implementations + \subitem Presented findings in FLYSET workshop (1000+ views), TI "Take Kids to Work Day" event + \item Fractured left wrist while playing gully cricket at school + \subitem Completely halted my cricketing career (completely stopped playing) + + \end{highlights} + \section{Character Traits and Personality} @@ -354,62 +582,7 @@ - - \section{GaitGuardian: Highlight Research Project} - - -\begin{twocolentry}{ -\textit{\href{https://isef.net/project/robo011t-ml-imu-processing-and-visual-monitoring-for-pd}{Project Portfolio}}} - \textbf{Lead Researcher} -\end{twocolentry} - -\vspace{0.10 cm} -\begin{onecolentry} - \begin{highlights} - \item Built \textbf{GaitGuardian}, an end-to-end ML system aiding advanced Parkinson’s Disease patients. - \item Designed a \textbf{custom PCB} and embedded stack with a 6-DoF IMU and ESP32-S3 for real-time sensing. - \item Developed a \textbf{dual-attention CNN + biLSTM} model predicting Freezing-of-Gait up to 2s early. - \item Created real-time algorithms for \textbf{fall detection} and \textbf{tremor classification} using IMU signals. - \item Implemented a cloud-based \textbf{visual navigation module} with transformer object detection, depth estimation, and multimodal LLM scene descriptions. - \item Optimized sensor pipelines via \textbf{signal filtering, feature engineering, oversampling}, and model tuning. - \item Built two wearable devices (trunk and wrist) plus a BLE-connected \textbf{forehead camera} for vision tasks. - \item Demonstrated performance exceeding existing FoG, fall, and tremor detection systems. - \end{highlights} -\end{onecolentry} - -\vspace{0.1cm} - -\begin{onecolentry} - Won 3rd Place at \textbf{The International Science and Engineering Fair}, 2nd OVERALL in Dallas $\to$ over \$1500 won -\end{onecolentry} - - -\section{Simply Stir: Highlight Research Project} - - -\begin{twocolentry}{ -\textit{\href{https://isef.net/project/etsd012-self-stirring-pot-using-the-seebeck-effect}{Project Portfolio}}} - \textbf{Sole Researcher} -\end{twocolentry} - -\vspace{0.10 cm} -\begin{onecolentry} - \begin{highlights} - \item Developed a thermoelectric energy-harvesting system using a TEG for autonomous stirring. - \item Designed a compact aluminum enclosure enabling efficient heat transfer and stable thermal gradients. - \item Implemented electrical conditioning and load-matching to maximize TEG power extraction. - \item Tested power delivery across various $R_Loads$ using Vernier Probes - \item Performed thermal, electrical, and mechanical characterization across multiple cooking conditions. - \item Conducted viscosity-based stirring tests and identified mechanical design improvements for high-torque fluids. - \end{highlights} -\end{onecolentry} -\vspace{0.1cm} - -\begin{onecolentry} - Qualified to \textbf{The International Science and Engineering Fair}, 1st in Engineering @ Dallas -\end{onecolentry} - \section{FTC Robotics}