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Dolendra Vikas Addepalli

VLSI Enthusiast, Electronics hobbyist

About me

VLSI Enthusiast and Electronics hobbyist with dexterous knowledge and experience in Synthesis, STA, PDN, EMIR, CTS, and PnR. My passion for backend has driven me towards developing embedded solutions by bridging the gap between software and hardware for everyday problems. I always thrive to acquire diverse skill sets that enable me to see problems in a different light.
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Education

University of Southern California

Master of Science in Electrical Engineer
Aug 2023 - Present

IIIT Kancheepuram

Bachelor of Technology (Hons) in Electronics and Communications Engineering
CGPA - 3.82/4
Jun 2019 - May 2023

Interests

VLSI Physical Design, Computer Organization, Computer Architecture, Embedded Systems, Linux, Robotics

Certifications

Skills

Programming

Verilog, System Verilog, C, C++, Python, TcL, MATLAB

Tools

Cadence (Innovus, Virtuoso, Spectre), Prime Time, OpenTimer, Magic VLSI Layout Tool, Vivado, Modelsim, LTspice, KiCad, Altium, Keil uVision, MATLAB

Writing

Markdown, LaTex

Web Development

HTML, CSS, JS, Flask, Django

Prototyping

PCB Designing, 3D printing, Fusion 360

Work Experience

Hardware Design Intern

Aerospace Engineers Private Limited
Mar. 2023 - May.2023 Salem, India
  • Designed a 4-layer vehicle control board with on board jetson nano system-on-module, and multiple daughter cards
  • Engineered module on/off logic and various sub-circuits that power jetson and support external peripherals
  • Developed a BMS for underwater vehicle that can supply 3 voltage levels to various vehicle subsystems

Electronics Research Intern

UTSAAH Lab, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
May. 2022 - Oct. 2022 Bangalore, India
  • Devised analog front-end to produce constant alternating current. Achieved a correlation of 0.87
  • Utilised digiPOT to control amplification factor of op-amp. Bootstrapped op-amps to double the performance
  • Developed libraries for digiPOT, signal generator and written firmware to control over wi-f
  • Collaborated with a 2-member product design team to analyze risks and determine features for risk mitigation

IoT Developer

Onivert Design Studio Pvt LTD
Jun. 2021 - Dec. 2021 Hyderabad, Telengana
  • Designed and developed embedded solutions for smart consumer products and furniture.
  • Worked with Espressif wifi-enabled chips along with flutter developers and developed app-controlled, power-efficient, and battery-powered products.
  • Developed a power-efficent pet tracker with stm32, Quectel GPS, and LoRa.
  • Developed power-efficent Bluetooth music and app-controlled smart furniture with CST BLE 5 and Espressif wifi-enabled chips.
  • Gained a dextrous amount of knowledge in designing compact and efficient PCBs with QFN package components and onboard and SMD antennas.
  • Integrated the products with Alexa and Google home using Alexa skill kit, Dialogue flow, and AWS services.

MATLAB Developer

MATLAB HELPER
Jun 2021 - Aug 2021 Online
  • Developed and deployed the embedded control systems on ARM architecture-based controller STM32 using Embedded system toolbox, MATLAB, and Simulink
  • Worked for clients along with the team to solve their embedded problems using MATLAB
  • Made blogs and videos related to embedded systems with MATLAB

Electronics Design Engineer

MaRS
Oct 2020 - Jun 2021 Chennai, Tamilnadu
  • Lead the wireless communications and power electronics team
  • Developed wireless communication system for the rover to communicate with it from 2km away (no LOS)
  • Implemented wireless ethernet peer-to-peer connection for the video feed and LoRa low-frequency band transceivers for lesser bandwidth communication
  • Developed an efficient power management system that powers the whole rover with LiPo batteries, ensures the appropriate safety measures, and monitors the batteries health and statistics

Courses

Introduction to linux

Jun 2021
The Linux Foundation | Edx
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CS50's Introductio to Computer Science

Jan 2021
HarvardX, Harvard University | Edx
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Java Programming and Software Engineering Fundamentals Specialization

Nov 2020
Duke University | Coursera
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Self-Driving Cars Specializatiion

Nov 2020
Universit of Toronto | Coursera
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Programming the Internet of Things (IOT) Specialization

Jul 2020
University of California, Irvine | Coursera
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