Soham Gandhi

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About Me

Passionate about all things engineering, I am a young engineer interested in realizing tech and robotics’ potential for social good. I am always striving to tackle big problems with ingenuity and transdisciplinary approaches. Most importantly, I am a positive, collaborative, and open-minded individual striving to reach ambitious goals.

Innovator & Developer

From a young age, I tinkered with computers, trying to solve my biggest problems -- intruders (my parents) in my room. In 7th grade, when I received a raspberry pi, I delved into the world of computer engineering. My first project was programming a robot to navigate through the house to deliver drinks to my parents. Since then, I keep looking for larger and larger problems to solve, ranging from designing a robot that can detect microbes to launching a miniature satellite into space, challenging my creativity and problem-solving skills to the fullest.

  • Email:sohamgandhi(at)live.com
  • Interests:Cyber-security, AI, & DApps
  • College:Virginia Tech
  • Primary Degree:Computer Engineering
  • Second Degree:Electrical Engineering
  • Minor:Computer Science

Skills

Below are some of the technical skills that I have developed through my experiences during internships, research, and personal projects.



Resume

Education

Bachelor's of Computer & Electrical Engineering

Aug 2021 - Present

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Soham is currently pursing a degree in computer engineering with a major in machine learning and a degree in electrical engineering with a major in control, autonomy, & robotics. Soham is also a part of the Calhoun Honors Discovery Program where he collaborates with industry partners to work on sociotechincal problems through a transdisciplinary approach.

Advanced High School Diploma

Aug 2017 - Jun 2021

Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology

Soham attended the Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology ranked #1 in the US by US News. During his time there, Soham took courses in artificial intelligence, computer vision, and robotics. Through these courses Soham developed a strong foundation in Java, Python, CAD, and additive manufacturing.

Projects

CEO & Developer

Oct 2022 - Present

Latis

  • Spearheading the development of a decentralized update platform for actuators. ensuring security and reliability.
  • Successfully managing a team of 8 peers in market research and business planning to pitch in front of VCs.
  • Built a secure app using SvelteKit for trusted interactions between manufacturers, OEMs, and devices.
  • Leveraged Hedera hashgraph, FileCoin IPFS, trusted execution environments, ledgers, and smart contracts.

Professional Experience

Validation Engineering Intern

May 2023 - August 2023

Texas Instruments, Santa Clara, CA

  • Developed lab methodology to emulate automotive high-speed SerDes cables with a programable Artek Variable ISI channel, reducing SerDes link testing by 50% by eliminating the need to manually switch cables.
  • Wrote automation drivers for Keysight PNA S-parameter measurements and Artek Variable ISI Channel controls via GPIB/Serial interfaces.
  • Scripted Python class-based programs to setup/automate test benches to validate FPD-Link SerDes link margin.

Maritime Software Engineering Intern

May 2022 - August 2022

General Dynamics Mission System, Fair Lakes, VA

  • Implemented automated development of Centos over NFS mount using DHCP and TFTP on a secure network.
  • Strengthen system security by hardening kickstarts to comply with DoD STIG requirements and developed Bash/Python script for automating various tasks: input device setup, user permissions, and environment layouts.

Research Intern

May 2020 - June 2021

InSignex, Gujarat, India

  • Developed an automated agricultural irrigation system using Python, Flask, and MySQL, for data collection.
  • Reduced power consumption of ESP8266 with a shunt resistor to 30mA and presented findings in an IEEE paper.