Utkarsh Verma
Full Stack Embedded Developer
IIITDM - Kancheepuram

Biography

My fascination with technology has propelled me onto various projects spanning hardware and software developments. I have come up with numerous systems of everyday utility, gathering a diverse skill-set to help me approach problems from a unique viewpoint. I am at my best when I get my hands dirty building something. I look forward to new challenges and devising innovative solutions.

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Interests

Low-level Languages
Computer Architecture
Embedded Systems
Software Development
Linux
Internet of Things
Static Websites

Education

B.Tech in Electronics and Communications Engineering,

Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacuring, Kancheepuram

Skills

Electronics
PCB Design, AVR Microcontrollers, IoT, Prototyping
Linux
Software Development, Continuous Integration, Automation
Programming
Go, C, Assembly, BASH, Python, MATLAB, NodeJS, Verilog, Rust, Java
Web Development
HTML, CSS, JS, Hugo, SCSS
Writing
Markdown, LaTeX

Experience

GET_INvolved Intern
GSI Helmholtz, Germany Jul 2022 – Oct 2022
Worked on improving the timing precision of the DiRICH boards used in the PANDA Barrel DIRC. Also worked on the CLI software and automating parts of the data acquisition process.
Junior Embedded Systems Engineer
Dextroware Devices Dec 2020 – Mar 2021
Worked at an assistive technology startup. Designed the schematic and prototype for a hands-free input device. Also did the R&D for the next stage of work. Extended my experience with Atmel MCUs and RF circuits.
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Full-stack Developer
Darmiyaan Dec 2020
Developed a static, multilingual website for the Darmiyaan podcast. It is highly performant and prioritizes accessibility and SEO.
Leader - Communications Team
MaRS, IIITDM Dec 2020 – Mar 2021
Worked on the communications aspect of the rover and researched on long-range communications.
Student Contributor
Google Code-in Nov 2017 – Jan 2018
Got introduced to FOSS and contributed to various open-source projects under OpenWISP. Became familiar with software development. Finished in the Top 10 participants under OpenWISP.
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Accomplishments

Projects

8-bit Computer
Mar 2021
A fully-functioning 8-bit computer built on breadboards. It has its own instruction set and a bootloader which are programmed using Arduino.
Skills
Arduino, Prototyping, Assembly
Interfacing OLED Display with ATmega in Assembly
Dec 2021
A project written in assembly where an OLED display and SD-card modules are interfaced with ATmega328P using SPI and I2C.
Skills
AVR Assembly, Prototyping
Holonomic Drive Robots
Mar 2020
Developed two holonomic drive robots. These are designed to play Robo rugby as per the norms of Robocon 2020.
Skills
Robotics, 3D modelling, Prototyping
Line Follower Robot
Mar 2018
A robot built up from scratch which has PIC16F84A as the brain, coded in Basic C. It uses software-generated PWM to control motor drivers.
Skills
PCB Design, C
dwmblocks-async
Oct 2021
An asynchronous, CPU efficient status bar for dwm (Linux) written in C. It utilises Linux specific constructs like epoll, signals and pipes.
Skills
C, Linux
qemu-vfio-win10
Aug 2021
A script I wrote to start my Windows 10 VM with GPU passthrough on my laptop. The script utilises various aspects of the Linux kernel such as VFIO, dynamic module binding, input redirection, etc.
Skills
Shell Scripting, Linux, QEMU
Losant Temp Sensor App
Feb 2018
An app for Mongoose OS which periodically sends ESP32’s temperature readings to Losant’s servers for plotting a graph.
Skills
IoT, JS
ESPer
Dec 2017
An easy-to-make, mini-sized, DIY development board for ESP32 SoC. It is an open-source project available on GitHub.
Skills
PCB Design, IoT, Prototyping
BluFi
Aug 2017
A DIY Bluetooth audio adapter for making wired headsets or speakers wireless. It also provides a wireless microphone.
Skills
PCB Design, Prototyping
Convertendo
Jul 2017
A mini audio adapter which makes any wired earphone compatible with your devices.
Skills
Prototyping
AR Tag Detection
Feb 2021
Project which uses Sobel edge detection to decode AR tag data.
Skills
Computer Vision, MATLAB, DSP
BitBanged
May 2020
A static blog fully optimized for performance and search engines. Also employs its dedicated commenting system using Staticman.
Skills
HTML, SCSS, JS, Hugo, Continuous Integration, NodeJS, Markdown, LaTeX
Hugo Yami
Sep 2021
A Hugo theme which I developed for my portfolio. It takes data in YAML form and generates a website and a resume.
Skills
HTML, CSS, Hugo, NodeJS, Continuous Integration
qGmail
Apr 2020
A command-line tool, written in Go, for fetching data from Gmail servers using Gmail API. Uses Go reflection to auto generate CLI from the API schema.
Skills
Go, Software Development, Continuous Integration
Mars Rover Society Website
Jun 2021
A fast and sleek website built to showcase the work done by the team on their rovers.
Skills
HTML, CSS, Hugo, NodeJS
hugo-mod-svg-icon-system
Mar 2021
Hugo module for implementing a hassle-free SVG icon system in Hugo.
Yaru Dark Theme for Firefox
Dec 2019
A dark theme to port Ubuntu’s Yaru Dark theme to Firefox which is written in CSS.
Ecosia Darker
Feb 2019
A dark theme for Ecosia, the green search engine. It is an open-source project written in CSS. Check it out on GitHub.
Hugo Dream Plus
Apr 2018
An open-source theme for Hugo, the static website generator. It is written in HTML, CSS and using Go templates.
Skills
HTML, CSS, JS, Hugo, Continuous Integration

Electronics

Linux

Programming

Web Development

Writing

GET_INvolved Intern

Junior Embedded Systems Engineer

Full-stack Developer

Leader - Communications Team

Student Contributor