Software Engineer

Guhan Balaji Samy

**** * ******** ****, *****, Az 85282

+1-602-***-**** ************@***.*** linkedin.com/in/guhan-balaji github.com/guhan-balaji Education

Arizona State University, Tempe Aug. 2022 – May 2024 Master of Computer Science GPA: 3.7

Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing Aug. 2017 – September 2021 Bachelor of Technology in Electronics and Communication Engineering CGPA: 8.04 / 10 Experience

OneIntegral Technologies Pvt. Ltd. May 2020 – October 2020 Software Engineering Intern Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

• Developed and deployed an AI-powered chatbot using React-Redux, ExpressJS, and Dialogflow, resulting in a significant increase in user engagement and satisfaction on OneIntegral’s product website.

• Conducted extensive research on Graph Neural Networks (GNN) using Python programming to discover new and efficient ways to leverage OneIntegral’s knowledge graph, resulting in a deeper understanding of its potential applications. Projects

Understanding hardware security and vulnerabilities C, Python, Verilog Fall 2023

• Developed covert channel programs to transmit data discreetly, leveraging memory bandwidth variations and cache timings for enhanced security measures.

• Implemented Arbiter and Ring Oscillator Physical Unclonable Functions (PUFs) using Verilog, establishing a hardware root of trust to bolster system security.

• Analyzed obfuscated Verilog code to detect trojans, contributing to a deeper understanding of software and hardware vulnerabilities. Additionally, designed and implemented a trojan for further exploration of security issues. Interfacing and Navigating Pololu 3pi+ 2040 robot Lingua Franca, C, Picotools Fall 2023

• Configured RP2040 embedded micro-controller chip for efficient utilization of multiple sensors in Pololu robot to enhance navigation capabilities.

• Designed a deterministic Finite State Machine model using Lingua Franca to orchestrate essential operations with the Pololu robot, showcasing proficiency in control system design. Distributed Banking System Python, gRPC, Multiprocessing, Threading Fall 2023

• Designed a distributed banking system incorporating Lamport’s algorithm for clock coordination, facilitating seamless interaction among multiple bank branches and clients.

• Implemented an enhanced version of the distributed banking system, ensuring a read-your-writes client-consistency model for improved data coherence.

• Utilized gRPC with protocol buffers to establish efficient communication between distributed server and client processes through remote procedure calls, optimizing the system’s overall performance and reliability. Enhancing the Xv6 RISC-V Operating System C, GDB, QEMU Spring 2023

• Designed a robust Bootloader to load Xv6 kernels on RISC-V machines emulated by QEMU, showcasing expertise in low-level system programming and hardware-software interfacing.

• Engineered on-demand paging strategies, including a heap page swapping mechanism, optimizing memory management for enhanced system efficiency and seamless swapping between RAM and disk.

• Developed a user-level threading library, demonstrating proficiency in multithreading and synchronization primitives, and implemented a trap-and-emulate approach to enable Xv6 RISC-V as a virtual machine on QEMU, enhancing system versatility for controlled execution and emulation within a virtualized environment. Web App for Autonomous Drone Delivery System JavaScript, Node.js, Firebase Spring 2020

• Developed a web application leveraging Express.js and Firebase for efficient management of medical supply deliveries on campus. Integrated user authentication, authorization via Firebase, and employed Firestore for streamlined data storage. Technical Skills

Languages: C, C++, Rust, Go, Python, TypeScript, JavaScript, Bash Web Front-End: HTML, CSS, SCSS, Bootstrap, React.js, Redux.js Web Back-End and DBs: Node.js, Express.js, EJS, Deno, Firebase, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Neo4J Technologies/Frameworks/Libraries: Git, Github, gRPC, PwnTools, ROPgadget, Ropium, GCP, Heroku, Docker, Apache Hadoop, Apache Spark, DialogFlow, WebAssembly (WASM), Lingua Franca Text Editors & OSs: VS Code, Neovim, Vim, Doom Emacs, Linux (Ubuntu, Arch), Windows 10/11

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