Electronic Engineer, Audio Signal Engineer

Naveen Kumar Desiraju

M.Sc. Signal Processing & Machine Intelligence E-mail: xmazng@r.postjobfree.com

University of Surrey , Guildford (2011-12) Contact No: +44-741*******

Surrey, UK – GU2 7XH Student ID No: 6197013

Academic Objectives:

I am interested to pursue a career in a well-established company where my growing knowledge in the field of Signal Processing can be put to use, preferably in an R&D capacity.

Areas of Interest: Signal Processing, Speech Processing, AI

SKILLS

Programming Languages: C/C++, Visual Basic, DotNET, Java (core), Prolog, Oracle SQL, SRGP

Technical Software: MATLAB, MS Visual Studio, HTK, Praat, PSpice, ORCAD

Hardware Skills: Programming 8085 microprocessor kits, design of electronic circuits using op-amps etc.

Presentation Skills: Developed the ability to produce reports and presentations to a professional standard.

Analysis & Evaluation: Proficient in assessing data and formulating solutions.

Organisational Skills: Effective at time management and prioritising tasks to achieve deadlines.

Interpersonal Skills: Strong leadership, team working and communication skills.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Pursuing Masters of Science (M.Sc.) Signal Processing & Machine Intelligence at University of Surrey, Guildford as a Commonwealth Scholar. Secured 1st Rank among 150 students in the Department of Electronic Engineering in 1st semester examinations with aggregate score of 91% over 4 modules. Modules include:

o Advanced Signal Processing

o Speaker and Speech Recognition

o Speech & Audio Processing and Coding

o Artificial Intelligence and AI Programming

o Image Processing and Vision

• Bachelors of Technology (B.Tech) Electrical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee (2011): CGPA - 7.922/10. Besides core engineering, mathematics and basic sciences, other courses covered were: Digital Signal Processing, Artificial Neural Networks, Data Structures, Digital Electronic Circuits & Systems, Microprocessors & Peripheral Devices, Control Systems and Network Theory.

• Campion School, Bhopal, India

o Senior Secondary Examination (2007) - achieved 93.6%.

o Secondary School Examination (2005) - achieved 91.6%.

PROJECTS AND TRAININGS UNDERTAKEN

• M.Sc Dissertation (Feb onwards 2012): “Use of 3D Head Shape for Personal Stereo” at University of Surrey, UK. Supervisor: Dr. Philip Jackson, Deptt. of Electronic Engineering, University of Surrey.

Aim of this project is to develop a personal binaural stereo system based on an individual’s head & ear shapes and positions. Reliable and efficient personal stereo relies on having an accurate representation of how sound arrives at the ears, which is characterized by the Head-Related Impulse Responses (HRIRs). This project calculates HRIRs by applying tools of acoustical simulation, like the Boundary Element Method (BEM), on a 3D head-scan of an individual in MATLAB. Generated audio is evaluated for different source positions and frequencies.

• B.Tech 4th year Major Project (Jan-May 2011): “Development of Speaker Identification System” at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee. Mentor: Prof. R.S. Anand, Deptt of Electrical Engg, IITR.

Developed a Speaker Identification system to identify individual speakers blindly from a sample of mixed speech. The first task was to recover independent source signals blindly, which was accomplished with the help of ICA technique of BSS. This process was followed by identification of the speakers from a database based on speaker characteristics & identity, which was achieved using MFCC and VQ techniques. Programming done using MATLAB.

• 3rd year Summer Break (May-July 2010): “Visualization of Speech Prosody for Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL)” at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore. Mentor: Prof. S.N. Koh, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, NTU.

Developed a system for displaying speech prosody (intonation and stress) for the purpose of CALL in MATLAB. The aim was to assist students to learn foreign languages by providing visual feedback of pitch contour, volume and stress. Various prosodic features such as pitch contour, volume and stress of a native speaker’s speech and of the students’ own responses, along with their respective audio recordings, were displayed back to them simultaneously for comparison, learning and correction.

• 2nd year Summer Break (May-July 2009): “Jamming Detection and Counter-Measures in Large Scale Wireless Sensor Networks” at Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore on an Indian Academy of Sciences (IASc) Fellowship. Mentor: Prof. Anurag Kumar, Deptt of Electrical Communication Engineering, IISc.

Developed and simulated “Packet Traffic Model” based and CUSUM (Cumulative Sum) based Algorithms on MATLAB for Jamming Detection in WSN. Jamming detection was done based on Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) values of individual wireless sensor nodes. Also developed Fusion Algorithms for identifying all simultaneously jammed nodes and thus mapping the whole network for successful location of Jammer. Implemented the above algorithms on Telos-b motes using TinyOS programming.

• 1st year Summer Break (May-July, 2008): Developed a Windows and Web Application Software for keeping record of Placement Status of College Students using VB.NET and ASP.NET in Microsoft Visual Studio at IT Innovations Training Centre, Bhopal. Awarded “Excellent” grade.

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS / AWARDS

• Commonwealth Scholarship (2011-2012) for pursuing a Master’s degree in University of Surrey, UK.

• Indian Academy of Sciences Fellowship (2009-2010) for pursuing a research project at IISc, Bangalore, India.

• All-India Rank of 1437 (out of 287,564 candidates) in Indian Institute of Technology - Joint Entrance Examination (IIT-JEE) 2007, securing 99.50 percentile.

• “The Shashank Trivedi Memorial Trophy” for standing School 1st in Class XII Exams, Campion School, Bhopal.

• Certificate of MERIT by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) for standing among the top 0.1% of all successful candidates in ENGLISH in the Class X Board Examination.

EXTRA- CURRICULAR ACHIEVEMENTS

• Coordinator of TeChase 4.0, the Biggest National-Level Online Quiz of IIT Roorkee Tech-Fest COGNIZANCE-10.

• Member of the National Service Scheme (NSS) at IIT Roorkee; Participated in many programs for educating village children, blood donation camps, tree plantation events etc.

PERSONAL DETAILS

Date of Birth: October 23, 1989

Mailing Address: Room 33, Compton House, Guildford Court, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey - GU2 7JL.

Languages Known: English, Hindi, Telugu, German (basic) and Spanish (basic)

Hobbies:

• Watching Football- English Premier League.

• English Literature, Table-Tennis and Football.

• Western Rock/ Pop music

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