Jan 2022 – Apr 2022 · 3 mos

• Working as a part-time communications coach (peer-tutoring) at the Language Communications Centre Communication Cube, NTU. Providing UG and PG students with feedback to improve their writing and communication skills.

Aug 2017 – Jul 2022 · 4 yrs 11 mos

• Worked as a Ph.D. student under the supervision of Prof. Gan Woon Seng. My Ph.D. thesis focused on investigating Directional Hear-Through techniques for achieving Acoustic Transparency for XR Audio Experiences delivered over Hearables.

Jul 2016 – Aug 2017 · 1 yr 1 mo

• My role in the project focused on developing a mixed reality audio application deployed on Microsoft HoloLens device for realistic perceptual evaluation of soundscapes in the presence of urban noise. I also assisted in data collection of urban and pleasent soundscapes using Ambisonic microphones, and mixing tracks for binaural rendering over headphones to conduct listening tests.

Aug 2019 – Dec 2019 · 4 mos · Redmond · On-site

• Research Intern with the Audio research team at Facebook Reality Labs (formerly Oculus)
• Designed state-of-the art spatial audio algorithms using signal processing and machine learning techniques.
• Conducted psychoacoustic tests to validate the performance

Sep 2016 – Feb 2017 · 5 mos · 32 Carpenter Street, 059911 · On-site

• Recipient of the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART) Innovation Fellowship in the year 2016.
• The program selects 15 researchers from thousands of applicants and provides structured lectures from MIT and INSEAD professors and established entrepreneurs; interactive learning through hands-on mentoring; and practice to develop skills in venture creation, operations and execution.

Jul 2015 – Jun 2016 · 11 mos · Greater Bengaluru Area

• Worked with the Audio Software Team on end-to-end development and testing of audio processing algorithms for embedded systems.
• Designed a real-time 5-band audio equalizer with GUI in MATLAB and implementation in C, demonstrating practical deployment on TI DSPs.
• Modeled non-linearities in micro-speakers, including electro-mechanical and thermal behaviors, analyzing their impact on AAC EVM speakers.
• Developed a stereo widening algorithm, prototyped in MATLAB with GUI-based blind testing, and ported algorithm to TI microDSP using C.
• Conducted speaker testing and tuning using TAS2555/TAS2560 EVM boards across customer products, performing regression tests and SRTS evaluations.
• Contributed to the development and maintenance of a regression testing automation tool for speaker performance validation.

Jun 2014 – Jul 2014 · 1 mo · MTNL, Delhi

• Underwent Computer Networks training at Institute of Industrial Training run by MTNL,Delhi.
• Taught basic concepts of networks like the seven OSI layers,application of IP addressing, subnetting and switching.
• Lab exercises and experiments on implementation of routing protocols,setting up VPN using Cisco routers.