SANKETH V SHETTY

2300 Avent Ferry Road , Apt K-5, Raleigh NC-27606, Phone: (919) 601 8866 E Mail: sanketh.shetty@gmail.com / svshetty@unity.ncsu.edu Webpage: http://www4.ncsu.edu/~svshetty

Education

M.S. Electrical Engineering (2004 - ), North Carolina State University, o Current GPA: 4.0/4.0 o Graduate Courses: Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Mechatronics, Cognitive Science, Pattern Recognition, Articial Neural Networks, Random Processes, Articial Intelligence, ASIC Design o Projects: A Biologically Plausible Model for Shape Recognition (Current) Context Based Recursive Neural Networks for Mapping Tasks (Spring 2005) Task Decomposition Using Clustering (Fall 2004) B.E (Hons.) Electrical and Electronics (2000 2004), Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, India, o CGPA: 9.53 / 10 o Electives: Robotics and Articial Intelligence o Projects: Development of Speaker Independent Models for Speech Recognition (Spring 2004) 2D and 3D Path Planning (Fall 2003) Design of 3D Mapping System (Spring 2003) Vision Based Path Planning for a Mobile Robot (Fall 2002)

Academic and Professional Experience

Research Assistant, Image Analysis Lab, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, North Carolina State University (Current, Summer 2005) Developed software in C to implement a new paradigm for Shape Recognition. Currently, extending the algorithm to develop a robust and invariant representation of shapes (Master's Thesis). Teaching Assistant, Computer Vision, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, North Carolina State University (Fall 2005) Graded class projects and homeworks. Interacted with graduate students and helped them with homework questions and software development for projects. Maintained class website and compiled nal grades. Research Intern, Speech Group, Hewlett Packard Laboratories, Bangalore (Spring 2004) Developed scripts for the Sphinx Speech Recognition System (from Carnegie Mellon University) for the inhouse Automatic Railway Reservation System. Communicated with faculty at CMU and developed a system training schedule that improved performance by 10-15%. Designed interactive tutorials for future lab employees and interns on optimal use of the Sphinx Engine. Teaching Assistant, Electrical Sciences 2, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani (Spring 2003) Proctored student exams and tutorial sessions. Helped students with questions in Circuit Analysis. Summer Intern, U&I System Design Ltd., Bangalore (Summer 2002) Studied and implemented 3G Wireless Security module. Presented thorough analysis of 3G Security issues.

Computer Skills
Languages and Scripting Tools: C, C++, Java, Shell Programming Packages: MS Visual Studio 6.0, Eclipse, MATLAB, Sphinx 2/3/4, Weka, IFS. Platforms: MS Windows Platforms (9x, 2000, NT, XP), Mac OSX, Linux, UNIX

Awards and Achievements

Inducted to the Phi Kappa Phi Honors Society at North Carolina State University (Spring 2006). Currently leading alumni initiative to mentor students at alma mater in the process of applying to Graduate School. Represented the Student Body at the Senate at Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani (2003) Led a team of 70 students on a budget of Rs.80,000 and generated profits to the tune of Rs.70,000 at Undergraduate Sports Meet (Fall 2003) Won Best Exhibition and Best Project as Coordinator of Electrical and Electronics Engineering Association at Undergraduate Academic Festival (Spring 2003) Awarded the Singapore Airlines Scholarship to study at National University of Singapore and Nanyang Technological University, Singapore after High School (2000) Awarded Merit Certificate by the Central Board for Secondary Education, India, for outstanding performance in Computer Science and Physics in the AISSCE examination, (2000). Won the Intel All India School Challenge in Computer Education as part of the High School Team (2000).