Akash A. Sambrekar
Fremont,CA
Summary
Dynamic engineer with expertise in Computational Geometry and Computer Graphics, specializing in UI and Software Development. Demonstrates strong problem-solving abilities and a quick learning aptitude, leveraging advanced skills in C++. Committed to driving innovation in geometry processing while delivering high-quality software solutions.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior R&D Software Engineer
ANSYS, Inc
FREMONT, CA
07.2017 - Current
Developed simulation post-processing visualzation tools using OpenGL and GLSL:
- 3D surface plots to visualize capacitance as a function of voltage and temperature
- 3D bar plots to visualize induced voltage across ECAD geometry
- Implemented Blinn-Phong shader to incorporate lighting effects and shadow mapping to render shadows
- Visualize PCB layer stack in 3D and developed an impedance calculator for transmission line
Rigid-Flex bending:
- Developed an algorithm to perform 3D bending of flexible PCBs using Parasolid modeling API
Leading development efforts of a new web app - Concept SI:
- Built a backend tessellation and stream cache server to stream geometry data using WebSockets
- Use libtess2's WebAssembly implementation to generate tessellation of ECAD geometry
- Built angular-based components to visualize ECAD geometry using a natively developed 3D library
- Managing a group of 2 engineers and an intern in the development efforts of this tool
Education
Master of Science - Mechanical Engineering
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA05.2017
Bachelor of Technology - Mechanical Engineering
Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute(VJTI)
Mumbai, India05.2014
Skills
- Languages: C/C11, Javascript, Typescript, Python
- Frameworks: Angular, MFC(Windows), WebGPU, OpenGL, GLSL
- Modelling kernels: Parasolid, ACIS
- Dev Tools: Azure DevOps, Git, MS Visual Studio
- Full-stack development: REST API, WebSockets
Projects
Scotty3D
- Developed a mesh editor using COLLADA files using half-edge data structure in C++
- Implemented local operators such as Edge Flip, Edge Split, Edge Collapse, Edge Erase, Beveling
- Implemented global operators such as Linear, Catmull-Clark and Loop subdivision
- Developed a photorealistic ray-tracer supporting reflection and refraction for a perfect mirror and glass
- Developed a 3D animator with support for Catmull-Rom interpolation, Inverse Kinematics and Linear Skin Blending
Fluid Simulation
- Implement Navier-Stokes equations to simulate flow of fluids based on Jos Stam's Stable Fluids paper
- Visualization was implemented on WebGPU and typescript
3D Dense Reconstruction Using ICP and Point-based Fusion
- Implemented frame to global camera pose estimation using point to plane ICP on an indoor environment RGB-D image sequence
- Implemented mapping using Point-based fusion to update a 3D global model relying on the camera pose estimate from tracking
Robo Maze Rumble
- Developed a game in C++ in which the player has to compete against the AI to reach the goal in a 3D maze
- Implemented the Rosetta Algorithm for generation of random maze
- Programmed the A* algorithm using priority queue to ensure validity of path in the maze
Timeline
Senior R&D Software Engineer
ANSYS, Inc
07.2017 - Current
Master of Science - Mechanical Engineering
Carnegie Mellon University
Bachelor of Technology - Mechanical Engineering
Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute(VJTI)
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