Saaketh Choudarapu
Boston,MA
Summary
Graduate student in the Internet of Things (IoT) with a strong background in full-stack development, cloud infrastructure, and machine learning. Over 2 years of hands-on experience, spanning academic research, teaching, and industry projects. Published IEEE researcher and Dean's Scholarship awardee, recognized for innovative IoT solutions and data-driven applications. Currently, the sole technical lead of a startup, demonstrating end-to-end project ownership and cross-functional collaboration skills. Passionate about leveraging IoT and AI to build intelligent systems that solve real-world problems.
Overview
2026
2026
years of professional experience
Work History
Research Assistant
Northeastern University
Boston, Massachusetts
09.2024 - 12.2025
- Conducted research on latency-optimized routing algorithms for autonomous vehicle networks, focusing on communication for non-critical subsystems.
- Developed a priority-based routing protocol to reduce latency and improve link reliability under energy constraints.
- Prototyped and simulated the algorithm across multiple platforms (using network simulators like NS-3/Cooja) to evaluate performance, iteratively refining the protocol for efficiency.
IOT Intern
frugal labs
bangalore, karnataka
05.2023 - 07.2025
- Developed backend microservices in Python for IoT gateways, utilizing MQTT protocols to handle real-time sensor data streams.
- Led performance optimization initiatives, tuning the system architecture to improve data handling efficiency, and reduce latency for IoT message processing.
- Integrated edge IoT gateways with AWS Cloud services (AWS IoT Core, EC2) for scalable deployment. Implemented an IoT gateway software that bridged local sensors with cloud analytics.
- Built automated sensor alert mechanisms using cloud triggers; for example, threshold-based alerts on sensor readings, which improved system reliability in agricultural IoT deployments.
Teaching Assistant
Northeastern University
Boston, Massachusetts
01.2025 - 04.2025
- elivered weekly hands-on lab sessions for 125+ students on digital circuit design and FPGA programming using Verilog HDL. Employed Intel Quartus Prime tools to simulate and program FPGA boards, reinforcing concepts in computer architecture.
- Guided students through designing and debugging circuits, improving their practical understanding of sequential and combinational logic design.
- Delivered weekly hands-on lab sessions for students, clarifying complex topics in logic design and gate-level programming, which boosted student confidence and course performance.
Technical Lead
SPICA APP
Delaware, Ohio
- Sole technical lead responsible for end-to-end architecture and development of SPICA’s product platform, including front-end and back-end components.
- Architected and built an intelligent data plan curator using machine learning algorithms to provide personalized data plan recommendations for users.
- Implemented content management tools to streamline content curation and delivery within the application, enhancing the user experience.
- Deployed the application on AWS cloud infrastructure, and applied DevOps practices (Terraform for Infrastructure-as-Code) to ensure a scalable, secure, and maintainable system from the ground up.
Education
Master of Science - Computer Engineering
Northeastern University
Boston, MA05-2026
Bachelor of Technology - INTERNET OF THINGS
GITAM UNIVERSITY
VISAKAPATNAM, INDIA05-2024
Skills
- Programming languages: Python, C, Java, HTML, SQL, and Verilog
- IoT platforms and hardware: AWS IoT Core, MQTT, Raspberry Pi, and Arduino
- Development tools and environments: JetBrains IDEs, Visual Studio, Jupyter Notebooks, MATLAB, LabVIEW, Power BI, and Postman
- Networking and simulation: Cooja, NS3, Wireshark, Intel Quartus Prime (FPGA)
- Database and monitoring: MySQL, MongoDB, InfluxDB, Grafana
- Cloud and DevOps: AWS (EC2, S3, Lambda, IAM), Terraform, Microsoft Azure
- Machine learning: Scikit-learn, TensorFlow, Pandas, NumPy, LLMs (large language models)
Education and Training
other,other
Personal Information
Timeline
Teaching Assistant
Northeastern University
01.2025 - 04.2025
Research Assistant
Northeastern University
09.2024 - 12.2025
IOT Intern
frugal labs
05.2023 - 07.2025
Technical Lead
SPICA APP
Master of Science - Computer Engineering
Northeastern University
Bachelor of Technology - INTERNET OF THINGS
GITAM UNIVERSITY
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