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Soham Bhattacharya

Soham Bhattacharya

Glassboro,United States

Summary

Experienced Ph.D. Candidate and a Graduate Research Fellow with 5+ years of extensive background in computer hardware design, project leadership, and the effective application of research in technological companies. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy. Confident Research Intern committed to excellence and background in hardware accelerator design, SOC design, computer architecture, VLSI, and hardware description languages. Proven history of detail-oriented and accurate work.

Overview

3
3
years of professional experience

Work History

Graduate Research Fellow

Rowan University
01.2022 - Current
  • Worked on the design and development of a hardware accelerator to solve the numerical family of Ordinary Differential Equations (ODEs), which can be used in the field of numerical method analysis.
  • The hardware Accelerator has been developed using VHDL Hardware language and tested using the Zynq-7000 EPP ZC702 FPGA Toolkit
  • Currently, working on the design and development of a system-on-chip (SOC), tailored for one of numerical methods for solving ordinary differential equations.
  • Assisted students at graduate and undergraduate levels in completing projects by tutoring, instructing, and guiding them
  • Responsible for mentoring undergrad and professional groups in India on VLSI projects that might result in publications.

Graduate Teaching Fellow

Rowan University
09.2023 - 12.2023
  • Assisted 25+ students in designing and analyzing hardware components of a RISC-V processor using the Xilinx Vivado and Intel Quartus Prime.
  • Guided to debug codes using Verilog and VHDL HDL languages.

Entrepreneurial Lead

National Science Foundation
09.2022 - 05.2023
  • Interviewed 15+ customers and secured a $3,000 grant for developing the business model and studying product-market fit from the NSF I-Corps Regional Program.
  • Interviewed 100+ professionals and secured a $50,000 grant for the customer discovery process and learned about the active study of the requirements for knowledge transfer into processes and products that benefit society from the NSF I-Corps National Program.

VLSI Engineer

DxCorr Design Inc.
03.2021 - 05.2021
  • Worked on creating layout design for several complex projects at 90 and 45nm technology using Cadence Virtuoso Tool.

Education

Doctor of Philosophy - Electrical and Computer Engineering

Rowan University
Glassboro, New Jersey
02.2024

Master of Technology (M.Tech) - VLSI

Heritage Institute of Technology
Kolkata, India
08.2020

Bachelor of Technology - Electronics and Communication

Heritage Institute of Technology
Kolkata, India
07.2018

Skills

  • Expertise in computer Hardware RTL design
  • Expertise in Hardware Description Languages: VHDL, Verilog, System Verilog
  • Experience with testing/debugging, simulators, and waveform debugging tools
  • Working Language of Scala
  • Strong background in Computer Architecture, VLSI, SOC Design, and Reversible Computing
  • Knowledge of Programming Languages: C/C
  • Tools/Software: Xilinx ISE Design Suite, Xilinx Vivado Design Suite, Cadence Virtuoso Design Environment (ADE-L, LayoutXL), Cameo System Modeler, FPGA EDA Tool, Arduino, Github, MS Office
  • OS: Linux, Windows
  • Expertise in Computer Hardware Architecture, Hardware Accelerator Design, Digital Design, and VLSI Design
  • Other skills: Problem-Solving, Critical Thinking, Public Speaking, Interviewing, Team Player, leading several research groups, Mentoring
  • Academic Publication: 10 papers in international Conferences and Journals
  • Technical Articles: Three articles in electronic magazines

Reviewer

  • IEEE ACCESS
  • The Journal of Supercomputing (Springer)

Awards

  • Dean's List Award for Exceptional Performance in 2022 (Spring & Fall Semesters)
  • Entrepreneurial Lead of a Team Participating in NSF ICORPS Cohort 5 Regional & National Hub Program
  • Expert Talk on 'Introduction to Digital VLSI IC Design' by Department of Artificial Intelligence, Sri SaiRam Engineering College, India associated with IEEE
  • Graduate Research Fellowship Award for pursuing Ph.D, Rowan University, USA (2022)
  • Certificate of Merit of 3rd Position Holder in M.Tech (VLSI)
  • InSc Young Researcher Award from the Institute of Scholars

Editor

Futuristic Trends In Artificial Intelligence : IIP Proceedings, Volume 2, 2022

Timeline

Graduate Teaching Fellow

Rowan University
09.2023 - 12.2023

Entrepreneurial Lead

National Science Foundation
09.2022 - 05.2023

Graduate Research Fellow

Rowan University
01.2022 - Current

VLSI Engineer

DxCorr Design Inc.
03.2021 - 05.2021

Doctor of Philosophy - Electrical and Computer Engineering

Rowan University

Master of Technology (M.Tech) - VLSI

Heritage Institute of Technology

Bachelor of Technology - Electronics and Communication

Heritage Institute of Technology
Soham Bhattacharya