Sankalp Sharma
CSE engineer with a Master's in Embedded Systems. I like understanding how things work, building things, and figuring out how technology turns into useful products.
Currently
Exploring systems, security, AI/ML, embedded systems and mathematics while building projects and learning in public. I'm particularly interested in understanding both the technical systems and the businesses built around them.
Experience
Project Engineer | Founder's Office
Worked across procurement, vendor management, IT operations, tendering, documentation and cross-functional execution in a marine defence technology startup.
- Coordinated with 24 vendors for defence-grade hardware procurement and technical/commercial evaluation.
- Supported tender documentation, pre-bid meetings and technical negotiation workflows.
- Negotiated approximately 5% reduction in hardware procurement costs and 5.3% reduction in recurring IT infrastructure costs.
Strategy Analyst
Worked across market research, competitive analysis, business strategy, operational planning, pitch decks, grant proposals and stakeholder presentations.
Selected Projects
Federated Learning & Edge Object Detection
Built a federated learning setup using Raspberry Pi and NVIDIA Jetson Nano with FedAvg aggregation and YOLOv5n-based RTSP object detection. Explored heterogeneous edge inference and benchmarked GPU versus CPU performance.
Packet Sniffer & Visualizer
Built a lightweight Linux packet sniffer in C using raw sockets to capture and analyse Ethernet, IP, TCP and UDP traffic, with Python-based visualisation of network patterns.
MEMS-based Inertial G-Switch
Exploring the design of a MEMS-based inertial G-switch. The project is currently at the design and investigation stage, with fabrication planned as a future step.
Company Intelligence Platform
An ongoing project combining company research, financial analysis, valuation, machine learning and AI to better understand companies, industries and business models.
Education
Master's in Embedded Systems
B.E. in Computer Science & Engineering
Interests
Defence · Deep Tech · AI/ML · Embedded Systems · MEMS · Cybersecurity · Systems · Mathematics · Business · Finance