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

Astrayan Pvt. Ltd. · 2026

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

Cerebralx · 2023–2024

Worked across market research, competitive analysis, business strategy, operational planning, pitch decks, grant proposals and stakeholder presentations.

Selected Projects

Federated Learning & Edge Object Detection

AI/ML · Edge Computing · Embedded Systems

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.

Python · PyTorch · YOLOv5 · Raspberry Pi · Jetson Nano

Packet Sniffer & Visualizer

Cybersecurity · Networking · Systems

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.

C · Linux · Raw Sockets · Networking · Python

MEMS-based Inertial G-Switch

MEMS · Embedded Systems · Engineering

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

Finance · AI/ML · Research · Product

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

BITS Pilani · 2024–2026

B.E. in Computer Science & Engineering

Chandigarh University · 2017–2021

Interests

Defence · Deep Tech · AI/ML · Embedded Systems · MEMS · Cybersecurity · Systems · Mathematics · Business · Finance

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