Vinay K
Research Assistant at Penn State University
State College, Pennsylvania, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolVinay K is a 5th-year PhD candidate and research assistant at Penn State who designs and builds end-to-end nano- and bio-electronic systems, spanning device fabrication, instrumentation, firmware, and ML-driven data pipelines. His recent work couples custom high-throughput robotic electrochemical platforms with machine learning to improve sensor limits of detection by roughly 100× and enhance reliability for industry-facing applications. He routinely develops and automates hardware—from heterostructure fabrication tools and wearable PCBs to sensor test rigs—and characterizes 2D/quantum devices using lithography, ALD, e-beam, Raman, AFM, SEM, and XPS. With a decade of research experience including wearable assistive devices and satellite signal processing projects, he focuses on robust, reproducible science that can transition into products. Outside the lab he’s an avid stargazer and birdwatcher, bringing a pattern-spotting mindset to both nature and experimental design.
10 years of coding experience
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Penn State UniversityInternational Institute of Information Technology Bangalore
Kannada, English, Hindi
Github Skills (15)
resample10
stereo10
software-defined-radio9
signal-processing9
gnuradio9
rtl-sdr9
multiplayer5
javascript4
filesystem3
encryption3
chat1
python1
ncurses1
espeak1
p2p1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
7andahalf/Fort-Knox
Apr 2016 - Oct 2017
Contributions:5 commits, 2 PRs, 4 pushes in 1 year 6 months
file-systemencryptionfilesystemencrypted
7andahalf/Canvas-Of-War
Dec 2015 - Sep 2018
Contributions:23 commits, 19 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 9 months
gamejavascriptshootingshooting-gamemultiplayer
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