Himanshu Sonar

I'm a dual-degree engineer - Data Science at IIT Madras and ECE with AI/ML at RGUKT R.K. Valley building toward an MTech at IISc or IIT Bombay. Right now I'm pursuing three parallel tracks that share a common core in math, signals, and systems: VLSI & Chip Design - Learning digital design, Verilog, and hardware verification with the goal of working at companies like Qualcomm, Intel, or ARM. GATE EC prep and real RTL projects are my current focus. Quantitative Finance - Building probability and stochastic calculus foundations for quant research roles. Working on algorithmic strategies on QuantConnect and studying MIT OCW's math for finance curriculum. Al Systems - My IIT Madras Data Science program gives me strong ML and data engineering foundations. I've built projects across time-series forecasting, anomaly detection, and RAG-based systems. What I'm working toward: a GATE rank strong enough for IISc or IIT Bombay VLSI/Signal Processing, combined with real verifiable skills in hardware and quantitative methods - not just certificates. Open to research collaborations, internships in embedded systems, semiconductor design, or quantitative analytics, and conversations with engineers who've walked similar paths. himanshusonar31@gmail.com. github.com/Himanshu313