Kishore Kannan

• Design dynamic connectivity, electronics and actuator modules for EUV High-NA Reticle Stage (EXE:5x00)

Supported the instruction and teaching at the MSE UG Lab.

Helped conduct exams in an accessible, equitable and inclusive manner for individuals with disabilities as part of Students Disability Services (SDS).

Sustainable Shelter Design for Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit (TCAT) Bus Transportation. Advised by Prof. Sirietta Simoncini.

Carbon Neutrality Modeling for the City of Ithaca.

Developed Business Intelligence assets for teams under the Consumer and Wealth Management division which resulted in over 1500 hours of saved time annually and risk mitigation for the firm.

Developed a novel current-controlled DC-DC driver for LED applications under the guidance of Dr. Anjan Padmasali at the Lighting Measurement Lab, MIT Manipal.

• Involved in designing the next iteration of a Battery Management System in a team of three. • Led the company's migration of local ECAD libraries to Altium 365.

• Designed a high voltage Power Distribution Unit interfacing the vehicle's contactors and control signals. • Developed a datalogger to collect accelerometer and gyroscope data from the vehicle's wheels.

Advised and assisted junior members of the team as and when needed.

• Designed a 5.8 GHz RF communications system architecture based on equipment from Ubiquiti, intended for land-to-air communications for the SUAS competition. • Developed an antenna tracker that can automatically track a UAV with its high gain, directional antenna. • Built a wireless kill switch for the bot in the IGVC competition and worked on designing a Battery Management System (BMS).

• Studied radio transceivers from Analog Devices and their use in SDR solutions. • Presented the theory of operation and design aspects of an antenna tracker. • Ran simulations for a UAV using ArduPilot simulator and analyzed its telemetry log data

Ranked 1st in the 5th, 7th and 8th semesters out of about 170 students. Only and first ever E&E Engineering student to receive Bachelor's degree with Honours.