Nikhil Krishnan

Fall 2022 Intern in the Infrastructure and Security Application Authorization Team

•Developed a unit-testing suite to test GPU microcode on a software simulation instead of an RTL Verilog simulation, streamlining the testing process; wrote unit tests for microcode responsible for communication between GPUs •Designed and implemented a message queue system in C within the GPU to ingest incoming messages, interpret message headers and payloads, and enqueue messages according to their priority to be processed appropriately •Designed a testing procedure to verify the message queue system by writing a Perl script to generate an incoming message, initiate the queuing process, and poll flag registers to determine if the message was processed properly

Created a common operating picture for firefighting teams to facilitate communications and situational awareness. Developed software to ingest and interpret drone imagery and metadata to construct a digital wildfire perimeter; incorporated this functionality into Autonodyne control station software using Unity and C# Programming. Applied the Twitter API and OAuth protocol to develop a client that posts relevant updates to the public through Twitter channels (CAL FIRE Twitter), integrating with AT&T FirstNet to facilitate first responder communications. Collaborated with external teams across the U.S. to incorporate user experience requirements (reliability, ease of use).

Researched using piezoresistive textile force sensors to mimic the sense of touch on prosthetic devices; constructed data collection apparatus using Arduino and MATLAB

Developed a model of an infectious disease (influenza) outbreak in a confined environment; integrated a GIS and agent-based model simulation using Java to study infection dynamics under various contamination protocols