Virti Rohit Mehta Gender: Female

Electrical Engineering Contact: 8625803200

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay Email: virtim8@gmail.com

Examination University Institute CPI / %

Graduation IIT Bombay IIT Bombay 9.05
Intermediate MSBSHSE Shri Dawale Jr. College 95.17%
Matriculation MSBSHSE St.Ann’s Eng. Med. School 98.40%

Pursuing a minor degree in Artificial Intelligence and Data Science from C-MInDS, IIT Bombay
Scholastic Achievements
• Department Rank 11 out of 100+ students in Electrical Engineering Dual Degree program, IIT Bombay [’24]
• Received an AP grade for exceptional performance in the SOM101, Management Course, IIT Bombay [’23]
• Bagged most sustainable plane award amongst 100+ teams in RC plane competition, IIT Bombay [’23]
• Secured 99.79 percentile out of 1 million candidates across India in Joint Entrance Examination Mains [’22]
• Achieved 98.40 percentile in JEE Advanced Examination amongst 0.15 million candidates across India [’22]
• Secured 99.72 percentile amongst 0.28 million students in MHT-CET conducted by Maharashtra State Govt. [’22]

Key Technical Projects

Federation of International Robot-soccer Association | RoboWorld Cup [Feb’24 - July’24]
Unmesh Mashruwala Innovation Cell | Team SeDriCa | Advisor: Prof. Archak Mittal, Civil Engineering
Interdisciplinary team of 22 students competing in Autonomous Pro Challenge at São Luı́s, Brazil, 2024
• Developed code for controlling motors via GPIO, PWM pins of NVIDIA Jetson Xavier NX without built-in libraries
• Designed, manufactured two-layered Printed Circuit Board shield for Arduino and Jetson Xavier NX using KiCAD
• Engineered PWM control algorithms on Arduino microcontroller to achieve precise operation of DC geared motors,
incorporating PID algorithms for stable speed control and integrating with ROS topics using the rosserial libraries
• Executed RC controlled implementation using FlySky i6 transmitter and receiver for manual override functionality
• Employed LM2596 and XL4016 buck converters optimizing voltage requirements for servo and Jetson Xavier NX
• Utilized an IR-based speed sensor with LM393 comparator for real-time velocity feedback in autonomous car driving
• Spearheaded the design of entire electronic system for 1:8 scaled car after an extensive analysis of the requirements
IITB-RISC-Multicycle | Microprocessors [Apr’24]
Guide: Prof. Virendra Singh, IIT Bombay | EE309 | Course Project
• Designed and implemented a 16-bit, 6-stage pipelined processor capable of executing a diverse set of 26 instructions

• Mitigated hazards related to data dependency and change of control flow using forwarding and stalling techniques

• Successfully simulated and tested the VHDL design by doing RTL simulation on ModelSim Altera within Quartus

IITB-CPU | Digital Systems [Dec’23]

Guide: Prof. Virendra Singh, IIT Bombay | EE224 | Course Project
• Engineered a 16-bit multi-cycle processor with point-to-point communication capabilities, to execute 14 instructions

• Designed an optimized Mealy Finite-State Machine controller by modifying state configurations and merging states

• Developed a VHDL datapath integrating register files, ALU, memory, and program counter for instruction execution

• Performed thorough design verification through RTL simulation, rigorous hardware testing on MAX10 FPGA board

Hardware Accelerator for Image Processing [Nov’23]

Self Learning Project
• Implemented preprocessing on a CSV-transformed image in MATLAB, including median filtering & binary thresholding

• Developed a VHDL-based pipelined architecture aimed at extracting and processing image data from Blocked RAM

• Implemented Median Filtering and Binary Thresholding on extracted image data retrieved from Blocked RAM,

utilizing line buffers, counters, multiplexers, buffer registers, demultiplexers, D flip-flops, and Encoders for processing
Transformer Design and Optimization | Power Engineering [May’24-present]
Guide: Prof. Sandeep Anand, IIT Bombay | Supervised Summer Project
• Studied in-depth about cooling, winding & core losses, thermal behavior, and optimal frequency of a transformer

• Initiated transformer design steps in MATLAB by finding area product followed by winding window area optimization

• Simulated current density and magnetic field intensity for 10 litz bundles in Ansys Maxwell, analysing winding losses

• Optimized Litz wire winding design using Fusion 360 for minimized external diameter at various skin effect factors
Embedded Systems | Summer of Science [May’24-July’24]
Maths and Physics Club | IIT Bombay
• Explored real-time operating systems principles, including task scheduling, priority inversion and interrupt handling

• Studied interfacing protocols like SPI and I2C focusing on master-slave communication and register-level programming

• Mastered ADC principles, focusing on aspects of sampling rates, resolution, quantization error for noise reduction

Obstacle Detection, Clearance and Line follower Bot [Dec’22-Jan’23]

Guide: Prof. Rakesh Mote and Prof. Joseph John, IIT Bombay | Makerspace | Course Project
• Mastered Arduino-based circuitry, utilizing L298N motor drivers, IR sensors, ultrasonic sensors, and servo motors to

create a line-following robot capable of autonomously lifting chassis to cross obstacles detected via ultrasonic sensors
• Researched and implemented a Rack and Pinion mechanism to elevate the chassis of bot for effective obstacle clearance

Research Projects
SeDriCa Research Project | Self Driving Car [Oct’23 - Mar’24]
Unmesh Mashruwala Innovation Cell | Team SeDriCa | Advisor: Prof. Amit Sethi, Electrical Engineering
Interdisciplinary team of 30+ students developing vehicle of Level 5 autonomy for Indian Road Conditions
• Integrated code for optical rotary encoders to regulate throttle and steering motions of car based on speed outputs
• Implemented a low-level Arduino controller, used a DAC (MCP4725) to convert digital speed signal to analog output
• Designed, deployed, and tested emergency stop (wired and wireless), integrating them into ROS Noetic framework
Design and development of power-electronic converter for EV charging [July-24 - present]
Summer Undergraduate Research Project | Guide: Prof. S Ravi Prakash Reddy
• Analyzed load power factors and explored PFC methods: passive, partial-switching & active, optimizing power delivery

• Delved into switching conduction modes: CCM, CrCM, DCM, also Zero Voltage Switching for power conversion

Positions of Responsibility
Mechatronics Head | Team SeDriCa | Innovation Cell, IIT Bombay [Apr’24 - Present]

A team of 30+ members dedicated to foster a culture of innovation in the fields of autonomous ground vehicles and robotics
• Leading one of the five subsystems of team, tasked to manage mechatronics aspect of vehicle for autonomous navigation
• Ensured consistent progress through regular meetings addressing both technical challenges and non-technical issues
• Trained freshers in automotive electronics, PCB design, and utilization of rosserial libraries within Arduino IDE
Activity Associate | Green Campus | National Service Scheme, IIT Bombay [June’23 - Apr’24]

A team of 50+ members conducting various activities on daily basis to bring about positive changes in society
• Collaborated in a team of nine to administer the courses of NOCS01 and NOCS02, offering guidance to 100+ volunteers
• Executed integral role in managing EVENTS segment of FLARE, flagship event of NSS, engaging 22k+ school children
• Organized Bottle Plantation workshop during Van-Mahotsav, impacting 400+ students on plantation and waste utilization
Technical Skills
Programming Languages Python | C++| MATLAB | C | VHDL | LATEX | Assembly | Embedded C | SQL
Python Libraries Pandas | Scikit-Learn | Tensorflow | Pytorch | NumPy | Matplotlib
Softwares Arduino IDE | Intel Quartus | Autodesk Fusion 360 | TinkerCAD | KiCAD | Keil µVision
| Microsoft Office Suite | Flip 3.4.7 | Ansys Maxwell | CW Player | XCircuit | LTspice

Key Courses Undertaken

Core Courses Probability & Random Processes | Microprocessors | Digital Systems | Analog Devices | Power
Engineering | Control Systems | Signal Processing | Communication Systems*| EM Waves*
Core Labs Control Systems* | Communication* | Microprocessors & Digital Systems| Power Engineering
Maths and Physics Linear Algebra | Differential Equations | Calculus | Intro to Classical and Quantum Physics
*To be completed by Dec ’24
Extracurriculars
• Course on basics of Data Structures and Algorithms, Learners’ Space, IIT Bombay [Aug’23]
Certification • Control Theory Bootcamp, did PID: Ball on plate control, Learners’ Space, IIT Bombay [Aug’23]
• Course on use of Python for Data Science offered by Learners’ Space, IIT Bombay [Aug’23]
• Tinkering BootCamp: Learning TinkerCAD & SolidWorks, Learners’ Space, IIT Bombay [Aug’23]
• Mentored four students in Robotics, Summer of Science program, MNP Club, IIT Bombay [’24]
Miscellanous • Participated in Vocals of Institute song at 61st Department Convocation, IIT Bombay [’23]
• Mentored a team developing an IMU controlled bot for XLR8 competition, IIT Bombay [’23]