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ATHUL S Open for Roles
Electronics, IoT & Embedded Engineer
Embedded Firmware • Connected IoT Telematics • Edge AI

Engineering at the intersection of Hardware, Firmware & Connected IoT.

I'm Athul S, an Electronics & Communication Engineer specializing in real-time embedded IoT systems (ESP32), bare-metal firmware (Embedded C/C++), Edge AI vision pipelines, and sensor telemetry.

7.08
B.Tech ECE CGPA
4+
Hardware Projects
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GPS IoT Latency
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Trivandrum, Kerala
PROJECT TELEMETRY & DATA RIG
ANSYS HFSS S11 RETURN LOSS
PARAM: S11 (dB) RESONANCE: 5.80 GHz (-18.4 dB) VSWR: 1.28:1
Sweep / Time Base 1.0x
Zoom / Span 1.0x
Hardware & System Engineering

Featured Engineering Projects

Interactive demonstrations illustrating real-time FPGA state machine transitions, telemetry transit packets, and microwave antenna performance.

IoT • ESP32 • React Native 10/2025 – 05/2026

Chaakra: IoT GPS Bus Tracking & Booking System

End-to-end telemetry system capturing live GPS feeds from onboard ESP32 modules, syncing with Firebase Realtime Database with refresh latency <5 seconds, rendered on cross-platform React Native + Leaflet maps.

TRANSIT RADAR TELEMETRY PING: 2.8s
Route: Kochi → Trivandrum #42
Lat: 9.9312° N Lng: 76.2673° E Speed: 54 km/h
Sub-5s Realtime Sync Optimized Firebase dynamic listeners with adaptive polling over cellular and Wi-Fi networks.
Dynamic Route ETA Calculated live travel times and seat booking state directly on React Native client.
ESP32 React Native Firebase Leaflet Maps
Code
FPGA • Verilog HDL 02/2025 – 03/2025

FPGA Candy Vending Machine (Basys 3)

Engineered 6 Verilog HDL modules: FSM state core, debounce filter, BCD converter, and 7-segment display driver on Xilinx Artix-7 Basys 3 board with response time <1s.

BASYS 3 FSM SIMULATOR STATE: IDLE
CREDIT BALANCE
₹00.00
ITEM PRICE: ₹15.00
INSERT COIN
BASYS 3 XDC CONSTRAINTS ARTIX-7 XC7A35T
Clock: Pin W5 (100MHz) Anodes: W4, V4, U4, U2 Cathodes: W7..U7
Artix-7 FSM Logic BCD Decoder
RF & Electromagnetic Simulation 11/2024 – 01/2025

5.8 GHz Compact Automotive Antenna (V2V)

Designed an ultra-compact 2.5 × 2.5 cm microstrip patch antenna operating at 5.8 GHz for Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V) telematics. Simulated in Ansys HFSS with >85% radiation efficiency and <10 ms latency.

Ansys HFSS Return Loss (S11) Resonance: 5.80 GHz
-18.4dB
5.60 GHz 5.80 GHz (Target Peak) 6.00 GHz
Gain: +4.8 dBi • Efficiency: >85%
Embedded DAQ • ATmega328 12/2024 – 12/2024

Microcontroller Temperature Data Logger

Continuous thermal acquisition system utilizing LM35 transducer + bare-metal ATmega328. Logged temperature every 10s with ±0.5°C accuracy over 24-hour cycles with 100% data integrity on 16×2 LCD.

16x2 HD44780 LCD HARDWARE STREAM DAQ ACTIVE
TEMP: 27.4 C [OK]
CYC: 24h DAQ: 10s
CIRCUIT SIGNAL WIRING ATmega328 LAB RIG
Sensor: LM35 → ADC0 (PC0) LCD Ctrl: RS/EN → PD2/PD3 Data Bus: D4..D7 → PD4..PD7
Sampling: 10s Rate • Accuracy: ±0.5°C
Edge AI • Computer Vision • IoT Telemetry 04/2025 – 08/2026

VisionSentinel: Edge AI Surveillance & Adaptive CLAHE Gateway

Production-ready Edge AI intrusion surveillance gateway converting laptop webcams, IP RTSP streams, and ESP32-CAM nodes into intelligent security monitors. Combines HOG Person Detection + Haar Face Verification, MOG2 Background Subtraction, dynamic CLAHE Low-Light Contrast Equalization, and sub-500ms Telegram Bot photo alert dispatching.

INFERENCE ENGINE
HOG + Linear SVM Real pedestrian bounding boxes with Haar cascade face verify.
LOW-LIGHT ADAPTATION
CLAHE Equalization Contrast limited enhancement on Luminance in <15 lux rooms.
TELEMETRY DISPATCH
<500ms Telegram Bot Immediate smartphone photo alerts with timestamped evidence.
Python 3.10+ OpenCV CLAHE FastAPI Telegram API ESP32-CAM
View Code
REAL-TIME EDGE FEED HUD CLAHE: ACTIVE (Dynamic Equalization)
PERSON 98.4% REC
ID: INTRUDER_01 • DWELL: 4.2s
FPS: 28.6 • RES: 1080p
TELEGRAM ALERT SENT (320ms)
Edge CLAHE Pipeline: Transforms input frames to CIE L*a*b* space → equalizes luminance histogram with contrast limiting → prevents over-amplification of noise in dark environments.
Technical Arsenal

Core Engineering Competencies

Embedded & IoT

Microcontroller architectures, telemetry firmware, and wireless data streaming.

ESP32 / ESP8266 ATmega328 / AVR Arduino IDE Keil µVision Embedded C

FPGA & Digital VLSI

Hardware state machines, RTL synthesis, debouncing, and timing verification.

Verilog HDL Basys 3 (Artix-7) FSM Controller Assembly (8085) Digital Design

RF, SCADA & Networks

3D electromagnetic simulation, substation grid telemetry, and industrial buses.

Ansys HFSS 5.8 GHz V2V SCADA Systems Modbus & IEC 60870 Cisco Packet Tracer

Vision, ML & Software

Computer vision image enhancements, predictive modeling, and mobile apps.

Python & OpenCV MATLAB React Native Firebase DB Data Analytics
Field Experience

Industrial Internships & Training

Practical commercial experience across commercial IoT product development and high-voltage substation grid monitoring.

04/2025 – 04/2025 Kochi, Kerala

IoT & Computer Vision Intern

NeST Technologies
  • • Completed 5-day, 30-hour intensive practical training on Arduino & ESP8266-based IoT development.
  • • Built 2 mini-projects involving temperature and motion sensing, achieving 100% wireless data transmission via Wi-Fi.
  • • Implemented Histogram Equalization using OpenCV in Python to enhance low-light image contrast.
ESP8266 OpenCV Python Wi-Fi DAQ Sensor Interfacing
01/2025 – 01/2025 Trivandrum, Kerala

SCADA & Power Grid Intern

KSEB (Kerala State Electricity Board)
  • • Observed and analyzed real-time telemetry monitoring across 3 major grid substations using SCADA.
  • • Gained hands-on exposure to 5+ industrial protocols including Modbus, TCP/IP, and IEC 60870 for reliable grid data transmission.
  • • Analyzed industrial power grid communication workflows to understand real-time SCADA monitoring systems.
SCADA Telemetry Modbus IEC 60870 Substation Grid
Qualifications

Education & Professional Certifications

2022 – 2026 CGPA: 7.08

BTech — Electronics and Communication Engineering

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham • Kollam, Kerala

Curriculum focused on Image Processing, Embedded Systems, Machine Learning, Digital Communication, Microcontrollers, and VLSI Systems.

Higher Secondary (12th) • Jyothis Central School 2020 – 2022
Secondary (10th) • Blue Mount Public School 2018 – 2020
Professional Certificate • 2026 Google & Coursera

Google Advanced Data Analytics

Completed comprehensive 8-course track: Python data modeling, statistical hypothesis testing, machine learning algorithms, and predictive visual analytics.

Specialized Training • 2024 Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham

Machine Learning & Data Exploration

Hands-on training covering linear regression, dimensionality reduction (PCA), feature engineering, and exploratory data pipelines.

Student Social Responsibility (SSR) Initiative • 11/2024

Old Age Home Program — Overall Coordinator

Coordinated interactive community engagement programs for 20+ elderly residents to foster emotional well-being, volunteer collaboration, and structured social activities.

20+
Elderly Participants •
Volunteer Leadership
Connect

Let's discuss engineering opportunities.

Open for full-time engineering roles, hardware research discussions, embedded systems consulting, and technical collaborations.