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Course Work: Spring 09’ Real-time DSP Visual DSP development - Programmed in Assembly, C on TMS320C5510, Freescale DSP56858, ADBF533 DSP o DSP56858 - Developed real-time audio applications with on-board CODEC - Echo and FIR filtering; Enhanced images with Gray level Transformations, Segmentation, Quantization, Histogram Equalization o TMS320C5510 - Implemented DIT topology for Radix-2 FFT, IFFT algorithms o ADBF533 - Implemented A-law speech coding,; Restored original image from noisy ones using DCT Computer Architecture Computer Architecture Project o Technical Review on Virtual Machine Monitors (VMMs) o Comparison of hardware support provided for VMMs by Intel VT-x, VT-I and AMD-V architecture Research (Co-operative diversity) Fall 08’ Wireless communication Wireless Communication Project [MATLAB] o Analyzed Receive Diversity techniques – MRC, SC, PDC, EG combining over flat fading Space time coding Space-time coding Project: [MATLAB] o Simulated capacity and information rate using Monte-Carlo type simulations for the following schemes § Single Antenna System, Receive diversity using Maximal Ratio and Selection Combining § Ergodic MIMO Rayleigh fading channel § Non-Ergodic MIMO quasi-static Rayleigh fading channel o Compared performance of Space-Time Block and Space-Time Trellis Codes through simulations § Orthogonal Space-Time Block code with QPSK over Rayleigh & Ricean fading channels § Quasi-orthogonal space-time block code – as per Jafarkhani, H. IEEE Trans. on Comm, 2001 § Simulated 4 state and 8 state space-time trellis code with QPSK for 2X 1 and 2 X 2 system – used Viterbi Decoding o Simulated ZF, Linear MMSE receivers for V-BLAST with and without interference cancellation, sorting Independent Study Topic:- Frequency Offset Estimation and Synchronization for Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) Spring 08’ Digital communication Detection and Estimation Theory Detection/Estimation theory Project [MATLAB] o Estimated five unknown parameters in a active sonar system (underwater transmission) o Designed a detector for binary hypothesis problem VLSI design Cadence Project - Designed 32 entry, 32 bit wide static register file custom layout cell with two read/one write port o Optimized for minimum Energy consumption and Delay using Logical Effort principle. o Designed appropriate control circuitry for Read/Write ports, Decoders, Latch circuitry Fall 07’ Digital signal processing Digital Signal Processing Project o Data compression using Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) for audio signals using Peak Picking method Random signal theory Digital system circuits

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