Ruthvik Venkatesan

Education

Experience

Sept 2025 -- Dec 2025

Research Assistant

New Jersey Institute of Technology | Newark, NJ

• Built and validated signal-processing pipelines for Doppler-based velocity imaging in an NIH-funded optical coherence tomography (OCT) lab.
• Modeled Doppler frequency precision and system limits using MATLAB, translating theory into experimentally actionable insights.

Sept 2024 -- Present

Research Assistant

Rutgers University | Remote

• Designed provably fair allocation algorithms with scalability constraints alongside a Rutgers postdoctoral fellow.
• Paper in progress on envy-free lottery-based cake-cutting mechanisms, emphasizing provable fairness and scalability.

Jan 2024 -- Sept 2024

Junior Software Developer

Red Panda Fencing | Rockaway, NJ

• Shipped a real-time scoring platform used by 50+ competitive fencing teams, supporting live match operations.
• Built and deployed a responsive web and mobile application using React and Firebase for a fast-moving startup environment.

Jan 2026 -- Present

Teaching Assistant: ECE 251

New Jersey Institute of Technology | Newark, NJ

• Facilitated laboratory sessions for Digital Logic Design, mentoring students on circuit debugging, Boolean algebra, and Karnaugh maps.
• Assisted in grading assignments and exams, providing technical feedback on Verilog code and logic circuit diagrams.

Sept 2025 -- May 2026

First-Year Electrical Engineering Representative

NJIT Student Advisory Board | Newark, NJ

• Elected to represent the freshman Electrical Engineering cohort, serving as the primary liaison between students and faculty administration.
• Organized academic workshops and social events to foster community and address curriculum concerns for incoming engineering students.

Projects

Mesh-Based RF Communication Network

Embedded Systems, RF | Oct 2024 -- Present

• Designed a modular, scalable RF mesh network focused on low-cost positioning and communication.
• Implemented RSSI-based custom geopositioning using the Friis Transmission Formula, achieving ±6 ft accuracy.
• Developed a custom USB serial API and GUI to enable seamless integration with external software and Raspberry Pi modules.
• Presented project to 200+ people at engineering showcase.

LLM-Powered Voice Interface

LLMs, Computer Vision | April 2024

• Built a speech-driven OS control system using NLP and speech-to-text, enabling hands-free computer interaction.
• Integrated computer vision-based facial tracking for mouse control to improve accessibility.
• Earned 1st Place (Healthcare) and State 3rd Place at a competitive hackathon.

Serverless Cloud-Hosted Chat Application

Python, Angular.js, AWS | Oct 2023 -- Dec 2023

• Developed a scalable group chat application using Angular.js for the frontend and AWS Serverless for the backend.
• Engineered a custom file-based database architecture using AWS S3 and Lambda to efficiently parse and store chat history.
• Submitted to the Congressional App Challenge.

Publications

Second Author, Computational protein design: Advancing biotechnology through in silico engineering.
doi.org/10.1016/j.pbiomolbio.2025.07.003

Technical Skills

Languages: Python, C, C++, MATLAB, Java

Hardware: Microcontrollers (Arduino, Pi), Embedded Systems, PCB Design

Tools: Git, AWS, Linux, Vim, LaTeX, KiCad, Fusion360

Personal Interests

Outside of my technical work, I shoot photos and play the flute.

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