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HUNT-001/README.md

Hi there, I'm Vakkalagadda Tanush Pavan 👋

Hardware-Software Co-Design Engineer | AI Systems Researcher | Dual Degree Student

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🎓 Education

Dual Degree Student pursuing excellence in both Computer Science and Electrical Engineering:

  • 🎯 BS in Data Science - IIT Madras (Online Degree Program)
  • B.Tech in Electrical and Electronics Engineering - Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore
  • 📚 Certified in Modern Computer Vision & Digital IC Design (SWAYAM)

🚀 About Me

Hardware acceleration researcher and full-stack developer specializing in AI-driven systems and VLSI design. Passionate about building energy-efficient ML accelerators and deploying production-grade intelligent systems for real-world impact.

  • 🔬 Researching Binary Neural Network (BNN) accelerators achieving 6.4 GOPS at 88mW power
  • 🏥 Developing ML systems for medical diagnostics (anemia classification, EMG processing)
  • 🔋 Building AI-powered Battery Management Systems with intelligent SoC estimation
  • 🌊 Creating full-stack data platforms for scientific research and government initiatives
  • 🏆 Active hackathon competitor (UIDAI, Smart India Hackathon, startup pitch competitions)
  • 📍 Based in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India

🛠️ Technical Arsenal

Hardware Design & VLSI

SystemVerilog Verilog Vivado FPGA Analog Design

Machine Learning & AI

Python PyTorch TensorFlow scikit-learn OpenCV

Full-Stack Development

FastAPI Go React TypeScript PostgreSQL Docker


💼 Featured Projects

🔥 BNN Hardware Accelerator (VLSI Project)

Energy-efficient neural network accelerator with custom XNOR-popcount architecture

  • Designed systolic array-based accelerator replacing traditional MAC units with XNOR+popcount operations
  • Achieved 6.4 GOPS throughput at 88mW power consumption - optimized for edge deployment
  • Implemented in SystemVerilog/Verilog with complete RTL design and verification
  • Features: Sparsity exploitation, memory hierarchy optimization, pipelined datapath
  • Impact: 10x power reduction compared to conventional architectures
  • Tech Stack: SystemVerilog, Verilog, Vivado, Python (model training), Hardware-Software Co-Design

🩸 Anemia Binary Classification System

Real-time medical diagnostics with quantized deep learning

  • Evolved from ensemble methods to quantized deep learning for 5x faster inference
  • Deployed on resource-constrained medical devices for point-of-care diagnostics
  • Achieved clinical-grade accuracy while reducing model size by 75%
  • Tech Stack: Python, PyTorch, Model Quantization, Edge Deployment

🔋 Smart Battery Management System (BMS)

AI-driven SoC estimation and active cell balancing for Li-ion packs

  • Developed for startup pitch competition - presented to industry judges
  • Implemented ML-based State of Charge (SoC) estimation with 98%+ accuracy
  • Designed active cell balancing control logic for extended battery lifespan
  • Real-time monitoring and safety control for lithium-ion battery packs
  • Tech Stack: Python, Control Systems, Embedded Systems, ML Regression Models

🇮🇳 Aadhaar Intelligence Platform (UIDAI Hackathon)

Large-scale data analytics for India's biometric database system

  • Government of India initiative - January 2026 hackathon participant
  • Built specialized modules for processing anonymized Aadhaar datasets
  • Developed analytics pipeline for demographic insights and security enhancement
  • Handled large-scale data processing with privacy-preserving techniques
  • Tech Stack: Python, Pandas, Data Processing Pipelines, Statistical Analysis

🦴 Otolith Image Analysis Platform

Automated fish age estimation using advanced computer vision

  • Implemented U-Net with ResNet-50 backbone for precise otolith segmentation
  • Automates biological research workflow for marine environmental studies
  • Achieved 95%+ segmentation accuracy on complex microscopy images
  • Tech Stack: Python, PyTorch, U-Net, ResNet-50, OpenCV, Image Segmentation

🌊 AI-Driven Marine Database System

Full-stack platform with microservices architecture

  • Built Go backend with PostgreSQL database and React.js frontend
  • Deployed using Docker and Coolify with separate Python ML service
  • Implemented data validation, preprocessing, and analytics dashboards
  • Designed for heterogeneous marine biodiversity data ingestion
  • Tech Stack: Go, PostgreSQL, React, TypeScript, Python, FastAPI, Docker, Microservices

⚡ Electromyography (EMG) System

Real-time muscular signal processing for prosthetic control

  • Designed custom Analog Front-End (AFE) for µV-level signal capture
  • Implemented real-time signal processing for gesture recognition
  • Hardware-software integration for prosthetic limb control applications
  • Hackathon project - completed in 48 hours
  • Tech Stack: Analog Circuit Design, Signal Processing, Real-time Systems, Python

🏆 Smart India Hackathon 2025

Rapid prototyping for national-level problem statements

  • Competed in India's largest hackathon (December 2025)
  • Developed end-to-end solution with hardware-software integration
  • Worked in cross-functional team under time constraints
  • Tech Stack: Full-Stack Development, Rapid Prototyping, Team Collaboration

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🎯 Current Focus

  • 📝 Publishing research on novel BNN accelerator architectures for energy-efficient AI
  • 🔧 Exploring PUF-based security mechanisms for hardware systems
  • 🩺 Building production ML pipelines for medical diagnostics and anomaly detection
  • 🎓 Completing SWAYAM certifications in Modern Computer Vision and Digital IC Design
  • 🚀 Contributing to open-source hardware design tools and ML frameworks

🏅 Achievements & Certifications

  • 🥇 UIDAI Data Hackathon Participant - Government of India (January 2026)
  • 🥈 Smart India Hackathon Competitor - National Level (December 2025)
  • 🎖️ Startup Pitch Competition - BMS Project Presentation
  • 📜 SWAYAM Certified - Modern Computer Vision & Digital IC Design
  • 🎯 Multiple Hackathon Finalist - Hardware, Software, and AI tracks

💡 Research Interests

  • Energy-efficient AI hardware accelerators
  • Binary and quantized neural networks
  • Hardware-software co-design for ML systems
  • Medical AI and diagnostic systems
  • Embedded ML for edge devices
  • VLSI design for specialized computing

📫 Let's Connect

I'm always open to collaboration on hardware acceleration, ML systems, or interesting hackathon projects!


"Engineering the future at the intersection of hardware efficiency and artificial intelligence"

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Fun Fact: I design chips that think and build brains that compute efficiently!

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    Binary Neural Network hardware accelerator in SystemVerilog — CIFAR-10, 79.29% accuracy

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  2. binary-ops-visualizer binary-ops-visualizer Public

    BNN operations visualizer with XNOR-popcount efficiency analysis

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  3. system-monitor-api system-monitor-api Public

    Real-time system resource monitor with FastAPI and WebSocket

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  4. TANPAN.github.io TANPAN.github.io Public

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    Aadhaar Intelligence Platform: Bridging Digital Inclusion Gaps - UIDAI Data Hackathon 2026

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