Sapan Gandhi

sdg150130@utdallas.edu (+1-469-664-3630)
www.linkedin.com/in/gandhisapan

EDUCATION
Masters of Science in Computer Science
University of Texas at Dallas, Eric Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science, Dallas, TX
Aug 2015-May 2017
Courses: Design and analysis of algorithms, Machine Learning, Object oriented analysis and Design
Bachelors of Technology in Computer Science and Engineering
GPA 7.76 /10.00
Nirma University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Aug 2011 - June 2015
Courses: Data mining and warehousing, Software Engineering, Distributed Systems.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Programming Languages: python, R, Java, Ruby, C/C++
Web Technologies: Ruby on Rails, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Node.js , Php/MySQL
Development Tools: Idle Python, Adobe Photoshop CS6, Eclipse, Visual Studio, NetBeans, RStudio.
Analytics Tools: Matlab, octave, R, MS Excel.
Operating System: Android, Linux/Unix, Windows XP/7/8/10
WORK EXPERIENCE
Software Developer Intern, Vmukti Solutions Pvt. Ltd.

Face Detection on election booth for security purpose using OpenCV-Android (Government Project)

Head counts in city bus for number of passengers and threat detection using OpenCV-Android.
ACADEMIC PROJECTS
Interaction with 3D Holographic Projection, using Kinect , Visual Studio and Processing 2.0

Interaction with real world 3D object hologram with an aim to enhance the presentation system and
bring more dynamism using Kinect module, VRML, Visual Studio and Processing2.0.
Autonomous navigation of 3 wheel robots, on Cortex-M3.

Live Robotics project with dead Reckoning to travel on desired co-ordinates using Rotary encoders and
Gyroscope and development of algorithm in C using KEIL.

85% path accuracy considering all types of curves.

Object Identification and tracking using Python

Identification of object based on Hue Saturation Value (HSV) and tracking the object live.

Use: To track the trajectory of the object.

Online Doctor web-application, using MVC framework and Node.js

A Web based live video chat appointment with doctor that provides proper medical guidance and eprescription over the internet and even schedules an appointment if we need to meet the doctor in-Person
Dimensionality reduction in images using modified principal Component Analysis, using Matlab

Developed modified PCA algorithm based on the concept of divide and conquer to have higher compression
and better quality of image compared to conventional PCA.

More compression than normal images.

PAPERS PUBLISHED
Autonomous Navigation of 3 Wheel Robots Using Rotary Encoders and Gyroscope: IEEE 6th international
conference on Computational Intelligence and Computer Networks(CICN)
Two Person Fair Division of Indivisible Items by Envy Free Algorithms: International Journal of Scientific and
Engineering Research (IJSER), Volume 5, Issue 7, July 2014.
Optimization in Software Testing using Genetic Algorithm: International Journal of Scientific and Engineering
Research (IJSER), Volume 5, Issue 7, July 2014
WORKSHOPS CONDUCTED
Line Follow robot Workshop under ISTE 2012
Mobile operated Dual Tone Multi-Frequency robot under MESA 2013 and 2014
ACHIEVEMENTS
ABU ROBOCON 2014, 2015(NATIONALS): National Winner of India.
ABU ROBOCON 2014(INTERNATIONALS): Represented INDIA as Team Leader in Robotics Competition.
ABU ROBOCON 2013(NATIONALS) : Represented Nirma at National Level Robotics Competition
POSITIONS OF RESPONSIBILITY
Team Leader , Team Nirma Robocon , ABU ROBOCON INTERNATIONAL CONTEST , 2014
Autonomous Machine coder , ABU ROBOCON NATIONAL CONTEST , 2014