Nihanth Subramanya Phone: +91 8095417331 | Email: [email protected] | Web: http://nhnt11.com Education B.E. (Hons.) Electrical and Electronics Engineering BITS, Pilani - K. K. Birla Goa Campus Expected graduation: 2016 Current CGPA: 6.45 Internship Experience Google Summer of Code 2014 - Instantbird (under the Mozilla Foundation) [blog, proposal] I worked on asynchronous logging and indexing of chat history files and a UI for searching them. Google Summer of Code 2013 - Instantbird (under the Mozilla Foundation) [blog, proposal] I created an algorithm to rank contacts based on both how frequently and how recently they have been talked to. A user interface was created to display this list in an easily accessible tab. Both projects were mentored by Florian Quèze, Daniel Scruton, and Patrick Cloke. Projects Various Java Projects biIRC - an IRC bot that allows a user to remotely interact with the machine on which it is running using commands, macros, and if needed, a full shell. CoNect4 - a LAN based multiplayer Connect 4 game. One can also play against the computer. NPad - started as a simple Java notepad clone to teach myself UI and file handling, ended up a full RTF editor with spell check and other features. Other - I've worked on various small projects, most of which are on my GitHub. Soda Dispensing Machine Simulation Designed and programmed an x86 based Soda Dispensing Machine. The hardware and software were simulated using Proteus. Technical Skills Programming Languages: Java, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, XUL, Python, C, Bash, MATLAB, Assembler Version control tools: Git, Mercurial UI Design and Graphics Skilled in UI design using HTML/CSS, XUL/XBL, and Java Swing. Software: Adobe Photoshop and Premiere Pro (skilled), AutoCAD (used) Networking/Server Technologies Tools: ssh (and related), nmap, telnet, hping Ran FTP, HTTP, and squid proxy servers for multiple users. These were secured with chroot jails among other things. I was responsible for running the campus Linux repo server for a semester. Platforms Gecko (Mozilla) - used for GSoC '13 and '14. Android - Have written small apps, themes, and contributed to custom ROMs. Open Source Experience Instantbird Google Summer of Code student in 2013 and 2014 (see above). I have since been a regular contributor. Cyanogenmod Worked on supporting native graphics resources for low pixel density (LDPI) devices Added a few features: - Wildcard support for call blacklisting - Compact notification dropdown header - Share screenshot option Senior member on XDA-Developers. Academic Achievements Entrance Examinations IIT-JEE 2012: All India Rank 4472 AIEEE 2012: All India Rank 5098 International Assessment for Indian Schools [IAIS] Gold medal winner - regional topper for Southeast Asia in Computer Science (University of New South Wales, 2010) National Talent Search Examination [NTSE] Scholarship awardee (Government of India, 2008) Other Skills/Interests Music I'm a self-taught guitarist - member of the BITS Goa Music Society. Learned piano for six years. Quizzing Member of the BITS Goa Quiz Club. I've been quizzing since early high school. I enjoy trivia, especially in science, technology, music and pop culture.