SHANKAR RAMANATHAN
48, Springville Ave (Lower)
Amherst, NY -14226
Ph: 716-430-2150
E-mail:shankar.ramanathan7@gmail.com, sr94@buffalo.edu
 

OBJECTIVE:
A current graduate Electrical Engineering student seeking an Entry-level position allowing me to apply my skills and to gain valuable industrial experience in related fields.


EDUCATION:
* State University of New York, Buffalo
Masters in Electrical Engineering (fall '07) [Anticipated Feb'09]
. Emphasis: Communication and Signal Processing.
. Current Courses: Modern Networking concepts, MIMO Wireless Communications, Information theory and Coding, Principles of Modern Digital Communication, Wireless Multi Sensor networks, Mobile Cellular Telecommunication networks, Smart Antennas, RF/Microwave Circuits I Probability and Stochastic processes of engineering.
. Current CGPA of 3.79.

* Anna University, Chennai, India
St. Joseph's College of Engineering
Bachelors in Electronics and Communication Engineering [Jun '03-May '07]
. Emphasis: Digital signal processing, Electronic Devices and Circuits, RF/Microwave Circuits, Communication theory and systems, Communication networks, Cellular and mobile communication, Control Systems.
. Secured First class with Distinction with 3.9 GPA.


COMPUTER SKILLS
* Web Packages: MS FrontPage, SWISH, Photoshop.
* Languages : C, C++, PERL
* Packages : MATLAB,NS-2, AWR Microwave Office 2007.
* Platforms : Windows XP/VISTA, Linux


PUBLICATIONS

* 'Automatic Detection of Accretion of Glaucoma in Eye', Shankar Ramanathan and Rajesh Balaraman, published in proceedings of 'IEEE's 14th International Conference on Systems, Signals and Image Processing, IWSSIP 2007 & 6th EURASIP Conference Focused on Speech and Image Processing, Multimedia Communications and Services.'


ACADEMIC PROJECTS:

* Developed optimal Broadcast algorithm using Network Coding for Ultra Wide-Band (UWB) MAC layer. Implementation using C++ and PERL.

* Comparison of Average throughput, end-to-end delay and energy dissipation of a multi-hop IEEE 802.11 network using both AODV and Directed Diffusion routing protocols for varying number of Sources and Sinks using TCL, AWK and SHELL scripts.

* Generating Jake's fading simulator for Rayleigh fading model using MATLAB.

* Design of Cyclic Space Time Block Codes (STBC), Orthogonal STBC (Alamouti Scheme), Non-Coherent MIMO system and comparison of Symbol Error Rate vs SNR for MIMO wireless communications system using MATLAB.


* A Survey on wireless LAN standards (IEEE 802.11 family).

* Study of Deterministic Beamforming and Mean Square Optimum Beamforming using MATLAB.

* Comparison of different types of SMI Beamformers used in Adaptive Beamforming using MATLAB.

* Performance Analysis of RLS, CMA and various types of LMS algorithms using MATLAB.

* Simulation and Analysis of the resolution abilities of DOA estimation techniques such as MF, MVDR, ML, MN, LP and MUSIC using MATLAB.

* Simulation Analysis of CDMA and BPSK signals using Space only, Time-Space & Space-Time DOA estimation techniques using MATLAB.

* Design of Left Handed L-band notch bandstop filter with reduced size using AWR Microwave office.


* Designed an algorithm for automatic detection of Glaucoma using MATLAB.

* Designed and implemented an intelligent system using micro controller.

* Design of linear high current DC variable power supply.

IN-PLANT TRAINING:
* Company : Airports Authority of India, Chennai.
Position : Trainee.
Period : May 2004 - June 2004
This training gave me an insight into the various aspects of Navigation, Surveillance and Radar Communication used in an airport.

HONORS AND AWARDS:
* Academic Record - Ranked 4 in a class of 140 at St. Joseph's College of Engg, Chennai.
* Department Topper Merit scholarship worth Rs 25000(USD 625) each for the year '04,'05,'06.
* Student coordinator for a National Level Technical Symposium JET Signum '05, '06.


REFERENCES:

. Available on request