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How to become a Reading Ninja: Mindfulness, Speed, and Habit Mastery!

December 25, 2023

Today we often equate speed with success, and it is easy to feel pressured to read more and read faster. But what if we reconsidered this approach to reading? In this article, I have penned down some of my notes on how I think you can get into the habit of reading and develop the concentration needed to read using some of my time tested standard practices.

The Joy of Reading

December 24, 2023

In this article, I have written about the joy of reading, highlighting some of my personal instances on how I have perceived the transformative power of this little hobby/habit. I have tried to share and motivate new readers, specially if they feel they lack the concentration to read books or feel they are slow readers. Allow me to express this age old activity, and the magic and emotional richness it still brings to our lives.

Richard Hamming: You and Your Research

March 7, 2023

This is a synopsys of the talk given by Dr. Richard W. Hamming at Morris Research and Engineering Center on March 7, 1986 as a part of the Bell Communications Research Colloquium Series. I have adapted it from J. F. Kaiser's "Richard Hamming: You and your research." Simula Research Laboratory (2010): 37-60.

An outlook on Agile Hardware Development Methodology for accelerating full-stack development of Deep Learning SoCs

February 03, 2023

In modern Deep Learning accelerators, the computer architecture used to train a deep learning model affects the model’s accuracy, speed and even its ability to generalise to new data. This creates a massive multi-dimensional design space to find pareto-optimal configuration per use-case. Additionally, new ISAs need new software and compilers. How do we navigate this maze of infinite possibilities? What is Agile development for hardware all about?

The Hardware Lottery: We may be trying to build a ladder to the Moon

January 18, 2023

This is my take on the term 'Hardware Lottery'. Introduced by Sara Hooker, it is the unintentional prejudice observed historically towards certain research ideas in computer science that succeed, not because they were far superior to others but due to how well-suited they were for the available hardware and software of the time, often creating a 'noise' to the interpretability of new research directions. What is missing in this puzzle? Let's take a look.

Succeeding as a Non-IIT Student in India

Making Your Mark: A Non-IIT Student's Guide to Academic Success in India

May 30, 2020

In the past few years, I got to learn under eminent scientists in 4 different countries. So looking back, there are surely a bunch of thoughts I would have shared with my younger self. This article is my attempt to share some of my insights with the current students in India by sharing some lessons learnt as a Non-IIT Bachelors Student from India.

On the Electronics Systems of Experimental Sounding Rockets

October 17, 2017

I wrote this article when I was working as a part of the Delft Aerospace Rocket Engineering (DARE) Team. I was responsible for designing the electronics systems for the flagship sounding rocket of that year, Stratos-III, that was being developed to break the then European altitude record for the student-built experimental sounding rocket.

	How to become a Reading Ninja: Mindfulness, Speed, and Habit Mastery! December 25, 2023 Today we often equate speed with success, and it is easy to feel pressured to read more and read faster. But what if we reconsidered this approach to reading? In this article, I have penned down some of my notes on how I think you can get into the habit of reading and develop the concentration needed to read using some of my time tested standard practices.
	The Joy of Reading December 24, 2023 In this article, I have written about the joy of reading, highlighting some of my personal instances on how I have perceived the transformative power of this little hobby/habit. I have tried to share and motivate new readers, specially if they feel they lack the concentration to read books or feel they are slow readers. Allow me to express this age old activity, and the magic and emotional richness it still brings to our lives.
	Richard Hamming: You and Your Research March 7, 2023 This is a synopsys of the talk given by Dr. Richard W. Hamming at Morris Research and Engineering Center on March 7, 1986 as a part of the Bell Communications Research Colloquium Series. I have adapted it from J. F. Kaiser's "Richard Hamming: You and your research." Simula Research Laboratory (2010): 37-60.
	An outlook on Agile Hardware Development Methodology for accelerating full-stack development of Deep Learning SoCs February 03, 2023 In modern Deep Learning accelerators, the computer architecture used to train a deep learning model affects the model’s accuracy, speed and even its ability to generalise to new data. This creates a massive multi-dimensional design space to find pareto-optimal configuration per use-case. Additionally, new ISAs need new software and compilers. How do we navigate this maze of infinite possibilities? What is Agile development for hardware all about?
	The Hardware Lottery: We may be trying to build a ladder to the Moon January 18, 2023 This is my take on the term 'Hardware Lottery'. Introduced by Sara Hooker, it is the unintentional prejudice observed historically towards certain research ideas in computer science that succeed, not because they were far superior to others but due to how well-suited they were for the available hardware and software of the time, often creating a 'noise' to the interpretability of new research directions. What is missing in this puzzle? Let's take a look.
	Making Your Mark: A Non-IIT Student's Guide to Academic Success in India May 30, 2020 In the past few years, I got to learn under eminent scientists in 4 different countries. So looking back, there are surely a bunch of thoughts I would have shared with my younger self. This article is my attempt to share some of my insights with the current students in India by sharing some lessons learnt as a Non-IIT Bachelors Student from India.
	On the Electronics Systems of Experimental Sounding Rockets October 17, 2017 I wrote this article when I was working as a part of the Delft Aerospace Rocket Engineering (DARE) Team. I was responsible for designing the electronics systems for the flagship sounding rocket of that year, Stratos-III, that was being developed to break the then European altitude record for the student-built experimental sounding rocket.