Kushal Parekh's Academic Journey
Summary:
MS Electrical & Computer Engineering | University of Pittsburgh | GPA: TBD | Fall 2025-Spring 2027
BS Electrical Engineering | Autonomous Systems Concentration | Computer Science Minor | Frederick Honors College Joint Degree | University of Pittsburgh | GPA: 4.0 | Fall 2021-Spring 2025
Becoming a Graduate Researcher for the Space High-Performance and Resilient Computing (SHREC) Lab working on Digital Twin Technology with NASA.
Classes:
Dependable Systems
Linear System Theory
Optimization Methods
Juggling leading a 5-person Senior Design Team, Research for Credit with SHREC & NASA IV&V, and 2 Graduate Courses: Robotic Control & Extreme Environment Electronics
Classes:
ECE 1896: Senior Design
Project: CAVEMAN
Research for Credit
Robotic Control
Extreme Environment Electronics
Finished out my Computer Science Minor with the last 2 CS Classes. Took an additional 4 ECE Classes of varying topics.
Classes:
Intro to Space Engineering
Algorithms for Big Data
Project: Twitter Political Sentiment Analysis LLM
Electric Machinery
Intro to Image Processing
Data Structures & Algorithms 2
Computer Organization and Assembly Language
Study Abroad on the Energy and Electrification: Brazil trip through the University of Pittsburgh. Awarded a partial scholarship through the Frederick Honors College to attend the trip and write a blog about my experiences.
Check out my blog posts here:
pitthonors.blog
This semester, I TA'd for The Art of Making once again, along with finishing out my core degree requirements for Electrical Engineering. I also started taking classes for my CS minor again.
Classes:
Linear Control Theory
CyberPhysical Systems
Project: Autonomous Racing Challenge
Electronic Circuit Design Lab
Electromagnetics
Discrete Structures for CS
Music Engineering Laboratory
This semester, I took Junior Design and started taking core Electrical Engineering classes. I also started being a Teaching Assistant for an Engineering Design Class called The Art of Making.
Classes:
Junior Design
Project: Laser Tag Bop-It
Project: LiteMonitr
Project: 3D Matrix Light Chaser PCB
Fundamentals of Electric Power Engineering
Digital Signal Processing
Semiconductor Device Theory
Patients & Healers: Medical Anthropology 1
This semester, I took Junior Design and started taking core Electrical Engineering classes. I also started being a Teaching Assistant for an Engineering Design Class called The Art of Making.
Classes:
Microelectronic Circuits
Embedded Processors and Interfacing
Data Structures & Algorithms (C++)
Data Structures & Algorithms (Java)
Signals, Systems, & Probability
This semester, I took Junior Design and started taking core Electrical Engineering classes. I also started being a Teaching Assistant for an Engineering Design Class called The Art of Making.
Classes:
Linear Circuits & Systems
Digital Circuits & Systems
ECE Problem Solving with C++
Intermediate Programming in Java
ECE Analytical Methods (Calc 3, DiffEqs, LinAlg)
This semester, I took Junior Design and started taking core Electrical Engineering classes. I also started being a Teaching Assistant for an Engineering Design Class called The Art of Making.
Classes:
The Art of Making
Project: STABLE
Project: Pomodoro Study Cap
Project: Star Wars Robot Duel
Project: Interactive Culture Map
Project: Electronic Bathroom Timer
Project: Shoe Comfort Design Project
Honors Physics 2: Electricity & Magnetism
Differential Equations
Composing Digital Media
International Relations
This semester, I took Junior Design and started taking core Electrical Engineering classes. I also started being a Teaching Assistant for an Engineering Design Class called The Art of Making.
Classes:
Honors Physics 1: Mechanics
Honors Engineering Analysis & Computing
Project: MATLAB Choose-your-own-adventure Game
Engineering Composition
Calculus 3
All of the AP Classes I took in High School that are viewable and mostly transferred over to College.
AP Classes:
AP Calculus AB: 5
AP Calculus BC: 5
AP Statistics: 4
AP Physics C-Mechanics: 5
AP Physics C-E&M: 5
AP Chemistry: 5
AP Physics 1: 5
AP Biology: 4
AP United States History: 5
AP World History: 5
AP Psychology: 5
AP Literature: 4
AP Language: 4