Education Timeline

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

  • University of Pittsburgh - MS ECE

    Fall 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

  • University of Pittsburgh - BS EE

    Spring 2025

    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

  • University of Pittsburgh - BS EE

    Fall 2024

    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

  • University of Pittsburgh - BS EE

    Summer 2024

    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/author/kushalp17

  • University of Pittsburgh - BS EE

    Spring 2024

    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

  • University of Pittsburgh - BS EE

    Fall 2023

    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

  • University of Pittsburgh - BS EE

    Spring 2023

    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

  • University of Pittsburgh - BS EE

    Fall 2022

    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)

  • University of Pittsburgh - BS EE

    Spring 2022

    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

  • University of Pittsburgh - BS EE

    Fall 2021

    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

  • High School

    Fall 2017 - Spring 2021

    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