Shayan Majumder

Software Engineer and PhD Researcher specializing in autonomous systems.

Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Oct 2024 - present
B.E. Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, 2019 - 2023
Result: First Division

Org Admin (2024),Mentor (2024) ,Student Scholar (2021), and Open Source Developer, Remote, Germany, Jan 2021 - Present

Leading the initiative to build an Open Source Satellite Communications Chip.
Involved in creating hardware and software tools for satellite subsystems such as On Board Computer(OBC), Electrical Power Subsystem (EPS), etc.
Administrative duties such as grant proposal creation and documentations.
Developed CCSDS File Delivery Protocol for spacecraft communication, tested with ESP32 and ESA’s Java implementation.
Presented project at the GSoC final evaluation, earning a $1500 stipend.
Mentored a Python prototype project for the Unified Space Data Link Protocol (USLP) on LibreCube 1U rover.

Doctoral Researcher and Teaching Assistant(B37EE and B38EM) , Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, October 2024 - Present

Leading research on Satellite-on-Chip development, focusing on low-cost, modular designs for autonomous CubeSat systems, with applications in Earth observation and communication.
Working on LoRa-based communication modules for space applications, enabling efficient and long-range data transmission in low-power satellite systems.
Developing battery-free IoT sensors using energy harvesting techniques to support sustainable, low-cost deployments for remote sensing and monitoring.
Mentoring undergraduate students in B37EE: Introduction to Electrical and Electronic Engineering and B38EM: Introduction to Electricity and Magnetism, with hands-on guidance in circuit design, electromagnetism, and IoT concepts.
Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to design and test autonomous subsystems, advancing innovative solutions for space-grade IoT and communication technologies.

Software Engineer, Hyderabad, India, June 2023 - September 2024

Led SAP CPI implementation for global payroll automation, building over 15 interfaces.
Mentored interns and new hires, enhancing their technical skills and guiding best practices.

Software Engineering Intern, 4G Team, Bangalore, India, June 2022 - Dec 2022

Developed a RAN network performance log analysis tool, reducing manual analysis time by 75%.
Automated log file analysis, boosting analysis efficiency for telecom vendors by 80%.
Completed training in 4G/5G architectures and passed the Samsung Software Competency Test.

Womanium Quantum + AI Program 2024 - Participated in a program on Quantum Computing, covering AI/ML and advanced algorithms.
IBM Quantum Challenge 2024 (Certified) - Built quantum circuits using Qiskit SDK and gained foundational quantum computing skills.
IETE Journal of Research - Reviewer since June 2023, reviewing papers on IoT and digital communications.
IEEE ANTS 2023 - Led the development of an optimized fuzzy LEACH algorithm for UAV swarm communication in urban settings.
International Astronautical Congress 2021 - Presented two CubeSat communication system research papers for Team Anant (BITS Pilani).
LIGO-Virgo Collaboration Workshop - Participated in gravitational wave data analysis and identified black hole merger events.

Tuned Mass Damper - Used Arduino and MATLAB to demonstrate earthquake vibration damping in skyscrapers.
Arduino Anemometer - Built an anemometer with Arduino, achieving 88% accuracy in wind speed measurement.
Amaze Safe (Amazon HackOn 2021) - Developed an ESP32-based package tracking solution, reaching semi-finals.
Multi-Cycle Processor Design - Implemented a 16-bit RISC processor and floating-point units using Verilog.
OData Meta Data Navigator - Developed a GUI in Python using Dijkstra’s algorithm for navigating OData entities in SAP Successfactors.