$ whoami

Rahul Kannan

Software Engineering / Embedded Systems

STATUSOpen to SWE + embedded roles

BASEPortland, OR

FOCUSembedded + full-stack

EDUB.S. Computer Science, Oregon State

# about.md

Computer Science senior at Oregon State University with a focus on software engineering and embedded systems. I build end-to-end — from AI-driven healthcare prototypes down to firmware on a bare Arduino Uno. Comfortable moving between full-stack development, real-time signal processing, and AI-assisted workflows, and I like projects that touch both the code and the copper.

# coursework.md

SYSTEMS

Operating Systems I & II
Computer Architecture
Parallel Programming
Computer Networks

SOFTWARE & DATA

Analysis of Algorithms
Machine Learning
Databases
Software Engineering I & II

SECURITY & THEORY

Intro to Security
Network Security
Theory of Computation
Discrete Math

$ ls ./projects

Projects

AI / HEALTHACTIVE

Early Parkinson's Tremor Detection

A screening tool that tracks 21 hand landmarks in real time and extracts tremor frequency via FFT-based signal processing.

›Real-time hand-landmark tracking with MediaPipe
›FFT-based frequency extraction for tremor analysis
›NVIDIA Nemotron LLM generates plain-English explanations for patients
›Streamlit dashboard: live capture, FTM severity grading, downloadable PDF reports
›Optional OAK-D depth camera support for mm-accurate measurement

PythonMediaPipeOpenCVStreamlitReportLabNVIDIA Nemotron

WEB EXTPORTING

AO3 Kudos Checker

A Chrome/Firefox extension that detects whether you've already left kudos on an Archive of Our Own work, no login required.

›Manifest V3 background service worker, rate-limited to 1 fetch / 1.5s
›Per-work badge injection via content scripts
›Multi-username support with a local chrome.storage.local cache
›Built with Claude (Anthropic) for architecture, review, and debugging
›Currently porting to Safari (macOS)

JavaScriptChrome Extension APIService WorkersContent Scripts

EMBEDDED

Reactive Monitor Backlight

Arduino-driven ambient backlighting that samples the dominant colors on screen and mirrors them on an LED strip in real time.

›Live screen color sampling
›Real-time LED color mirroring over serial

ArduinoC++

EMBEDDED

LED Infinity Cube

An Arduino-powered LED infinity cube with Amazon Alexa voice control.

›Custom driving logic for the LED matrix
›Alexa voice-control integration

ArduinoC++

HARDWARE

Small Form Factor PC Build

Researched, sourced, and assembled a custom PC optimized for a small-form-factor case.

›Thermal and clearance-constrained part selection
›Full build and cable management

PC Hardware

SYSTEMSIN PROGRESS

Nand2Tetris — CPU Architecture

Working through the hardware-to-software computing curriculum, building a simplified CPU from logic gates upward.

›Logic gates → ALU → CPU → assembler → VM, built in sequence

Hack AssemblyVerilog

$ cat ./skills.pinout

Skills

LANGUAGES

JavaC++PythonJavaScript

EMBEDDED

ArduinoESP32Verilog

FRAMEWORKS

TensorFlowMediaPipeStreamlitOpenCVReportLabOpenAI SDK

BROWSER EXT

Chrome Extension API (MV3)Service WorkersContent Scripts

AI / ML

Claude APINVIDIA NemotronFFT Signal Processing

TOOLS

GitLinuxExcelSolderingPCB Design

$ cat ./leadership.log

Leadership

Officer — OSU Hackathon Club

On-campus Representative · Lead Officer · Treasurer

Helped coordinate multiple hackathons, fostering innovation and collaboration among students.

$ ./contact --init

Contact

Open to embedded systems and software engineering roles. Reach out directly:

rahul_kannan@kannan:~$ mail rahulskann03@gmail.com