Mission

I am Charudatta Gurudas Korde — an engineer, developer, researcher, and educator driven by curiosity and depth. I think in systems. I build with intention. I research with discipline. And I teach to simplify complexity. My work lives at the intersection of architecture and abstraction — where ideas become structured systems and theory becomes implementation. I am drawn to decentralized technologies, open knowledge, and designing solutions that are minimal yet comprehensive. Beyond engineering, I am a lifelong learner. I enjoy binge-watching anime, exploring good food, gardening, reading, and coding not just as a profession but as a creative outlet. I value rest and reflection as much as productivity. I am also spiritual at heart. I believe technology should not only advance capability but also elevate awareness. For me, growth is holistic — intellectual, creative, and inner. Currently, I am exploring new creative dimensions — gaming, photography, cartooning, and storytelling — expanding not just as a technologist, but as a creator. I build systems with logic, explore ideas with curiosity, and live with awareness.

Education

  • Ph.D. in VLSI & Reconfigurable Computing
    Research focus: Hardware acceleration of GANs on FPGA-based edge devices
    2017 - 2026 (Expected)
  • M.Tech. in Microelectronics
    2015 - 2017 • 80%
  • B.E. in Electrical & Electronics Engineering
    2011 - 2015 • 76%
  • Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSSC)
    2009 - 2011 • 72%
  • Secondary School Certificate (SSC)
    1999 - 2009 • 69%

Experience

  • Contract Lecturer
    National Forensic Sciences University (2024 - Present)
    Teaching Incident Response and Vulnerability Assessment & Penetration Testing (VAPT), integrating applied cybersecurity practice with system-level analysis and research-informed instruction.
  • Visiting Faculty
    Goa Polytechnic College (2024)
    Conducted laboratory instruction in Basic Electronics, emphasizing circuit fundamentals, measurement techniques, and applied engineering principles.
  • Research Scholar
    National Institute of Technology Goa (2018 - Present)
    Doctoral research in FPGA-based AI acceleration, focusing on GAN architectures, hardware-software co-design, and resource-efficient intelligent systems. Contributed to academic mentoring and laboratory guidance as Teaching Assistant.
  • Software Validation Engineer
    Intel (2019)
    Validated Quartus tool flows, contributing to verification processes, workflow robustness, and software quality assurance.
  • Independent Research & Open-Source Development
    2015 - Present
    Led analytical and software development projects spanning medical signal analysis, data-intensive systems, and automation tooling. Contributed open-source utilities supporting documentation generation, file system organization, and programmatic graphics.

Skills

Core Expertise

Python FPGA Design GAN Architectures Edge AI Distributed Systems Blockchain (P2P)

Programming & Hardware

Verilog VHDL C CUDA MATLAB LaTeX

AI / ML Stack

PyTorch TensorFlow NumPy Scikit-Learn Stable Diffusion LLM Integration

Security & Systems

Malware Analysis VAPT Incident Response Cryptography Secure Architectures

Achievements

  • Contract Lecturer
    National Forensic Sciences University (2024 - Present)
    Teaching Incident Response and Vulnerability Assessment & Penetration Testing (VAPT), integrating applied cybersecurity practice with system-level analysis and research-informed instruction.
  • Visiting Faculty
    Goa Polytechnic College (2024)
    Conducted laboratory instruction in Basic Electronics, emphasizing circuit fundamentals, measurement techniques, and applied engineering principles.
  • Research Scholar
    National Institute of Technology Goa (2018 - Present)
    Doctoral research in FPGA-based AI acceleration, focusing on GAN architectures, hardware-software co-design, and resource-efficient intelligent systems. Contributed to academic mentoring and laboratory guidance as Teaching Assistant.

Achievements & Mentorship

  • Guided 6 Postgraduate Students in Thesis Writing — Mentored research scholars in problem formulation, experimental design, system implementation, and academic structuring across AI, GAN optimization, and hardware-accelerated architectures.
  • Cleared Stage 1 - AI Grand Challenge — Successfully qualified in the initial evaluation round of the national-level AI Grand Challenge, demonstrating applied problem-solving capability in competitive research settings.
  • Completed 5K Marathon — Demonstrated discipline, endurance, and long-term consistency—traits directly aligned with sustained research and systems engineering work.
  • Presented Research in Poster Competition — Topic: Edge computing optimization techniques. Received positive recognition for clarity of communication across technical and non-technical audiences.
  • State-Level Chess Tournament Competitor — Strengthened strategic reasoning, foresight, and pattern recognition— skills transferable to AI modeling and distributed systems design.
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