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Open to Internships · 2026
Year 3 · Sem 5

Kayilainathan J

Exploring Digital Logic, Analog Electronics & Machine Learning. Designing from first principles.

Education
B.E. Electronics & Instrumentation Engg.
Madras Institute of Technology, Anna University
Graduating 2028
Kayilainathan J
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About

I’m a third-year Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering student at MIT, Anna University. Over the past two years, my curiosity about how complex systems work has evolved into a hands-on obsession with building them. I don't just want to understand the theory; I want to wire it, code it, and make it run.


From designing digital logic in Vivado and soldering IoT prototypes at hackathons to training predictive AI for functional safety, I love operating right where hardware meets software. My philosophy is simple: I build to learn, and I simulate to build better.

When I’m not buried in hardware data sheets or debugging code, you can usually find me touching grass—literally and figuratively—with my hackathon crew, TouchGrass.Devs. We thrive on the chaos of 24-hour sprints, whether we're debugging web interfaces under pressure or racing against the clock to hunt down IoT components.


Off the clock, I'm a massive film freak. I treat my Letterboxd diary like a second portfolio, tracking, rating, and overanalyzing cinematography. To unwind, I usually step away from the screens entirely to play the musical keyboard, or log onto Chess.com for a quick mental reset. I'm fueled by great storytelling, collaborative chaos, and a good Spotify playlist.

Highlights

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2nd Place & ₹10k — Techquest IoT-Hunt

Runner-up with team TouchGrass.Devs. Built an IoT drainage management system emphasizing real-time sensor data and rapid hardware integration.

REC Tech Event
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3rd Place & ₹4k — WebEscape Event

Earned 3rd place debugging advanced front-end logic challenges with team TouchGrass.Devs under strict competition time constraints.

REC Tech Event
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Event Organizer — Intecho'26 Code Craze

Core technical organizer for the MIT college symposium. Orchestrated coding challenges and coordinated all student team tasks end-to-end.

MIT Anna University

Experience

14 May 2026
→ 26 May 2026
13 days
Internship
NLC India Limited

Gained hands-on industry exposure in large-scale electrical power generation, industrial control systems, and automation instrumentation at one of India's largest public-sector energy companies.

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Projects

SIS Failure Predictor

Hackathon project integrating hardware monitoring and predictive algorithms on a real-world TRICONEX safety system by Schneider Electric.

Python Data Science ML
Depthra

AI-powered groundwater monitoring app analyzing DWLR station data from across India using machine learning data processing models.

HTML / CSS AI
Smart Drainage System

ESP32-based real-time drainage monitoring using ultrasonic and flow sensors for automated blockage detection and smart alerts.

Embedded C ESP32 Sensors
4-Bit ALU in Verilog

Simulated a 4-Bit ALU in Xilinx Vivado with 8+ logical operations. Functionality verified with a comprehensive testbench.

Verilog HDL Vivado
Spectral Analyzer

ESP32-based digital spectral analyzer using FFT processing to display frequency spectrum and Total Harmonic Distortion (THD) in real time.

ESP32 Arduino IDE
AC to 5V DC Converter

Bridge rectifier with PN junction diodes and an LM7805 linear regulator producing a stable 5V regulated DC output from AC mains.

Analog Electronics

Skills

Languages
C C++ Python Verilog
Core Concepts
Digital Logic Design Analog Op-Amps Machine Learning
Tools & Software
Arduino IDE Proteus MATLAB LabVIEW Xilinx Vivado VS Code

Courses & Certs

Dec 2025
Time Series
Kaggle
Dec 2025
Intermediate Machine Learning
Kaggle
Jan 2024
Introduction to Front-End Development
Coursera · Meta
Nov 2024
MATLAB Onramp
MathWorks
Jul 2024
Introduction to AI
Coursera · IBM
Jul 2024
TCS iON Career Edge — Young Professional
TCS iON

Let's Connect

Interested in working together or exploring embedded systems? Feel free to reach out.