Kunaal Kiran Kumar

Kunaal Kiran Kumar, B.Eng.

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M.Sc. Information Technology, University of Stuttgart | Specialization: Embedded Systems

Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Experience

Embedded Systems Lead - Firmware

Flomobility Pvt Ltd June 2024 - January 2026 View Certificate

Responsibilities:

  • Firmware Architecture & Design
  • Electronics Integration

Assistant Embedded Design Engineer

DDM, Indian Institute of Science November 2023 - June 2024 View Certificate

Role: Lead Firmware Engineer - Project: LifeBox

  • Firmware Architecture & Design
  • Electronics & Mechanical Integration
  • Digital/Programmable Components Selection
  • Touch Display GUI Design
  • Risk Analysis & FMEA
  • Role: Firmware Engineer - Project: InsuFlo

    • Firmware Development

Graduate Intern - Embedded Design

CPDM, Indian Institute of Science August - October 2023 View Certificate

Project - LifeBox

  • Firmware Development
  • Electronics and Mechanical Integration

Firmware Development Intern - R&D Electronics

Inverted Energy Pvt. Ltd. February - July 2023 View Certificate

Project - USB to CAN Converter

  • Firmware Development
  • BMS Software Testing

Education

M.Sc. Information Technology - Embedded Systems

University of Stuttgart, 2026-Present
Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

B.E. Electronics & Computer Science

Chitkara University, 2019-2023
Chandigarh, Punjab, India

Senior Secondary (Class 12)

St. Joseph’s PU College, 2017-2019
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Secondary (Class 10) - ICSE

St. Joseph’s Boys’ High School, 2016-2017
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Skills

Software

C/C++ Python Web Development UI Software Design

Hardware

STM32 (HAL) ESP32 (ESP-IDF) Arduino ESP8266

Expertise

Digital Electronics FreeRTOS TouchGFX Software Architecture

Fundamentals

Machine Learning Image Processing PCB Design Process

Projects

Material Movement Robot

Drive-by wire control and cloud data collection for Autonomous Robot

A version of this robot was completed in 2025 using PMDC Motors in 4x4 configuration. A newer version of this was completed in 2026 using BLDC motors and switching the electrical actuators to hydraulic actuators. A brief document about the BLDC version is available here. A detailed brochure about the PMDC-based robot and its data collection and UI page is attached below.

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Base Station

GPS - RTK Base Station

2025, FloMobility - Bangalore

The GPS RTK Base Station is a fully user-configurable device that transmits RTCM data to the server for the rovers to pick-up and use to obtain highest level of accuracy in GPS coordinates. The network, server information, and static/survey positioning are web-UI configurable. A product information brochure is available below.

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LifeBox

An organ preservation device

2024, IISc Bangalore

LifeBox is a medical device that is used to preserve and monitor an out-of-body organ and maintain the vitality of the organ over a significantly higher period of time when compared to all the primitive transportation ice boxes. Based on terms of NDA, publicly available information about the project is provided in a brief report below.

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USB to CAN Converter

Accessory for CAN-based Devices

2023, Inverted Energy Pvt Ltd

The USB to CAN Converter is a device used to transmit and receive data between the BMS and the PC User Interface of the same. It is also capable of decoding data using DBC and logging it in a memory card. It can also work using wireless communication ports such as Bluetooth. A drive folder is available below with an earlier version of the firmware and user interface.

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Eye Gaze & Squint Prediction

Image processing for ML - Algorithm

2022, CURIN R&D Project

This project of Chitkara University Research & Innovation Network (CURIN) processes video footage in a webserver, where a python algorithm processes the image and generates a dataset. This dataset is used to detect squint using ML. The dataset generator repository is publicly available below.

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Traffic Control (ESP-NOW)

Multi-controller communication

2021, Smart Indian Hackathon

This project was a finalist (Top 5) in Smart India Hackathon 2022, uses a secure and encrypted Wi-Fi protocol on ESP32 to transmit data and gives control of the flow of traffic of any signal to the assigned police officer. An image of the setup designed by our team is available in the file below.

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Hospital Automation System

Web-based Google Firebase System

2020, B.E. Engineering Project

This is a web portal that connects an entire hospital to a database, monitors every room and patient using sensors connected to ESP8266 and also manages - doctors, schedules and appointments, emergency alarms and notifications. A major part of the project is in the below repository.

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Smart Farming System

IoT-based System on Google Firebase

2019, B.E. Engineering Project

This project can provide a farmer access to the farm weather and soil conditions monitored on ESP32 and provides a web-dashboard hosted on Google Firebase, and also controls the motors for the irrigation system. The project is in the below repository.

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Activities

  • Head organizer of TecHacks 3.0 student-run hackathon at Chitkara University, February 2023
  • President of Institution of Engineers India (IEI), Student Chapter, 2022 - 2023
  • Editor-in-chief of the Editorial Team, Department of Electronics, 2021 - 2022
  • Rajya Puraskar Scout in the Bharat Scouts and Guides (BS&G) Karnataka, 2017
  • Bharat Scouts & Guides - Served as patrol leader of the scout patrol, 2016 - 2017

References

Mr. Alok Mishra

M.Tech (Ongoing), IIT Patna

Senior Embedded Engineer, Exicom

Prof. Dr. Amit Kumar

Ph.D., Chitkara University

Assistant Professor, ECE

Prof. Dr. Shivani Malhotra

Ph.D., Chitkara University

Dean, Department of ECE

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