• Northeastern University, USA     |       Sept. 2022 - May 2024

  Master of Science in Computer Science - 3.9 GPA

  Courses : Algorithms, Object Oriented Programming, Mobile Application Development, Computer Vision, Mixed Reality

  •     Teaching assistant for Mobile Application Development Course.

  •     President and Founder of NuXR : the club dedicated to XR.

• Visvesvaraya Technological University, India     |       2013 - 2017

  Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science

  Courses : Algorithms, Object Oriented Programming, Computer Organization, Microprocessors, Graph Theory, Operating Systems, Database Management Systems, Software Engineering, Computer Networks

  •     Mentor for the Microsoft Innovation Lab during UG, guiding juniors on their software projects.

• Cambridge Mobile Telematics , India     (June 2021 - Aug. 2022)

  Software Engineer II

  • Re-designed and implemented the new onboarding flow to induct new users on the DriveScape native android app.

  • Optimized data computations on the app for faster screen loads by 20%.

  • Wrote extensive unit tests using Junit to enable API testing and reduce code rewrite and redundancy.

  • Implemented and improved the browse and video request feature on mobile iteratively based on user feedbacks.

  • Refactored the app to facilitate the switch from the Bluetooth hardware to LTE, reducing the code base by 20% and app size by 66%.

• Cognizant, India     (Dec. 17 - June 21)

  Associate Developer

  • Led the immersive experience team, spearheading the design and development of proof-of-concepts (POCs) and minimum viable products for web-based augmented/virtual reality using JavaScript frameworks, HTML, and CSS.

  • Reduced experience creation time by 60% by developing a user-friendly web Content Management System (CMS) using Vue.js, Flask enabling non-technical individuals to create experiences without writing code.

  • Designed and developed a web shopping platform utilizing Angular and Flask framework, that leveraged AR/VR frameworks to enhance shopping experiences, resulting in a notable 30% increase in conversion rates compared to traditional e- commerce sites.

  • Implemented and improved the browse and video request feature on mobile iteratively based on user feedbacks.

  • Conducted demonstrations and delivered presentations on immersive solutions, such as WebXR Magazines, to communicate the potential applications of AR/VR in the entertainment, shopping, advertising and education sectors to teams, customers, and leadership.

• Absentia Virtual Reality, India     (July 17 - Dec. 17)

  Unity Intern

  • Created AR/VR experiences on mobile for clients for their customer engagement programs.

  • Optimized older VR projects to reduce VR sickness for a smoother experience, reducing user attrition by 50%.

  • Tested and validated packages for various features in sniper game, reducing development time by 20%.

• Mimyk, India     (Feb. 17 - Apr. 17)

  Unity Intern

  • Gamified the learning framework of the endoscopy simulator for an engaging experience.

  • Created realistic shader effects to make simulation look more authentic and appealing to users.

  • Wrote plugins to integrate haptic hardware with the simulation.

• UML generator | C#, Unity | GitHub

  C# tool that automates the generation of comprehensive class diagrams and performs in-depth analysis of dependencies among them.

• Wander Work | React Native, Firebase, Google Maps

  Cross Platform mobile app to find, add and review workplaces, utilizes firebase for auth and storage and Google maps API for seamless navigation.

• Aframe Components | JavaScript, Three.js | Wave Component | Clock Component

  Reusable components to be used in WebVR scenes.

• Furniture Store | Unity, ARCore | GitHub

  AR solution for online purchasing of furniture. Facilitates anchoring 3D objects to real world and manipulate them, for a personalized experience

• ArVA | Unity, ARCore, DialogFlow | Demo

  An AR based chatbot, integrated with google DialogFlow that simulates a humanoid virtual assistant that responds using actions and speech.

• ArGO | Unity, ARCore | Play Store

  An AR based building construction application developed for early prototyping.

• VR SUITE | Unity, Google Cardboard | Play Store

  An immersive VR game room with multiple arcade games,(Zombie attack, ball balancing, Shape creation) designed to be played with a google cardboard.

• Train Simulator | Unity

  A realistic metro simulator built to train metro drivers.

• Customer Behavior Recognition in Retail Store from Surveillance Camera | TensorFlow, Python

  Successfully developed and implemented a machine learning model that can recognize and differentiate different human activities in a retail store for product or anomaly analysis.

• Geometry3D | Unity, ARCore | Play Store , Demo

  Successfully developed and implemented a machine learning model that can recognize and differentiate different human activities in a retail store for product or anomaly analysis.

Hey! I am Kewal.

I am currently pursuing my masters in Computer Science at Northeastern and I bring with me over 4 years of valuable development experience in the technology field, across various domains and platforms.

XR enthusiast.

Hobby game developer.

A newbie surfer and scuba diver.