I am writing to apply for Embedded Systems programme in EIT ICT Labs Masters School.

I am currently working as a Project Engineer in Wipro Technologies, India; a division of Wipro Limited.
I have been working on cutting edge technology in VLSI field such as System on Chip (Soc) and
Intellectual Property (IP) verification for around last two and half years. Before joining Wipro, I have
completed B. Tech (Bachelor of Technology) in Electrical Engineering from Netaji Subhash Engineering
College, Kolkata under West Bengal University of Technology. I am interested in pursuing path-
breaking research in the area of Embedded System in a world class research institute.

In last few decades, the field of Embedded System has shown huge technological dominance in the
sector of consumer electronics, industrial, automotive, medical, commercial and military applications.
Through this tremendous growth, Embedded System is having technological evolution and creating
opportunities for research in this field.

Since Embedded Systems are dedicated for specific tasks, Design Engineers have always faced
challenges to reduce the size and cost of products while increasing reliability and performance. With
everyday improvement of RISC processors, Embedded Systems are working with higher clock speed
and creating more challenges for Timing Analysis Engineers. There are also plenty of research
opportunities in studying Hard, Firm, Soft Real-time constraints and ROTS. These challenges make this
field as one of the most sought after research domain in recent years. In a nutshell, size, power, cost
and real-time constraints provide ample of opportunities which drive me towards pursuing a research
career in this field.

I have taken courses on Digital Electronics, Analog Electronics, Digital Signal Processing,
Microcontroller and Microprocessor, Electronic Communication among other courses during my B.
Tech which may be relevant in this field. In my B. Tech final year project I made a microcontroller
based real time system for optimal rescheduling of defrost cycle of an Auto-Defrosting Refrigerator to
shed the electrical load during peak hours. I feel that the knowledge gathered during B. Tech will be
helpful in pursuing master’s program.

Later, while working as an ASIC DESIGN & VERIFICATION Engineer in VLSI Business Unit of Wipro
Technologies, I have learnt and worked on IP’s like PCIe, AXI, AHB, APB and also verified ARM CM3
processor based SOC’s. I have extensively used EDA and CAD tools to run simulations, check
waveforms and to find bugs in the HDL and HVL codes while verifying the IP’s and SOC’s. I have also
learned UNIX and Perl scripting for being conversant to use EDA and CAD tools. Being a diligent and
team worker, I am confident in utilizing my experiences to full potential in performing my studies and
research.

I hope an internationally prestigious program like “EIT ICT Labs Masters Programme” will allow me to
pursue my career path through interesting research along with gaining more practical knowledge.