Pradeep Venkatachalam

Pradeep Venkatachalam has a diverse work experience spanning various roles and industries. Their most recent position is at Intrinsic ID, where they work as a Hardware Engineer since September 2019. Prior to this, they were a Campus Ambassador at TU Delft Student Ambassadors from March to August 2019.

In 2018, Pradeep held multiple roles at Delft University of Technology, including Blogger, Student Mentor for the Masters in Computer Engineering, and Graduate Teaching Assistant for courses in Security and Cryptography and Design-A-Chip. During the same year, they also worked as a Social Media Manager at the Micro-Electronic Systems & Technology Association (MEST).

In 2018 and 2019, Pradeep was a Project Student at Lizard.Global, focusing on the use of blockchain technology for secure and verifiable credential transactions in credit score calculations.

Pradeep gained industry experience as an Embedded Software Developer at Ford Motor Company from July 2016 to March 2017, working on implementing key functionalities in applications used in the Manufacturing Process. Before that, they were Lead Content Developer at Function Space, where they designed strategies for the STEM curriculum and attracted power users to the interactive content marketplace for educators.

Pradeep's work experience also includes positions as a Summer Research Assistant at the Indian Institute of Science in 2015 and as a Winter Intern at Invensys (now Schneider Electric) in 2014, where they received training on control systems and SCADA systems used in the oil and gas industries. Pradeep also interned as a Summer Trainee at Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited in 2014, gaining exposure to the telecommunication industry.

Pradeep Venkatachalam completed their education in a sequential manner. Pradeep began their academic journey at Abu Dhabi Indian School and obtained an All India Secondary School Leaving Certificate (CBSE Class X) in 2010. In 2012, they continued their studies at the same school and achieved an All India Senior School Certificate Examination (CBSE).

After completing their secondary education, Pradeep went on to pursue a Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) degree in Electronics and Communications Engineering at the National Institute of Technology Karnataka. Pradeep attended this institution from 2012 to 2016.

In 2014, Pradeep obtained the Cisco ICND1 certification from CISCO.

Furthering their education, Pradeep joined Delft University of Technology in 2017, where they pursued a Master's degree in Computer Engineering. Pradeep successfully completed this program in 2019.