SIDDARTH SANKAR M J

GMVCU

• Developed and maintained the VirtIO sound an audio sharing solution for QNX hypervisor systems.
• Participated in bring-up and porting activities from Android guest to QNX SDP, facilitating the integration process.
• Designed the concept and implemented contiguous memory sharing between hypervisor and guest for VirtIO Sound.
• Debugged and resolved critical issues using GDB, meeting production deadlines 100% on time for milestone deliveries for various audio issues on VirtIO Sound, JACK, and QNX Multimedia Suite.
• Collaborated with suppliers on Video Codec topics, analyzing components to ensure compatibility and performance.
• Created a Remote target setup environment to improve the efficiency of various team members.

IDBUZZ

• Led development of a newer version of VirtIO sound for a new platform, enhancing audio capabilities.
• Implemented and improved unit tests for VirtIO sound, and coverage improved by 10%.
• Involved in deployment of VirtIO sound to latest builds.

IVECO

• Integrated Deva-csd2 and virtio-sound and brought up the audio from Android
• Designed and developed Hostless mode feature for Bluetooth phone call audio use case for QNX audio driver

Developed code review agent named Ariya during agentic AI hackathon.

• Achieved first runner-up position in competition.

Skills: Embedded C, Linux Kernel, C++11, Jira

• Participated in bringing up and porting the latest line card for optical networking solutions.
• Debugged and resolved bugs promptly, providing analysis to enhance software reliability.
• Participated in IQNOS platform-independent layer development activities.
• Provided services for the Infinera project

Skills: C, C++, Yang data model

• Developed firmware drivers for software-defined radio on dual radar system using Embedded Linux.
• Worked on the firmware driver development activities of Software defined Radio for a dual radar system on Embedded Linux.
• Optimized firmware to achieve 10% efficiency improvement.
• Worked on VHDL changes to add new control lines for radar systems on Zynq platform.
• Developed a GUI using QT designer and PyQT to control Dual radar systems and generate visuals of ramp generation based on various parameter inputs.
• Created new GNU Radio package for Gensys SDR platform to enhance functionality.
• Added new features to GNU Radio package to control various parameters.

Skills: Embedded C, VHDL, C++, Python, QT designer

• Enhanced functionality test case coverage for INIC platform based on API specification.
• Developed house support tool as part of the team.
• Participated in release testing for new versions, ensuring quality for delivery.