Hi, I'm Vikram!
I'm a Computer Science student at the University of Pennsylvania minoring in Mathematics.
I am currently a Software Engineering Intern at Five Rings where I've joined 15 other students in a 9 week intensive program.
In the past, I worked at Susquehanna International Group as a Software Engineering Intern on the options market making "Super Quoting" team. I created an iterative stream processor that
analyzed billions of quotes we sent each day to stock exchanges, providing live metrics about and finding sources of issues in the quotes, helping the team to rectify issues in quoting algorithms and be alerted to market anomalies.
In addition, I've previously worked as a Software Engineer Intern at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory in their Force Projection Sector, as well as at Ethar Inc—an AR startup.
At Penn, I spend much of my time with Penn Electric Racing (PER), where I work as an embedded software and electrical hardware engineer,
designing the printed circuit boards and writing the embedded software for our team's battery accumulator. I am also a TA for a functional programming
and object oriented programming class (CIS120), and the VP of Technology on the Penn Engineering Council.
In my free time, I've always loved applying computer science and electronics to create projects that intersect with my hobbies,
from programming and building a satellite based aircraft radar, to making a website that generates jazz improvisations
over songs.
Besides engineering, my hobbies include performing jazz music (I play the Double Bass and Bass Guitar), playing tennis, Formula 1 racing, and aviation. In addition, I'm interested in foreign languages
such as Tamil and Spanish, as well as reading about history.