Software Engineer Development

Vaishali Hosagrahara

Campbell, CA ***** Phone: 248-***-**** E-Mail: ********@*****.***

Profile

Versatile engineer with expertise in software development, data analysis, visualization, GUI design, embedded systems, rapid prototyping, and quality assurance. Proven track record in architecting scalable solutions, developing diagnostic and prognostic algorithms, and conducting high-fidelity simulations. Adept at integrating complex systems within regulatory frameworks and collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive innovation in aerospace and advanced air mobility. Experience

Senior UAM Airspace Integration Engineer, Supernal September 2023 – Present Spearheading the integration of Urban Air Mobility (UAM) vehicles with ecosystem partners to develop scalable fleet management solutions. Responsibilities include coordinating with technology providers and regulatory bodies to ensure seamless UAM integration into existing airspace and infrastructure and trajectory generation. Designing fleet operation management tools, ensuring compliance with safety standards, and establishing performance metrics for integrated systems. Participating in SIL simulation in Avionics test bench. Software Engineer IV, NASA Ames Research Center (KBR-Tellus) March 2018 - August 2023 Developed and maintained software for diagnostic and prognostic algorithms in aerospace systems, including UAS and AAM. Collaborated with Nissan on autonomous mobility algorithms and created large-scale vehicle simulation architectures. Conducted Monte Carlo simulations for advanced air-traffic management, performed system modeling, and contributed to ATM research with KARI and DLR. Co-authored conference papers on airport performance simulations. Senior Software Engineer, Pratt & Whitney January 2014 – February 2018 Led the design, development, and support of control software simulation environments. Involved in requirements analysis, system architecture, algorithm design, and software verification. Mentored engineers and collaborated with global teams to ensure project success.

Technical Consultant, MathWorks, Inc. April 2007 – March 2011 Designed and programmed custom software tools for embedded C code generation, model-based design, and big data analysis. Managed client interactions, project scope, and budgets, and developed user interfaces using MATLAB, Simulink, and various programming languages.

Software Developer, EMAG Technologies, Inc. February 2006 – April 2007 Architected a radio wave propagation simulator and developed advanced CAD tools for electromagnetic applications. Implemented graphical user interfaces and managed software distribution using InstallShield. Computational Mechanics Engineer, Third Wave Systems, Inc. September 2003 – October 2005 Developed CAD/CAE tools for thermo-mechanical analysis and adaptive mesh generation. Conducted benchmark testing and quality assurance for software.

Software Developer, ALGOR, Inc. January 2003 – September 2003 Developed finite element analysis software for static stress, modal analysis, and buckling load. Provided quality assurance and enhanced user understanding through benchmark examples. Research Assistant, Beckman Institute for Advanced Science & Technology, UIUC. Jan 2001 – Dec 2002 Developed software for coupled electro-mechanical analysis of MEMS/NEMS, implementing acceleration schemes for solving high-dimensional matrix-vector equations.

Education

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign December 2002 Master of Science in General Engineering and Minor in Computational Science and Engineering Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur May 2000 Bachelor of Technology, Honors in Civil Engineering Skills

● Programming: C#, C, C++, Python (NumPy, Pandas, Matplotlib), Java, Scala, Perl, GRPC, REST, JSON, OAuth, Protobuf, ROS2

● Tools: Unity, MATLAB/Simulink, Eclipse, Visual Studio .NET

● Data Management: MS SQL, MongoDB, MapReduce, XML

● Simulation: ANSYS, ALGOR, NE/Nastran, AdvantEdge

● Platforms: Windows, Linux, Unix, Mac OS X

● Software Development: MVC, OpenGL, LLVM, Clang, JIT, CMake

● Data Science: Machine Learning, Big Data Analysis

● Version Control: Microsoft Source Safe, Subversion, Serena, Git, Perforce

● CI/CD: Atlassian products, Docker, Maven

Honors

● Institute Silver Medal and Ankul Chandra Sarkar Memorial Gold Medal for top B.Tech. (Honors) in Civil Engineering

● Sarat Memorial Prize for best woman student in the academic year 1999-2000

● Proficiency Award for best project work in Civil Engineering (1999-2000) Publications

● A. Chakrabarty, V. Hosagrahara, A. Lei, Design of UAM Network and Ecosystem Integration, AIAA 2024-0334, https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2024-0334.

● S. Schuet, J. Baculi, V. Hosagrahara, V. Stepanyan, K.J. Jarvis, K.S. Krishnakumar, Reasoning Services Exemplars for NASA’s Data and Reasoning Fabric, AIAA 2023-1658, https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2023-1658.

● Z. Zhu, H. Lee, V. Hosagrahara, Y.C. Jung, Investigating Effects of Controlled Flights through Fast-Time Simulation, Accepted at 2020 IEEE/AIAA 39th Digital Avionics Systems Conference (DASC).

● Z. Zhu, V. Hosagrahara, H. Lee, Y.C. Jung, D.L. Bakowski, Impact of General Aviation Operations on Airport Performance Through Fast-Time Simulations at Charlotte-Douglas International Airport, 2020 AIAA Aviation Forum.

● Z. Zhu, Y.C. Jung, Y. Eun, V. Hosagrahara, H. Lee, D.K. Jeon, Modeling Deicing Operations in Departure Scheduling using Fast Time Simulation, 2019 IEEE/AIAA 38th Digital Avionics Systems Conference (DASC), San Diego, CA, 2019

● Y. Eun, D.K. Jeon, H. Kim, Y.C. Jung, H. Lee, Z. Zhu, V. Hosagrahara, A Tactical Scheduler for Surface Metering under Minimum Departure Interval Restrictions, 2019 IEEE/AIAA 38th Digital Avionics Systems Conference (DASC), 2

San Diego, CA, 2019.

● H. Lee, Y.C. Jung, S.J. Zelinski, Z. Zhu and V. Hosagrahara, Fast-Time Simulation for Evaluating the Impact of Estimated Flight Ready Time Uncertainty on Surface Metering, 2019 IEEE/AIAA 38th Digital Avionics Systems Conference (DASC), San Diego, CA, 2019.

● V. Hosagrahara, K. Tamminana and G. Sharma, Accelerating Finite Element Analysis in MATLAB with Parallel Computing, MATLAB Digest Article, 2010.

● V. Shrivastava, N. R. Aluru, and S. Mukherjee, Numerical Analysis of 3D Electrostatics of Deformable Conductors using a Lagrangian Approach, Engineering Analysis with Boundary Elements, 28:6, 583-591, 2004.

● V. Shrivastava and N. R. Aluru, A Fast Boundary Cloud Method for 3D exterior electrostatic analysis, International Journal for Numerical Methods in applied Engineering, 59:15, 2019-2046, 2004.

● S. V. Rotkin, V. Shrivastava, K. A. Bulashevich and N. R. Aluru, "Atomistic Capacitance of a Nanotube Electromechanical Device, International Journal of Nanoscience, 1:3/4, 337-346, 2002. 3

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