Software Engineer
Java Developer

Right from my school days, I was very fond of programming. I still remember typing my first C program, making it print "Hello, Rakshit!" for the very first time. As I went through the book "Let Us C" by Yashavant Kanetkar and executing the sample code snippets, it was almost magic, being able to get the computer to do whatever I wanted, just by typing in just some characters, limited only by own imagination and ingenuity. Throughout high school and pre-university, I latched on to any ideas for projects I could get, moving from "Hello World" all the way to a complete Web Application, with dozens of mini-projects in between. During this journey I've learned many programming languages & technologies, tearing through any books or online resources I could find related to software development. I was still insatiable.

This passion carried me to pursue an engineering degree in Computer Science at UVCE which is one of the deemed institutions at my native place. It was here that I was exposed to various subjects in my field of interest. I realized truly how much there was yet to learn. For my first professional job offer at LGSI, I was given the opportunity to work on Android Mobile Development wherein I developed features and handled issues related to firmware upgrade. My second job offer was from Nokia, where I was involved in the development of features related to LTE technology.

Today I'm doing my masters in University Paderborn and also working as a research assistant (part-time) at Fraunhofer IEM on developing various features & fixing issues for CogniCrypt project. Most recently, I had been working on extending CogniCrypt to analyze Kotlin projects & Android projects. During my free time I either workout at the gym or practice playing guitar. I love meeting interesting people and learning new things, so please feel free to say hello and drop me a mail.