University of California, Los Angeles
UCLA Master's Student in ECE with exp like NVIDIA and Texas Instruments
I am Vaibhav Malviya, and I am a second graduate student at UCLA pursuing a Master's in Electrical and Computer Engineering. I completed my summer internship at NVIDIA. I did my undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering at IIT Bombay and have over three years of experience as a Embedded Software Engineer at Texas Instruments. My background is in developing firmware for RTOS systems, GPU software, and machine learning on edge devices.
About me
- GenderMale
- Current academic yearGraduate student
- Age26
- Admission typeAdmitted as a freshman
- Academic focusEngineering
- Personality typeSomewhat extroverted
- College experience ratingAmazing
Tour type
- Campus tour
- Video chat
Hometown
Mumbai, India
Major(s)
Electrical and Computer Engineering specialization in Circuits and Embedded Systems
Extracurriculars activities
- Greek life
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Housing experience
- Dorm
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Describe your college experience
Transitioning to the quarter system at UCLA was a challenge, but it's been an amazing experience. The pace is fast, which pushes you to learn efficiently. My time has been a great mix of diving into fascinating coursework like GPU Microarchitecture and getting my hands dirty with practical projects.
Tip for future students
Don't forget to break out of the "UCLA bubble." Also, the Big Blue Bus is free for students and can take you straight to the beach in Santa Monica.
Favorite class
Not anything unique, but there are a bunch of classes that together, based on the specialization but will teach you a lot more than any textbook could. But again they are challenging as well.
Career goals
Hope to return to industry and work on smaller controllers, or systems for autonomous vehicles or robotics.
Ideal way to spend a free night
Grabbing some amazing food with friends from a spot in Sawtelle, followed by a trip to the Griffith Observatory. Otherwise, listening to some good music and a cup of chai.
High school or secondary school
Undergraduate: IIT Bombay (Indian Institute of Technology Bombay): India's #1 institute in Engineering
Previous college
Undergraduate: IIT Bombay (Indian Institute of Technology Bombay): India's #1 institute in Engineering
Meeting point
Bruin Statue on the University of California Los Angeles campus
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