Available for opportunities · IIT Tirupati

Building systems that think, heal & sustain.

Mechanical engineer, AI builder, and maker of technology that exists at the intersection of hardware, intelligence, and human health. Currently at IIT Tirupati.

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About

Where engineering
meets imagination.

I'm a second-year Mechanical Engineering student at IIT Tirupati, driven by an obsession with building things that work — not just on paper, but in the real world, in real conditions, for real people.

My work spans the boundary between physical systems and digital intelligence. From AI wearables that monitor rural health to FDM solvers for battery thermal runaway, I approach every problem with the same rigour: deep research, first-principles thinking, and a relentless standard for execution.

I follow the startup and VC ecosystem closely, hold certifications from IIT Kharagpur and IISc Bangalore, and believe the best engineers are those who build AND understand why they're building.

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Journey
  1. 2024

    Joined IIT Tirupati

    B.Tech Mechanical Engineering — immersed in manufacturing, heat transfer, mechatronics, and mechanisms.

  2. 2024

    Guardian — Nation Builder Winner

    Built an award-winning AI wearable for rural health monitoring. Real hardware, real impact, national recognition.

  3. 2025

    LifeLine AI & Research

    Launched a healthcare AI assistant and initiated a circular manufacturing research programme at IIT Tirupati.

  4. 2025

    IISc & IIT Kharagpur Certs

    Applied ML from IISc Bangalore, DSA from IIT Kharagpur, Strategic ERP certification.

  5. Now

    Building & Exploring

    Deep in mechatronics, thermal systems, and startup thinking. Open to internships and research collaborations.

Expertise

Tools of the trade.

A toolkit built across engineering, programming, and design — everything needed to take ideas from concept to prototype to product.

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Mechanical Engineering

Expert

Deep foundation in heat transfer, advanced manufacturing processes, metrology and precision measurement, theory of mechanisms, and mechatronic system design.

SolidWorksANSYSFDM SolversEnergy2DMATLAB
02

Programming

Advanced

Full-stack capability from embedded firmware to web applications. Comfortable building production systems end-to-end — from sensor interfaces to cloud integrations.

PythonC/C++JavaScriptMATLABArduinoFirebaseHTML/CSS
03

AI & Machine Learning

Advanced

Applied ML from IISc. Built production AI systems including sensor fusion pipelines and LLM-integrated healthcare assistants. Comfortable with model evaluation and real-world deployment.

Gemini APISensor FusionLLM IntegrationModel Evaluation
04

Embedded Systems

Advanced

Hands-on with real hardware: Arduino-based PID control loops, encoder interfacing, motor driver calibration, PWM signals, and real-time telemetry dashboards.

Arduino MegaL298P Motor ControlPID ControllersQuadrature Encoders
05

Research & Technical Writing

Expert

Publication-quality literature synthesis and technical paper authoring. Experienced with structured academic writing, data visualisation for research, and LaTeX typesetting.

LaTeXLiterature ReviewData VisualisationAcademic Writing
Full Tech Stack
Python MATLAB C++ JavaScript Arduino Firebase HTML/CSS SolidWorks Energy2D LaTeX Git Gemini API
Selected Work

Things I've built.

From award-winning hardware to research-grade simulations — each project is a full commitment to craft.

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2024 Hardware · AI 🏆 National Award

Guardian

An AI-powered wearable device for rural health monitoring — delivering real-time vital sign analysis to underserved populations.

Challenge

Rural communities lack access to real-time health monitoring, leading to preventable deaths from undetected vital anomalies.

Solution

A wearable device combining sensor fusion, embedded ML inference, and IoT connectivity — bringing hospital-grade monitoring to the field.

Impact

Won the Nation Builder Competition for outstanding innovation and social impact in healthcare accessibility.

PythonArduinoMLIoTSensors
2025 Research · Simulation

Battery Thermal Runaway

2D transient FDM solver in MATLAB simulating lithium-ion battery thermal runaway propagation across a 4×4 cell pack with adaptive air-gap stepping.

Challenge

Thermal runaway in Li-ion batteries is a cascade failure with potentially catastrophic consequences — understanding its propagation is critical for safe battery design.

Solution

Explicit FTCS scheme on a 150×150 grid with active heat source modelling, 2D vs 1D deviation quantification, and safety window analysis.

Impact

Demonstrates that 2D spatial modelling captures propagation dynamics that 1D models miss, with direct design implications for EV battery packs.

MATLABFDMEnergy2DHeat Transfer
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2024 Software · Healthcare AI

LifeLine AI

An intelligent healthcare assistant providing symptom analysis, medication guidance, and health literacy support — built to be accessible by anyone.

Challenge

Healthcare information is fragmented and inaccessible. People need intelligent, contextual guidance rather than a search engine.

Solution

Conversational AI powered by Gemini API with Firebase real-time backend, structured health ontology, and a clean accessible UI.

Impact

Deployed as a working web application with real-time interactions and responsive design across all devices.

JavaScriptFirebaseGemini APIHTML/CSS
2025 Hardware · Mechatronics

DC Motor PID Control

Full closed-loop PID speed controller on Arduino Mega with encoder feedback, soft-start PWM ramps, and a live Python telemetry dashboard.

Technologies

Arduino Mega · L298P Shield · C++ · Quadrature Encoder · Python Real-time Dashboard · PWM

ArduinoC++PythonPIDPWM
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⚙️ 05
Manufacturing · Research 2025

Flexspline Machining

Comprehensive literature synthesis on advanced machining for flexsplines in strain wave gears — covering tolerances, surface finish, and process selection for robotics.

ManufacturingMetrologyLaTeX
🌱 06
Game Dev · Software 2024

ECOPOLIS

Browser-based ecological city-building board game with dynamic tile geometry, inner path logic, and a rich event card system. Fully playable in-browser, no plugins needed.

JavaScriptHTML CanvasGame Design
Education

Academic
Foundation.

2024 — 2028 Degree

B.Tech — Mechanical Engineering

Indian Institute of Technology, Tirupati

Core coursework: Manufacturing Processes, Heat & Mass Transfer, Theory of Mechanisms, Metrology & Instrumentation, Mechatronic System Design, Fluid Mechanics.

GPA: Strong Lab-intensive Research Track
2025 Certification

Applied Machine Learning

Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore

Supervised & unsupervised learning, model evaluation, feature engineering, neural networks fundamentals.

2025 Certification

Data Structures & Algorithms

Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

Algorithmic thinking, complexity analysis, graph algorithms, and dynamic programming.

2025 Certification

Strategic ERP

StrategicERP

Enterprise resource planning, business process integration, and operational strategy.

Experience

Hands-on
Building.

2024 — Present Builder

Independent AI Projects

Self-directed · IIT Tirupati

Designed and shipped Guardian (AI wearable) and LifeLine AI (healthcare assistant). Full-stack development from embedded firmware to web interfaces and ML inference pipelines.

Hardware AI/ML Full-stack
2025 Research

Circular Manufacturing Initiative

Research Programme · IIT Tirupati

Initiated and led a research programme exploring circular economy principles in manufacturing. Focused on lifecycle analysis, material recovery, and sustainable process design.

Sustainability Manufacturing Research
2024 Competition

Nation Builder Competition

National-level · Award Winner

Won the competition with Guardian, an AI wearable for rural health monitoring. Recognised for innovation, technical depth, and direct societal impact in underserved communities.

🏆 Winner Social Impact Innovation
Milestones

Recognition & milestones.

A curated journey through the moments that have defined the work.

2024
National Competition

Nation Builder Award

Won the national competition with Guardian — an AI wearable for rural health monitoring — recognised for outstanding innovation and measurable social impact in underserved communities.

2024
Product Launch

Guardian — AI Wearable

Designed, built, and deployed an AI wearable device for real-time rural health monitoring. End-to-end ownership: hardware, embedded firmware, ML pipeline, and IoT connectivity.

2024
Admission

IIT Tirupati — Merit Scholar

Admitted to B.Tech Mechanical Engineering through JEE Advanced — one of the world's most competitive engineering entrance examinations, with an acceptance rate under 1%.

2025
Certification

IISc Applied ML Certification

Completed Applied Machine Learning certification from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore — one of India's premier research institutions — covering supervised learning, model evaluation, and neural networks.

2025
Certification

IIT Kharagpur — DSA Certification

Certified in Data Structures & Algorithms by IIT Kharagpur, demonstrating rigorous computational problem-solving across graph algorithms, complexity analysis, and dynamic programming.

2025
Research Initiative

Circular Manufacturing Research

Initiated and led a research programme at IIT Tirupati focused on circular economy principles in advanced manufacturing — covering lifecycle analysis, material recovery, and sustainable process design.

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Testimonials

What people say.

Dinesh approaches every engineering challenge with remarkable depth. His work on the Guardian wearable showed not just technical ability, but genuine empathy for the end user. Rare combination.

Prof. Krishnamurthy Faculty · IIT Tirupati

Working with Dinesh on the thermal simulation project was genuinely exciting. He doesn't just solve the problem — he interrogates the assumptions, builds intuition, and documents everything meticulously.

Suresh R. Senior Researcher · IIT Tirupati

His Guardian project stood out among hundreds of entries. The level of systems thinking — from sensor selection to power management to the ML layer — was significantly beyond what we expected from a first-year student.

Neeraj Jha Competition Judge · Nation Builder

Dinesh is one of the few students I've met who genuinely bridges hardware and software. He debugs embedded systems the same way he reasons about machine learning — with rigour and patience.

Aditya M. Peer · IIT Tirupati

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Contact

Let's build
something great.

Open to research collaborations, internships, interesting projects, and conversations about the future of engineering and AI. Don't hesitate to reach out.

dineshpolavarapu66@gmail.com +91 7981271373
Visakhaptnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
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