"It ain't about what's waitin' on the other side ... It's the climb"My supervisors and colleagues would describe me as a dedicated, hard-working, humble, proactive and innovation-seeking individual with good leadership skills. A perfectionist at heart, I love to explore new ideas and walk on untrodden paths in search of novel experiences. I am passionate about challenges in compiler construction and program analysis. I have worked as an SDE Intern at Mathworks, MA in the Matlab Coder team where I could explore challenges in these areas. I have over 3 years of experience in Compiler research and development at TCS, India.Furthermore, I am interested in computer systems and distributed computing and have a special affection for Linux based OS and its internals. Also, the current "data explosion" has got me enthusiastic about the prospects of applying advanced algorithms/machine learning strategies and process parallelization techniques towards solving Big Data problems. Out of my curiosity and self-motivation, I have completed several courses/projects in this field. In terms of research, I have co-authored a publication in the field of data mining. I am currently a Candidate for Master of Science in Computer Science at Northeastern University, Boston (expected graduation May 2017) and am looking for full-time opportunities.