Arupananda Sengupta
B.Tech. degree in Biotechnology and Biochemical Engg., pursuing MTech from IIT. Governor at the Western Technology Music Society.
| Headline: | Engineer |
| Skills: | C/C++, Engineering, Languages and Platforms, Software Engineering, SQL, Web Development |
| Interested in: | Consulting opportunities, Finding team mates, Meeting new people, Providing services to startups, Trading services |
| Schools: | Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Western Technology Music Society |
| Position: | Governor |
| Time period: | January 2008 - Present |
| Description: | Organizing the annual production of the 21 members strong society on 3rd November with an audience of over 300 in number |
| Employer: | Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur |
| Position: | Projects |
| Description: | • COMPLETED:
o Prediction of rate of outcoming flux of a novel process of electro-ultrapurification of pectin under given operating conditions using artificial neural networks under Prof. S K Barai, Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Kharagpur.(2006) o B.Tech. Project: Isolation and quantification of phenolic acids from Santalum album under Prof. S Dey, Department of Biotechnology, IIT Kharagpur. • ONGOING: o M.Tech. Project: Isolation and quantification of novel plant metabolites from Amaranthus tricolor under Prof. S.Dey, Department of Biotechnology, IIT Kharagpur |
| Employer: | National Chemical Laboratories DEPARTMENT: Biochemical engineering |
| Position: | Trainee |
| Time period: | May 2007 - June 2007 |
| Description: | The work – Production, purification and kinetic studies of the enzyme β-galactosidase from Aspergillus Oryzae under Dr. R.V.Gadre.
17 batches of solid state fermentation was performed and 25mg of the enzyme of activity 3.16 units was recovered. Kinetic studies was performed to find a viable lactose conversion rate confirming the activity of the enzyme. |
| Employer: | Genesis |
| Position: | Head, Sponsorship and Events |
| Time period: | January 2007 - December 2008 |
| Description: | Management of the aforementioned in the first edition of the annual fest of the Department of Biotechnology, IIT Kharagpur finally saw light with over 130 participants in 9 events. |
| Employer: | Nehru Hall |
| Position: | Captain, Inter Hall Choreography and Bengali Dramatics |
| Time period: | January 2007 - December 2008 |
| Description: | Silver and Gold in Choreography and Bengali Dramatics respectively |
| Employer: | Kshitij |
| Position: | Event Head, Corporate Debate |
| Time period: | January 2006 - December 2007 |
| Description: | Management of one of the most professional events which was introduced for the first time in that year |
| Employer: | Kshitij |
| Position: | Core Team Member |
| Time period: | January 2005 - December 2006 |
| Description: | Publicity for the fest in 12 colleges in Jaipur and Udaipur and arena management in the largest techno-management fest of Asia with over 1500 particiants |
EDUCATION
| University: | Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur |
| Time period: | 2008 |
| Degree: | Dual Degree (B.Tech. and M.Tech.) in Biotechnology and Biochemical Engg. |
PUBLICATIONS
| Papers: | • Fuzzy modelling of diagnostic attributes for classifying stroke classes
• Analysis of heart rate data and classification into diseases using artificial neural networks • Use of genetic algorithm to deal with repetitions in sequencing-by-hybridization - all above under Prof. S K Barai, Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Kharagpur |
INFORMATION
| Sports: | Table Tennis |
| Hobbies: | • Drummer and percussionist of the hall’s music team (Gold and silver in inter halls western and eastern groups events respectively in 2007) |
| Memberships: | • Member of the Technology Dramatics Society, IIT Kharagpur as well as the Inter Hall Dramatics team (Gold in English, Bengali and Hindi English Dramatics in 2006, 2007 and 2008)
• Have worked in various NGOs such as Thalassaemia Welfare Society of Burdwan and Helpage India during school years. |
| Awards: | • Ranked in the top 2% out of 180,000 candidates who appeared for the Joint Entrance Examination for the Indian Institutes of Technologies in 2004
• Ranked in the top 3% out of 45,000 candidates who appeared for the Joint Entrance Examination for the West Bengal Engineering colleges, 2004. • Placed in national top 1% out of 31459 candidates in the National Standard Examination in Physics, 2003-04 • Selected amongst the 750 scholars out of 350,000 in the National Talent Search Examination conducted by NCERT in the year 2002. • Ranked amongst the top 100 in the final round of the 3rd National Science Olympiad in 2001. • Secured Grade ‘A’ in the Achievement-Cum-Diagonistic Test in Mathematics in 7th Grade. • Secured Grade ‘A’ in the Science Aptitude and Talent Search Test in 4th Grade. • Awarded Third Prize in the Group Choir event in the I.C.S.E. Inter School Cultural Festival’01, Durgapur. • Stood 3rd in Eastern region in the School Science Quiz hosted at COMPOSIT 2003, Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engg., IIT Kharagpur |
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KRISHAK
67% Indians are employed in agriculture,yet it contributes to only 19% of its GDP.Rice being the staple food of 65% Indians,KRISHAK will provide a cheap and fully indigenous Mechanical Rice Transplanter for the poor Indian farmers to bridge this gap.
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Arindam Mukherjee
Industrial Engg. & Mgmt. graduate from IIT Kharagpur, currently working as Co-Founder and VP, Business Development & Brand Strategy at Green Hat Ventures, Mumbai.