Varun Singh
A graduate from Helsinki University of Technology and currently collaborates with Nokia Research Center in the field of Video Communication. Team member of the Aalto Entrepreneurship Society and brainstorming ideas with like minded people.
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Work status: | Full-Time Student |
| Website: | http://photos.varunsingh.net |
| Industries: | Computing, Information Technology, Internet, Lifestyle, Travel |
| Skills: | Business, C/C++, Engineering, English, Entrepreneurship, Languages, Languages and Platforms |
| Location: | Helsinki, Finland |
| Groups: | Aalto Entrepreneurship Society |
| Visas: | Finland, Permanent Residence permit, Type A |
| Interested in: | Brainstorming, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding team mates, Meeting new people, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Recruiting for my startup |
| Tags: | 3gpp, communication, europe, finland, ietf, mobile, multimedia, privacy, streaming, video |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Helsinki University of Technology—Communication and Networking Dept., Helsinki, FI |
| Position: | Researcher |
| Time period: | January 2007 - Present |
| Description: | Projects: IVIHUT (2006), AVoW (2007), MoViE (2008), GLASS (2009) more info at: http://www.netlab.tkk.fi/~jo/#projects. (Under the guidance of Prof. Jörg Ott)
Project Lead at TKK for projects in collaboration with Nokia Research Center (Jan 2009 - Present). Context dependent Multimedia streaming service: system architecture, signaling and algorithms for knowledge collaboration (crowd sourcing), rate control (using RTCP). Rate Adaptation schemes (signaling and algorithm) for conversational video in mixed wireless environments such as, Internet, UMTS. Error Resilience Schemes in conversational video communication in mixed environments and algorithms to mitigate them. Bluetooth for near contact message hopping between individuals or groups in a Disruption/Delay Tolerant Networks. Privacy, disclosure of information between individuals in closed groups. Course Assistant for Network Multimedia Protocol and Services (http://www.netlab.tkk.fi/opetus/s383152/ 2008, 09), Protocol Design (http://www.netlab.tkk.fi/opetus/s383157/ 2009, 10) - involves assignment development and grading. Teaching 15-20hrs on a graduate level courses (above mentioned) (Fall 2008 - Present). |
| Employer: | Project Work |
| Position: | Project Work |
| Description: | Global IP Realization: Holographic Quality Indicator a business spun out of a patent in collaboration with VTT, Finland. The business is in process of venturing out with emphasis on Quality indicators for vacuum packed and frozen food products.
Modz - A product development project in collaboration with Bloomjack Oy, Finland. We are building a consumer electronic device which helps motivate and reduce obesity in juveniles (8-12 year olds). The device along with its social network produces and environment where members (kids) can challenge themselves and others. http://www.mymodz.com/ New Venture Development-I: Basic market research and business plan writing for a Travel/Holiday Website that combines Air, Trains and car rentals along with possible Hotel information, (Autumn 2008). Prorocol Design: Designing a protocol for providing reliability over UDP, extending the protocol to provide extended reliability by adaptive FEC, Checking for Robustness and Scalability, (Spring 2007). Embedded Systems: Coding an algorithm for a self steering car, by detecting a line as track (ATmeg32), (Spring 2007). Network Multimedia Protocols and Systems: Developed a SIP Proxy to eavesdrop on a conversation using KPhone, SIP Express Router, VLC Player (for RTSP), (Autumn 2006). jEclipse v1.0: Undergrad Special Project. P2P Secure Messaging using RSA, MD5 and random circular positive shift cipher, http://jeclipse.sf.net (Summer 2003). Multimedia Laboratory: Optimization of JPEG Algorithm in C, IR Receiver using PIC16F84A to control WMPlayer, Printer interface using 80C51, (2002-03). VRSpreadsheet v1.0: High-school project. DOS-based, Lotus-123 look-alike, http://tcalc.sf.net (1999-2000). |
| Employer: | Nokia Research Center—Multimedia and Transports, Helsinki/Tampere, FI |
| Position: | External Researcher |
| Time period: | November 2007 - July 2008 |
| Description: | Developed "Context Assisted Streaming Service" proof of concept/prototype using Nokia N900/N8x0, Gnome Desktop and Darwin Streaming Server [Jan 2009-Present].
Developed Movable multimedia proof of concept/prototype for Nokia N95 using SIP/UPnP (DLNA). [Dec 2007-June 2008] Research work concerning Error resilience and Rate adaptation done in close collaboration with the team. [2007-present] Produce ideas which contribute to Intellectual Property and Patents - 6 Patent Pending applications. |
| Employer: | STMicroelectronics NV—Noida, IN/Paris, FR |
| Position: | System Software Programmer |
| Time period: | August 2004 - July 2006 |
| Description: | – Cellular Platform Team, Noida, India, May 05 – Jul 06
– Implemented the Still capture and Video Recording Sub-system (ECAM, DevVideo) – Integration of the above to the S60 application suite: Video communication, Camcorder and associated device drivers. – Symbian OS 9.x and Nokia S60 3.x Framework; Product: LG KS 10. – Cellular Terminal Division, Middleware, Paris, France, Aug 04 – Apr 05 – Implemented the Video and enhanced still-picture capability for 1.3Mpx Camera. – Carried out bug fixes in the middleware. – SolarisWorkstations, Mobile OS: Micro-chorus OS (ST Proprietary), Product: Alcatel Low cost mobile-phone. |
| Employer: | LG Electronics—Convergent Technology Group, Bangalore, IN |
| Position: | Products Intern |
| Time period: | March 2004 - August 2004 |
| Description: | – Developed and tested modules (Archiver, Tree Management) for the SyncML Client and tools
such as SyncML Test Server. |
PUBLICATIONS
| Papers: | A Rate Adaptation Mechanism for Conversational Video Communication in Heterogeneous Networks; Singh V., Ott J., Curcio I.D.D., pending.
Rate adaptation for conversational 3G Video; Singh V., Ott J., Curcio I., Proceedings of IEEE INFOCOM 2009Workshop on Mobile Video Delivery, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, April 2009. Real-time Transport Control Protocol Extension Report for Run Length Encoding of Discarded Packets; Ott, J., Curcio, I., Singh, V.; submitted draft to IETF/AVT WG, work in progress (2008). http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-ott-avt-rtcp-xt-discard-... Evaluation of Error Resilience Mechanisms for 3G Conversational Video; Devadoss J., Singh V., Ott J. et al., Proceedings of IEEE International Symposium on Multimedia (ISM), Berkeley, CA, USA, Dec 2008. Control over disclosure and privacy in a social environment, Singh V, Proceedings of the Seminar on Internetworking, Antti Ylä-Jääski, Laura Takkinen (eds.), TKK, FI, Spring 2008. |
| Patents: | couple pending with NRC (Multimedia/Video) [2007-*] |
INFORMATION
| Hobbies: | Cartooning, Photography, Reading. |
| Clubs: | Presided over the Computer Club at school (1998-2000). |
| Memberships: | Team Member of Aalto Entrepreneurship Society (AALTOES) http://aaltoes.com/team/ (2009-*)
IEEE (General/ ComSoc)/ACM (2007-*) EESTEC/IAESTE member (2006-*). Active member at the Mobile Monday, New Delhi Chapter. Member of university programming team, won inter-collegiate programming contests, 2001-03. Erstwhile member of the Delhi Amateur Astronomers Association (1995-2000), helped build an 8" reflector for the school over the summer of 1997. |
| Awards: | Awarded Nokia Foundation Fellowship, 5000 euros, 2010
Invited to Skype Developers Conference, 2007 Outstanding intern awarded by LG Elect. at the end of the summer internship, 2004. Appointed School House Captain, (11th Grade), 1999. Won 1st prize in inter-school programming contest in "dBase" (1998) and "C" (1999). Won 1st prize in Poster making competition on "Non-renewable sources of energy", awarded by the Govt. of Delhi, India, (1998). Was awarded the Annual All India EROSE Open scholarship for the year 1996-97. |
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Riku Seppälä
Pursuing MSc in Technology at Helsinki University of Technology.
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Burton Lee
A technology venture finance and innovation organization strategy and policy senior professional, working in Silicon Valley, WashDC and Europe. Invited speaker at VC/angel, industry, govt & academic conferences. Stanford Engineering adjunct faculty.