Hi, I am Samannoy Ghosh

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Who am I?

From tinkering with circuits in Kolkata, India to advancing Additive Manufacturing research at Rice University, my journey has been fueled by one question: How can the intelligent systems enhance human life as we know it? As a final year Ph.D. candidate in Mechanical Engineering, I merge AI, nanomaterials, electronic circuits, and hardware - developing ML-guided evaporative printing systems, 3D-printed biomedical devices, or self-learning robots.

What sets me apart? My cross-discipline experience: 2 years at Cognizant working on Salesforce gave me industry exposure, while my electronics engineering roots (IEM Kolkata) along with my mechanical engineering PhD and my research on biomedical devices, allows me to bridge the gap between software, electronics and mechanical systems. This cross-disciplinary expertise is reflected in my publications and patents.

I am currently looking for opportunities where I can apply this integrated knowledge to push boundaries in medical technology, autonomous systems, or advanced manufacturing. Bonus: I bring hands-on passion—literally. (Ask me about my drone and RC aircraft design hobby or my DIY electronics cluster in my closet!)

Academic Research Projects
Selected B.S. and Ph.D. research projects. Click each to know more.

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Gastric ingestible drug delivery device

Developed a gastric resident electronic device capable of remote sensing and on-demand wireless remote drug delivery

  • On-demand wireless remote drug delivery system
  • Gastric ingestible device with custom electronics for prolonged temperature sensing
  • Robust drug delivery mechanism with microneedles
Drug delivery Android Studio Cleanroom techniques Python
ML guided nanoparticle printing

Machine learning guided feature classification of evaporative nanoparticle printing

Designed a microfluidic mixer-driven nanoparticle printing and in-situ feature classification platform.

  • Integrated microfluidics for rapid in situ ink composition control
  • Developed an image processing toolbox to identify printed features
  • Implemented RF and SVM classification algorithm with upto 82% accuracy
Microfluidics Image processing ML Classification 3D Printing
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Diffusiophoresis-enhanced particle deposition for additive manufacturing

Developed diffusiophoresis-guided particle deposition for a versatile control over sessile droplet patterning process.

  • Developed microenvironment-controlled printing platform for guided droplet evaporation
  • Engineered gas-phase patterning via soluble ambient interactions
  • US Patent application 63/579,496
Diffusiophoresis Computer Vision Evaporative Printing
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3D printed self-learning 3-Sphere Robot for autonomous confined-space navigation

Designed a 3D-printed 3-sphere robot capable of self-learning locomotory gaits through Q-learning.

  • Developed 3D-printed robot with custom electronic boards and linear actuators
  • Implemented computer vision for real-time gait analysis and position tracking
  • Self-learning gaits using Q-Learning
  • Featured in AIS Journal cover
Q-Learning Color Tracking ESP32 Matlab
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Continuous Electrowetting of liquid metal for wearable biomedical applications

Demonstrated prolonged continuous electrowetting of eGaIn for 9 hours, suitable for wearable biomedical applications

  • Developed custom electronics to actuate liquid metal through a circular conduit
  • Demonstrated upto 9 hours of continuous actuation with non-toxic eGaIn
  • Potential to be used in micropump or actuator for wearable applications
Electrowetting Wearable devices Circuit Design Arduino CAD
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🏆 Semi-Autonomous Aerial Surveillance Platform

Developed a multirotor-based surveillance system with a tethered aerial dropping mechanism for deploying a ground rover.

  • Integrated air-ground system for multimodal surveillance
  • Servo-controlled tethered aerial dropping mechanism
  • Useful for surveillance in places with tree cover
Manufacturing Python CAD Computer Vision Ardupilot

Creative Projects
Exploring the intersection of technology and creativity through innovative and fun projects.

RC Aircraft Ground Control Station

RC Aircraft Ground Control Station

Designed a custom software dashboard for displaying real-time telemetry data from RC aircraft.

  • Real-time telemetry visualization
  • Customizable dashboard interface
  • Support for multiple aircraft types
  • Option to interface Python and OpenCV for real-time image processing overlay
Visual Studio C# Telemetry
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Palm-Sized PCB Quadcopter for Potential Swarm Applications

Assembled and integrated a palm-sized PCB quadcopter with GPS and IMU sensors, designed for swarm robotics.

  • Light-weight design incorporating GPS
  • Custom simplified design aimed at simpler integration to different systems
  • ESP32-based Wifi controlled
Embedded systems ESP32 EAGLE CAD
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Custom Flight Control Board for RC Aircraft

Developed a flight control board with specialized flight functionalities, with autopilot implementation in progress.

  • Custom FCB to aimed replace Ardupilot by having user-defined features
  • Can be integrated with Pi-Zero W
  • Supports External GPS, Compass, PPM-RC and 4 servos
Embedded systems IMU Pi Zero EAGLE CAD
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Semi-Autonomous RC Aircrafts

Engineered multiple RC electric aircrafts designed for autonomous waypoint navigation

  • Customized detachable design for portability
  • Flight testing with custom built flight controller in progress
  • Aimed for future use in rapid deployable medical delivery/SAR operations
Aeromodelling Mechanical design Custom flight controller
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Rover Platform for Competitions

Designed and developed a wide range of manual and autonomous robots that won 16+ prizes in tech fests in Kolkata, India.

  • RC control soccer playing and multi-terrain racing robot
  • Rovers with gripper arms designed for simulated rescue
  • Fairy weight battlebot
Mechanical Design Electrical Circuits Arduino
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COVID-19 Web Dashboard

Built a dynamic web dashboard that scrapes and displays real-time COVID-19 data from online sources.

  • Final project work for course ME 6250
  • Unique dashboard interface allows sorting by country and time scale
  • Multiple types of data plots for better visualization
Python HTML5 CSS JS Data scraping

Skills & Experience
Technical knowledge and skillset

Programming Languages and ML Tools

Python Python
C++ C++
C# C#
OpenCV Computer Vision
NumPy NumPy
Pandas Pandas
Scikit-learn Scikit-learn
RL Q Learning

Engineering Skills

Embedded Embedded Systems
MCU Microcontrollers
Circuit Circuit Design
3D 3D Design
HTML Web Development

Software Suite

MSOffice MS Office
Illustrator Adobe Illustrator
Solidworks SolidWorks
EAGLE EAGLE CAD
Matlab Matlab
VisualStudio Visual Studio
AndroidStudio Android Studio
Salesforce Salesforce

Research Skills

RM Research Methods
Technical Writing
Mentoring
Project Management
Teaching

Contact
Feel free to reach out to me for collaborations or just a friendly hello!

+1 801-792-9573 samannoy.ghosh@rice.edu