1. Akash M. Mehta
Apt 504, 2715 Murray Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15217 ♦ akashm@cmu.edu ♦ (412)326-8747 ♦ www.linkedin.com/in/akashmmehta
EDUCATION
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA GPA – 4.0/4.0
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering May 2017
BITS-Pilani University, India GPA – 8.6/10.0
Bachelor of Engineering (Hons.) in Mechanical Engineering July 2014
SKILLS
Mechanical Design & Simulation Software: AutoCAD, Pro-E, Solidworks, Ansys Fluent
Programming Languages: C, C++ (proficient), MATLAB (proficient), Python (familiar), Java (familiar), CUDA
RELEVANT GRADUATE COURSES (* = spring 2017 courses)
Introduction to Computer Systems Machine Learning Engineering Computation
Computational Fluid Dynamics Computer Aided Design Molecular Simulation of Materials
Parallel Computer Architecture and Programming*
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Development of Multi-GPU Parallel Particle Dynamics Solver (Thesis) Fall 2015 to present
 Converted an in-house CPU based serial DEM solver (with Paraview/VTK visualization) to a GPU-based parallel code
using C++ and CUDA
 Implemented an efficient collision detection algorithm that detects particle collisions with O(n*log(n)) time complexity
 Added capabilities such as solid (.STL geometries) - particle interactions and hysteretic cohesive/adhesive forces
 Optimized the code to increase the coherence of the memory accesses for better cache performance
 Obtained net speedup of 240x over original CPU based serial DEM code
 Currently working on parallel processing on multiple GPUs with distributed memories
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Concurrent HTTP 1.0 Web Proxy Fall 2016
 Built a multi-threaded web proxy that accepts HTTP requests, forwards them to appropriate web server and relays the
response from the web servers to the clients
 Implemented a cache for the static web pages using reader-writer lock for race-free parallel implementation
GPU Parallel Fluid Flow Solver using Finite Difference Method Spring 2016
 Developed a GPU Parallel Navier Stoke's Solver using C++ and CUDA
 Validated our (Direct Numerical Simulation) DNS solver with Ansys Fluent's LES solver for a non-buoyant air jet
 Performed a DNS of buoyant hot air jet at the exhaust of a chimney with 4 million cells
Tool Path Generation and Optimization for 3D Printing Spring 2016
 Implemented a modified zig-zag (MZZ) path generation algorithm from published literature
 Implemented published optimization technique based on Genetic Algorithms and our own optimized version of MZZ
 Our algorithm produced shorter paths in lesser time than the published technique for all tested geometries
Simulation of two phase flow in a cyclone separator Spring 2016
 Simulated particle-gas two phase flow in a cyclone separator using Ansys Fluent
 Studied the effect of adding vertical loops before the inlet on the collection efficiency of the cyclone separator
 Observed that the collection efficiency decreases due to the pressure profile created by the loops near the inlet region
Development of Airplane Shooter - Typing game using OPEN-GL and C++ Fall 2015
 Collaborated in a team to create a 2D airplane shooter game that is designed to increase typing speed of the user
 Used Open-GL for graphics and object-oriented C++ programming for effective distribution of work among the team
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Carnegie Mellon University (Graduate Course Assistant) January 2017 – Present
 Responsibilities include creating & grading assignments and holding office hours to solve students’ doubts
Bangalore Integrated System Solutions – Illinois Tool Works, India (Intern) January – June 2014
 Wrote a program to control a robotic arm for automated welding over smooth 3D surfaces
 Wrote a C++ program to simulate heat transfer inside an Environmental Chamber using Finite Difference Method
 Designed an Environmental Chamber with Cryogenic cooling and Infrared heating mechanisms