Software Engineer @ Apple working on privacy first analytics

Nitish Sakhawalkar • Software Engineer at Apple • Peerlist Profile

A Python based Natural Language Parser, generating Parse trees for user input sentences.
Utilizes WordNet dictionaries.

Python based Parser for English Language

The project uses Genetic Algorithm to train the weights of Feed Forward Neural Networks. The backpropagation algorithm has also been implemented separately, and performance has been compared for small and extremely large datasets.

Training Feed Forward Neural Networks using Evolutionary Algorithm

A Fuzzy ARTMAP based Neural Network Classifier Implementation in Java. Performance test on various datasets.
Implementation of MO GFAM (Multi Objective Genetically Optimized Fuzzy ART MAP) system, for optimization of the network. This techn

Implementation of FuzzyARTMAP Classifier and optimization through use of Multi Objective Genetic Algorithms

Implemented a system of 2 level filter caches using SimpleScalar and Wattch simulator.
Results showed a reduction of ~15% in overall CPU power consumption. Data Cache power consumption reduced by ~60%.

Design and Implementation of Two-Level Filter Cache to reduce CPU Power Consumption

+ Use of Open Source tools to obtain Code Coverage statistics for Automated and Manual Functional Tests on the Web Application client.
+ Code Coverage statistics for Unit Tests.
+ Integration of Code Coverage into the Team Foundation Server

Web Application Client Code Coverage and TFS Build Process Integration

Online product reviews are becoming increasingly popular in recent times and are also being used to measure the quality of the products involved. This project proposes and implements a system which on providing a set of customer reviews for

Extracting and Ranking Interesting Cellphone Features from Customer Reviews

Low cost, low power consuming, portable temperature display device.
Designed and implemented hardware circuit.
Languages and Tools Used: C for Embedded Programming, HiTech C Compiler, MPLAB IDE, Proteus ISIS(for simulation).

Temperature Sensor System – THINKLABS, SINE, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Worked at Persistent Systems Ltd (http://www.persistentsys.com/)
Android based client application for Chat and Spatial Messaging System, with location based features. Friend tracking, spatial messaging, and chat are the prominent features.


Splash It!: A secure and privacy preserving Splash Messenger

A software system to manage details of individuals, including personal and occupational details, along with a picture.
Users of the system were assigned specific roles, and had been granted specific privileges, according to type of user.
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