Harshal Vaidya
Project Intern
Experience
Project Intern
Global Shapers Stuttgart Hub
- Part of sustainability workshops and youth development sessions (“Purpose Factory”).
Band Representative
International Music Club — University of Stuttgart
- Managing a multicultural band of 20+ members and organising intercultural university events.
MSc. in Information Technology
University of Stuttgart
- Relevant Courses: Software Engineering for Real-Time Systems; Machine Learning; Semiconductor Engineering IV.
AI-Based Adaptive Traffic Signal
Technical Project
- Designed a camera-based traffic management system that detects and quantifies traffic density in each lane.
- Used OpenCV for vehicle detection, preprocessing, and density measurement using techniques such as grayscale conversion, histogram equalisation, and Haar cascade classifiers.
Big Data Analyst Intern
Trans Asian Chamber Of Commerce & Industry (TACCI)
- Built ETL pipelines in Apache Spark to aggregate trade and logistics data from CSV, SQL, and API sources, improving processing reliability across large datasets.
- Integrated Matplotlib and Seaborn for exploratory data visualisation, helping the analytics team communicate key insights effectively.
- Automated data cleansing scripts with Python and Spark SQL to remove duplicates, standardise date formats, and validate missing values, improving dataset consistency.
IoT Based Autonomous Vehicle with Lane and Traffic Light Detection
Technical Project
- Implemented Hough Circle Transform–based detection to accurately classify traffic light colours (red, yellow, green) and trigger motion control commands.
- Developed a computer vision pipeline using HSV color masking, Canny edge detection, and Hough Transform to identify lane boundaries and determine vehicle path.
B. Tech in Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering
Dwarkadas J Sanghvi College of Engineering
- Relevant Courses: Machine Learning for Signal Processing; Neural Network Fuzzy Logic; Digital Signal Processing.
IoT to Product Design Intern
University of Mauritius and TACCI
- Designed and developed an autonomous vehicle prototype using Arduino Uno for sensor control and Raspberry Pi 3 as the primary processing unit for real-time image analysis.
- Created an IoT telemetry system for live vehicle monitoring and data logging, supporting iterative performance tuning.
- Used MATLAB simulations for motion control modelling and PID optimisation, enhancing overall system responsiveness.
Diploma in Electronics Engineering
Government Polytechnic Mumbai
- Relevant Courses: Advance Microcontroller; Power Electronics; Control System; Mobile Communications.
Industries Experience
See where this freelancer has spent most of their professional time. Longer bars indicate deeper hands-on experience, while shorter ones reflect targeted or project-based work.
Experienced in Education (5.5 years), Manufacturing (3 years), Telecommunication (3 years), Information Technology (2.5 years), Arts and Crafts (1.5 years), and Automotive (1.5 years).
Business Areas Experience
The graph below provides a cumulative view of the freelancer's experience across multiple business areas, calculated from completed and active engagements. It highlights the areas where the freelancer has most frequently contributed to planning, execution, and delivery of business outcomes.
Experienced in Research and Development (8.5 years), Product Development (5.5 years), Project Management (1.5 years), Information Technology (1.5 years), Sustainability Management (0.5 years), and Business Intelligence (0.5 years).
Skills
Hardware Design: Raspberry Pi 4, Arduino Microcontroller, Antenna, Fiber Optics.
Programming Languages And Tools: Python (Data Analysis); Matlab (Signal Processing).
Languages
Education
University of Stuttgart
Information Technology · Information Technology · Stuttgart, Germany
Dwarkadas J Sanghvi College of Engineering
Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering · Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering · Mumbai, India
Government Polytechnic Mumbai
Diploma in Electronics Engineering · Electronics Engineering · Mumbai, India
Profile
Frequently asked questions
Do you have questions? Here you can find further information.
Where is Harshal based?
What languages does Harshal speak?
How many years of experience does Harshal have?
What roles would Harshal be best suited for?
What is Harshal's latest experience?
What companies has Harshal worked for in recent years?
Which industries is Harshal most experienced in?
Which business areas is Harshal most experienced in?
Which industries has Harshal worked in recently?
Which business areas has Harshal worked in recently?
What is Harshal's education?
What is the availability of Harshal?
What is the rate of Harshal?
How to hire Harshal?
Average rates for similar positions
Rates are based on recent contracts and do not include FRATCH margin.
Similar Freelancers
Discover other experts with similar qualifications and experience
Experts recently working on similar projects
Freelancers with hands-on experience in comparable project as a Project Intern
Nearby freelancers
Professionals working in or nearby Stuttgart, Germany