About Me
My name is Akshay Raj Gollahalli (Akshay for short). I survive mostly on coffee. I am a designer, developer, software engineer, animal lover and a Ph.D. student.
In the year 1998, I went out with my mother, who is a social worker, to a free plastic surgery camp for poor in Hyderabad, India and then decided to become a doctor (a real one). That same year my father, who is an engineer, took me to a steel rolling mill, and then I decided to become an engineer. On 12th October 1999, my father bought me a computer, Intel Pentium III with 256 MB RAM (WHAT!?). I instantly fell in love with it.
My journey started with computers nearly 19 years ago, and I am very passionate about it. My interests are in research and development of Machine Learning, Neurocomputational Intelligence and Brain Computer Interface.
I constantly enjoy developing new software with functionality that would provide better user experience. I believe open sourcing software produces good and better results.
This website showcases my personal work, publications and tutorials. While you are at it, don’t forget to see me blog and please feel free to contact me.
Research Interests
- Machine Learning (Spiking and Artificial - Neural Network)
- Computational Neuroscience
- Brain Computer Interface
- Robotics
- Neuromorphic Systems
- Self-Driving Cars
- Computer Vision
Experience
| January, 2022 - Present | Software Engineer (C++) Fisher and Paykel Appliances., Auckland, New Zealand Android development |
| August, 2021 - Present | Lecturer Auckland Institute of Studies (AIS)., Auckland, New Zealand Teaching Fundamentals of Information Systems and Technology (COMP510) and Fundamentals of Computer Programming (COMP513) |
| September, 2021 - January, 2022 | Research Assistant Auckland University of Technology University., Auckland, New Zealand Develop software for Disaster Management Systems. Technologies: Java, Neo4J |
| July, 2020 - January, 2021 | Software Engineer AUT Ventures Limited., Auckland, New Zealand Machine learning models deployment in cloud on-demand. |
| February, 2020 - June, 2020 | Teaching Assistant Computer and Mathematical Sciences, AUT University., Auckland, New Zealand C Programming |
| February, 2020 - January, 2022 | Teaching Assistant Computer and Mathematical Sciences, AUT University., Auckland, New Zealand C Programming |
| June, 2019 - July, 2020 | Web Application Developer Asia Pacific Neural Network Society., Auckland, New Zealand |
| June, 2019 - July, 2020 | Researcher AUT University., Auckland, New Zealand Analysing and classifying spatio-temporal brain data for detecting pain. |
| August, 2018 - November, 2018 | Teaching Assistant Computer and Mathematical Sciences , AUT University., Auckland, New Zealand |
| June, 2018 - June, 2020 | Research Assistant Knowledge Engineering and Discovery Research Institute (KEDRI), AUT University., Auckland, New Zealand Worked on deploying Spiking Neural Network models on the cloud - neucube.io |
| February, 2018 - June, 2018 | Teaching Assistant Computer and Mathematical Sciences , AUT University., Auckland, New Zealand |
| July, 2017 - October, 2017 | Teaching Assistant Computer and Mathematical Sciences , AUT University., Auckland, New Zealand |
| March, 2017 - August, 2017 | Research Assistant Knowledge Engineering and Discovery Research Institute (KEDRI), AUT University., Auckland, New Zealand |
| February, 2017 - June, 2017 | Teaching Assistant Computer and Mathematical Sciences , AUT University., Auckland, New Zealand |
| July, 2016 - November, 2016 | Teaching Assistant Computer and Mathematical Sciences , AUT University., Auckland, New Zealand |
| April, 2016 - October, 2016 | Research Assistant Knowledge Engineering and Discovery Research Institute (KEDRI), AUT University., Auckland, New Zealand |
| July, 2015 - December, 2015 | Research Assistant Knowledge Engineering and Discovery Research Institute (KEDRI), AUT University., Auckland, New Zealand |
| February, 2015 - December, 2020 | Technical Support Knowledge Engineering and Discovery Research Institute (KEDRI), AUT University., Auckland, New Zealand |
| May, 2012 - February, 2013 | Jr. Systems Engineer Cheminnova Group of Companies., Hyderabad, India |
Education
| 2016 - Present | Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Auckland University of Technology |
| 2014 - 2015 | Master of Computer and Information Sciences (MCIS) (First Class Honors) Auckland University of Technology |
| 2013 - 2014 | Postgraduate Diploma in Computer and Information Sciences (PgDipCIS) Auckland University of Technology |
| 2007 - 2011 | Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad |
