Asha Bhandarkar

Hello! My name is Asha Bhandarkar! I’m an embedded software engineer interested in the intersection of software and hardware and its application in the real world.

I currently work at Texas Instruments, where I develop and optimize EdgeAI algorithms for the Jacinto and Sitara SoC platforms. My work has given me experience with C/C++, DSP architectures, algorithm optimization, and performance analysis — from looking at compiler-generated assembly to benchmarking implementations on silicon. I’ve also worked across software, compiler, and hardware teams to debug and validate applications and library code for TI’s SDK packages.

Before joining TI, I worked on a range of embedded and robotics projects spanning both hardware and software. I’ve designed PCBs, written firmware for microcontrollers, worked with wireless and wired communication interfaces, and built systems involving robots, sensors, and haptic devices. Many of these experiences and my passion for the embedded systems field comes from the work I did as an ECE student at Georgia Tech, where I worked on the passive haptic learning project with the Contextual Computing Group, built robots for IGVC and RoboCup SSL through RoboJackets, and volunteered at Georgia Tech’s ECE Makerspace, the Hive!

I enjoy projects where I can understand a system from multiple layers and get hands-on with both the hardware and the software (and ultimately, just build something cool). Here, you’ll find a selection of some of my past projects and general updates from me. It’s a continuous work in progress, so please reach out over email or LinkedIn with any questions.