Dhruv Bhavesh Parekh

Dhruv Bhavesh Parekh

Graduate Student | Electrical & Computer Engineering

University of Texas at Austin

Education

University of Texas at Austin

Aug '24 - May '26

MSE | Electrical & Computer Engineering

Power Electronics & Power Systems

GPA 4.0 / 4.0

IIT Gandhinagar

Aug '20 - May '24

B.Tech | Electrical Engineering

Institute Gold Medalist
GPA 9.26 / 10

Work Experience

Texas Instruments

Systems Engineering Intern | ASM - AUTO Jun '25 - Aug '25
Motor Control Algorithms
Testbed Design & Prototyping

University of Texas at Austin

Graduate Research Assistant | Prof. Brian Johnson Jan '25 - Present
GFM Verification Testbed
Frequency Sweep Testing

MITACS Globalink | University of Waterloo

Research Intern | Prof. Sahar Azad May '23 - Jul '23
GFM Control Loops
Droop Control Analysis

IIT Bombay

Research Intern | Prof. Zakir Rather May '22 - Jul '22
EV Charging
J-1772 Pilot & Proximity Circuit

Key Projects

MPC of a Boost Converter

Optimal Control

Prof. Sandeep Chinchali | UT Austin

LQR, iLQR, QP vs PID
Adaptive MPC Implementation for robustness

2-Stage Miller OTA Design

Analog IC

Prof. Yaoyao Jia | UT Austin

2-Stage OTA Design
Cadence Stability Verification

Boost Converter PCB & Control

Power Electronics

Prof. Brian Johnson, Prof. Alex Hanson | UT Austin

End-to-End PCB Design, Inductor Design
98% Efficiency & Peak-Current Control

Inverter Modulation Techniques

Embedded

Prof. Ragavan K | IIT Gandhinagar

PWM on STM32
THD Reduction Analysis

Gate Driver for SynRM

Hardware

Prof. Ragavan K | IIT Gandhinagar

IGBT Gate Driver Design
ISO-5852S Implementation

IoT Surveillance Car

Robotics

Prof. Jhuma Saha | IIT Gandhinagar

STM32 Surveillance Robot
Real-time Telemetry & Video

Tools & Frameworks

PSCAD MATLAB Simulink Python LTSpice Arduino Verilog LabVIEW KiCad PLECS STM32 TCAD Cadence