Hi, I'm Deepak Roshan Thiagarajan

I am a fourth year Electrical Engineering student at the University of British Columbia graduating in May 2026. My interest in this field started with firmware, but I quickly learned that I preferred work I could actually touch. There is a specific kind of magic in the first "power on" of a custom board. If you don't see any of the "magic smoke" and the relays start clicking, you know you've done something right.

Currently, I lead a team of ten at UBC developing a smart irrigation system designed to keep plants alive more efficiently. I am also working on my Capstone project, which involves an autonomous geostationary satellite observatory. Both projects have pushed me to think about how we can make high performance tech more sustainable.

I am particularly interested in how next generation AI and machine learning can change the way we build hardware. I want to use these tools to design systems that are smarter and less wasteful. My goal is to stay at the intersection of embedded systems and AI to help build a more sustainable future.

When I am not in the lab, I am usually out exploring or staying active, which you can see more of in the section below.