About

Rishabh Bassi is a highly motivated and ambitious Senior Engineer at Western Digital, responsible for driving firmware modules development from design to integration and testing. He is also currently pursuing a Master's degree in Computer Science with a focus on Machine Learning at Texas A&M University. Rishabh is actively seeking Fall 2023 internships and full-time opportunities starting in December 2023. Rishabh has a demonstrated history of working in the higher education industry and is skilled in Java, Android Development, Python, Data Analysis, and R. He is a Machine Learning enthusiast with equal exposure to various innovative forums such as Innovation Bazaar and Hackathons. Rishabh is passionate about Natural Language Processing and has published research on the tagging of questions topic during his undergraduate studies. Rishabh's experience includes designing robust firmware for error handling of XOR to better handle defective NAND memories, planning remodelling of verification frameworks for HW registers in firmware itself to avoid redundancies in validation cycles, and revising performance gaps in existing SSD firmware to meet Blue Category performance numbers. He has also enhanced the capability of the Diagnostic Framework by adding new diagnostic paths for SSD firmware, which gives bypass to actual firmware and helps in crucial stages of product development. Rishabh holds a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science with Honors in Machine Learning and Data Analysis from Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology. He also has a High School degree from D.A.V College, Hoshiarpur, and Senior School degree from Saint Joseph's Convent School. Rishabh's technical skills include NLP, ML, Backend, Python, test, Research Scientist, Integration, Android, Software Engineer, and Java. With 4.20 years of relevant experience, Rishabh is a valuable addition to any team looking for a highly skilled and motivated software engineer.