Engineer · Researcher · Navi Mumbai, India

Aryan
Takalkar

I build things that change the world —
or at least change me.

4
Publications
9.66
CGPA / 10
1/6
ISRO Selected
1700+
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About

Engineer.
Researcher.

Final-year B.E. student at SIES Graduate School of Technology, Navi Mumbai (Mumbai University), graduating 2027. Engineer by identity, researcher by output.

I lead the AakashDhwani CubeSat mission — one of six nationally selected teams, presented to the ISRO Chairman at Aavishkar 2024. My work spans embedded flight software, space environment modelling, and quantum algorithms.

The HLCI-TP framework I developed analytically maps stratospheric balloon stress to an equivalent fraction of a 30-day LEO qualification budget — the first published framework to integrate thermal fatigue, electrochemical degradation, and UV fluence into a single scalar metric.

I also founded and run the LEAP Space Club and serve as President of the Arena Coding Club (250+ members).

Domain
CubeSat Systems Space Env. Modelling HAB Missions Quantum Algorithms Post-Quantum Crypto Network Security
Embedded & Flight
STM32 / Embedded C FreeRTOS LoRa / RF FatFS SPI / I²C / UART GNSS / GPS
Research Tools
Python · NumPy · SciPy SPENVIS / AP-8 / AE-8 Monte Carlo Google Cirq LaTeX · MATLAB
Software & Systems
C / C++ Next.js Firebase PostgreSQL 400+ DSA problems
Research & Publications

Four papers.
Three domains.

01
PIER C — Progress in Electromagnetics Research · Scopus Q3

HLCI-TP: Thermal and Power Stress Equivalence Between Stratospheric Balloon and Low Earth Orbit Environments for CubeSat Subsystem Screening

Aryan Takalkar, Raj Devalkar, Shubhangi Kharche, K. LakshmiSudha

Introduced the HLCI-TP composite metric that maps HAB thermal fatigue, electrochemical degradation, and UV fluence stress to an equivalent fraction of the 30-day LEO qualification budget. Validated via Coffin–Manson, Arrhenius, and Beer–Lambert models, 10,000-sample Monte Carlo analysis, and Rainflow cycle counting on real PMC-Turbo stratospheric balloon GPS data.

Accepted
02
Advances in Quantum Technology · 2026

Empirical and Analytical Comparison of Shor's and Regev's Quantum Factoring Algorithms Under Skewed Input Distributions: Implications for NISQ-Era Cryptanalysis

Aryan S. Takalkar, Smeet S. Hendre, Sandhya S. Bharambe

First systematic empirical comparison of Shor's and Regev's algorithms under non-uniform input distributions using Google Cirq, across n ∈ {20–60} bits and 500 trials/condition. Derived the crossover size n* ≈ 43 bits; proposed a hybrid algorithm selection heuristic.

Under Review
03
JESTR Journal · Co-Author · Blind Review

A Low-Cost Pre-Flight Testing Framework for University CubeSat and HAB Missions

Aryan Takalkar, Mahesh Vaishnav, Shubhangi Kharche, K. LakshmiSudha

Synthesised pre-flight protocols from 23 global student satellite and HAB missions. Proposed a three-tier framework (Lab → Environmental Simulation → HAB Near-Space) with catalogued low-cost test alternatives addressing EMI/EMC and fault-injection gaps.

Under Review
04
Conference Paper · PQC Network Performance

Network Performance Analysis of Post-Quantum Cryptographic Algorithms Under Heterogeneous Network Conditions

Aryan Takalkar, Sandhya S. Bharambe

Benchmarked all six NIST ML-KEM / ML-DSA levels against RSA-2048 and ECDSA-256 across 3,200 measurements and 8 network conditions. Key finding: Mann–Whitney p = 0.986 — no statistically significant throughput difference between PQC and classical algorithms.

Under Review
Projects

Hardware, firmware,
and everything in between.

Space Mission
AakashDhwani CubeSat
ISRO Selected · 1U · 2027–28

Mission lead for a nationally selected 1U CubeSat. One of six teams chosen from across India, presented directly to the ISRO Chairman at Aavishkar 2024. Responsible for payload trade-off analysis, LEO orbit selection, RF downlink budget, and PDR documentation.

STM32 LoRa RadSens v2 GPS TID Dosimetry
github.com/LEAPSpaceClub
Flight Hardware
HAB-01 High Altitude Balloon
Flight Computer Lead

Designed and built an STM32F303RE flight computer integrating BMP180, DS18B20, ADXL345, AHT10, GUVA-S12SD, FatFS SD logging, LoRa E32 433T30D downlink, and GPS NEO-8M. Resolved FreeRTOS heap fragmentation, UART assignment conflicts, and SPI loopback failures in production.

STM32F303RE FreeRTOS FatFS LoRa E32 NEO-8M GPS
github.com/LEAPSpaceClub
Full-Stack · Ground Station
CubeSat HAB Ground Station
Real-time Telemetry Dashboard

Real-time HAB telemetry dashboard with live GPS map, circular gauges, IMU display, and multi-tab Recharts visualisation. Cloud Function pipeline from Firebase Realtime DB to PostgreSQL. Hardware-free simulator for end-to-end testing without physical hardware.

Next.js Firebase PostgreSQL Recharts Leaflet
github.com/AryanTakalkar
BCI Research
NeuroDrive — EEG Game Controller
BCI Prototype

Mapped real-time EEG cognitive states to game controls in a working BCI prototype. Achieved measurable latency reduction vs. keyboard baseline. Part of a broader systems portfolio including a Cloudflare reverse-proxy clone, BitTorrent client, and POSIX shell.

Python EEG Processing C++ NumPy
github.com/AryanTakalkar/NeuroDrive
Organisation · Founder
LEAP Space Club
SIES GST · Founded 2023

Founded and lead the LEAP Space Technology Club at SIES Graduate School of Technology — the institutional home for AakashDhwani and HAB-01. Building a community of engineers who make things that work in space.

CubeSat HAB Space Systems Student-led
github.com/LEAPSpaceClub
Quantum Computing
Shor vs. Regev Simulation Suite
Google Cirq · NISQ Research

Full Google Cirq simulation suite comparing Shor's and Regev's quantum factoring algorithms across 500 trials per condition and n ∈ {20–60} bits. Includes skewed input distribution generation, error rate analysis, and crossover derivation — the empirical backbone of the Advances in Quantum Technology paper.

Python Google Cirq NumPy SciPy Matplotlib
github.com/AryanTakalkar
Recognition

Awards & achievements.

2024
ISRO Chairman Presentation
1 of 6 teams selected nationally · Aavishkar
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2025
Aavishkar 20th Final Round
University of Mumbai
View Certificate →
2024
State Research Consolation Prize
MIT ACS · Maharashtra
View Certificate →
2025
Kedar Sant Tech. Excellence Award
Endowment Award · SIES GST
View Certificate →
Contact

Open to research
collaborations.

Looking for MS opportunities, research internships in space systems or quantum computing, and collaborations on CubeSat and HAB missions. Reach out directly.

Email aryantakalkar01@gmail.com LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/aryantakalkar GitHub github.com/AryanTakalkar LEAP Club github.com/LEAPSpaceClub