Nandini, a communications and signal-processing specialist from India, began her journey with a Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering, earning honours in Computer Vision and Automation. During this time, she mastered advanced technical topics and honed her leadership and organisational skills, which she applied at Vodafone Idea Limited.
Fuelled by a “give-it-your-all” philosophy, Nandini chose to pursue postgraduate studies at Imperial. “Imperial offers the kind of career-focused, research-rich environment I was looking for,” she says. In her research project with Professor Saeid Sanei, she is combining signal processing techniques and AI to separate lung, heart, and environmental sounds for medical analysis.
But her time at Imperial isn’t limited to research. As both Course Representative and Student Ambassador, she acts as “advocate for peers’ academic interests, welcomes prospective students, and collaborates with faculty to ensure student feedback drives curriculum improvements and co-curricular initiatives.” Her dedication to enhancing the student experience was recognised with the Postgraduate Representative of the Year award at the Imperial College Union Awards.
Her proudest achievement though, is being awarded the Rajarshi Shahu Maharaj Foreign Scholarship in Engineering, a fully funded scholarship offered to only 20 students annually. “Imperial’s #2 ranking in the QS World University Rankings 2025 strengthened my eligibility” she shares. “Being selected affirmed both my academic excellence and my commitment to advancing research in communications and signal processing.”
Looking ahead, Nandini plans to use her skills to tackle real-world challenges in industry, before pursuing a PhD and returning to academia. “I hope to inspire future engineers the same way I’ve been inspired throughout my journey,” she says.