Shalini Venkatesh

I’m a motivated Information Science and Engineering graduate aiming to build reliable hardware validation through test automation. I focus on software quality assurance, firmware validation, and embedded IoT systems—using automation to improve coverage and release confidence.

In my Software Quality Engineer Intern role, I supported Q-SYS embedded audio-visual and IoT platforms by executing functional, regression, performance, and firmware validation across software releases. I developed Python-based automation using Pytest and the Q-SYS Automation Tool to automate firmware upgrade and downgrade workflows, and I extended an existing Pytest automation framework with cache validation and role-based automation to improve maintainability and automated test coverage.

I also turn test data into actionable insights by storing operational metrics in SQL and building Grafana dashboards to monitor system performance and meeting room utilization. Beyond testing, I’ve built projects around REST APIs (FastAPI), AI-assisted code review, and privacy-preserving cybersecurity research, including an IEEE conference paper on privacy-preserving deep packet inspection.