Shiva Shrestha
PhD Student · Computer Science · Kennesaw State University
PhD student in Computer Science at Kennesaw State University, working as a Graduate Research Assistant under Dr. Honghui Xu. Previously completed a B.E. in Electronics, Communication and Information Engineering from Tribhuvan University, IOE Pashchimanchal Campus — graduating at the top of the faculty — advised by Asst. Prof. Smita Adhikari.
I design and build end-to-end embedded and edge systems, from data collection and firmware to model training and deployment, with a sustained focus on secure and privacy-preserving AI on resource-constrained devices.
Research topics: secure and trustworthy AI, systems mechanisms for on-device ML, and privacy-preserving model adaptation for edge deployments.
Present
Graduate Research Assistant · Cohort 2025
Focus: Edge Security, LLMs on-device, Privacy-preserving Machine Learning
82.32% Top of Faculty
Event coordinator, Battle for Speed · Core member, Robotics Club & Cultural Club
Autonomous UAV system for post-disaster building inspection using onboard vision and navigation to identify structural damage and label buildings using FEMA-aligned damage assessment categories for faster response and recovery triage.
Robotic delta arm with YOLOv8 object detection for sorting Bio, Paper, Plastic, and Metal waste. Achieved mAP@50 of 0.9825 on a custom labelled dataset.
github.com/sh7vashrestha/DeltaArmESP-32 RFID-based access control with smoke detection, automatic lighting, and mobile phone integration.
github.com/sh7vashrestha/SmartAccessSystemSix-axis robotic arm with gesture mirroring, AI-based object classification, and autonomous pick-and-place.
github.com/WRCRoboticsClub/robotics-armLoRa telemetry pipeline with XGBoost forecasting for weather prediction in remote high-altitude regions without cellular coverage.
github.com/SulavGaire/Weather-predictionAmbulance dispatch system with SVM and Random Forest classifiers for patient triage and outcomes prediction. Built at GritFeat AI Hackathon.
github.com/sh7vashrestha/triage-GritFeatAIHackathonInteractive educational toy on STM32 with onboard Flash, DAC output, and audio amplifier — plays stories and songs in English and Nepali.
Converts legacy printers into IoT-enabled devices via Raspberry Pi, CUPS, and MQTT for remote job management and monitoring.
Present
- Secure and privacy-preserving LLMs on edge devices; systems mechanisms for on-device ML
- Federated fine-tuning using LoRA with differential privacy for resource-constrained deployments
2024
- ESP8266 audio system with SPI flash and DAC; STM32 interactive multilingual toy platform
- Cloud-connected printing pipeline using Raspberry Pi, CUPS, and MQTT; automated barcode printing
- Led graphics and branding; conducted PCB design and embedded programming training sessions
- Built micromouse, FPP drone, battlebot, and robotic arm systems for national competitions
Exploring Apple's outsized influence on technology trends and consumer behaviour.
Analysis of Google's approach to smartphones — balancing software innovation with hardware realities.
Examining Tesla's impact on the automotive industry and the transition to sustainable transportation.
How Zoom became indispensable during the pandemic and transformed remote communication worldwide.
Predictions and analysis of upcoming smartphone technologies and their potential societal impact.