# Joe Akanesuvan

> Software Engineer at VianAI Systems

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/joeakanesuvan

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ Vianai Systems, Inc.
Jan 2023 – Present | Palo Alto, California, United States

### Senior Software Engineer @ Lendtable
Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 | San Francisco Bay Area

### Software Engineer @ Lendtable
Jan 2022 – Jan 2023

### Software Engineer @ Landed
Jan 2019 – Jan 2022 | San Francisco Bay Area

### Software Engineer Intern @ Landed
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | San Francisco Bay Area

### Backend Intern @ The Burg
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Remote
- Worked as an early software engineer at The Burg, startup funded by the United States Conference of Mayors Meeting.

- Designed a collection of REST APIs using Node.js to implement a ballot information feature for an iOS application.

- Created a script utilizing Node.js and the Google Civic API to populate the MySQL tables with ballot-related information for the users in the database.

### Robotics and Computer Vision Researcher @ Osaka University
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018
-Designed a Python script which allows the robot to perform the belt-drive unit assembly. The script will be use as a prototype for the assembly sequence use in the World Robot Summit 2018.

-Built a module on top of a Python module, PYUR3D, to help ease the design of an autonomous robotic system.

-Created a module which uses OpenCV to detect objects and move the robot arm to its intended location.

### Programmer at the UC Davis MIND Institute @ University of California, Davis
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018
- Debugged issues in the gameplay and data collection feature of a virtual reality game built using C# and the Unity Engine.

- Assisted in porting the build from a Vive headset to the Samsung Gear VR.

### Research Assistant at UC Davis Center for Water-Energy Efficiency @ University of California, Davis
Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Davis, California
- Conducted descriptive and inferential data analyses on multiple large datasets involving the energy and water usage in Modesto and Riverside. 

- Implemented principle component analysis, and multiple correspondence analysis, to successfully cluster water-saving and energy-saving behaviors.

### Student Programmer at UC Davis ModLab @ University of California, Davis
Jan 2015 – Jan 2018 | Davis, California
-Responsible for the development of the graphical user interface of Frack the Game using the Unity engine.

-Redesigned gameplay implementation to optimize game testing process, allowing game testers to edit the game configuration without needing programming knowledge.

-Created randomized event system, linked it to other components to create the integral gameplay mechanism using C#.

### Data Analyst at the UC Davis Michelmore Lab @ University of California, Davis
Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | Davis, California
Developed a script in R to calculate the area under the curve, to find and properly visualize relevant distributions for the sporulation data of the “Next Generation Lettuce” project.

### Tutor @ Davis Computer Science Club
Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | University of California Davis
Tutor for the Davis Computer Science Club, tutoring the following classes.

Programming and Problem Solving (ECS30)
Software Development and Object-Oriented Programming (ECS40)
Data Structures and Programming (ECS60)


## Education
### Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Computer Science, Computational Statistics
University of California, Davis

### High School in General Studies
International Baccalaureate


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/joeka36

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Last updated: 2026-04-05