The Surface: Where I Started
I'm Anandhu Prakash — a B.Tech EEE graduate from the class of 2023. Since graduating, I've been working at Bosch, deep in the world of automotive embedded software — writing safety-critical code, working with AUTOSAR architectures, debugging CAN bus protocols, and building systems that millions of vehicles depend on. It's been a career built on precision, reliability, and real-time performance.
But beneath the surface of every line of code I wrote, there was a current pulling me somewhere else — toward the ocean.
The Current: What Changed
The realization wasn't sudden. It grew from a fascination with underwater documentaries into a deep curiosity about the technology that makes ocean exploration possible. ROVs descending to hydrothermal vents. Autonomous underwater vehicles mapping the seafloor. The engineering challenges of operating in one of the most hostile environments on Earth.
I started seeing parallels between what I do and what subsea engineers build — real-time control systems, sensor fusion, communication protocols, safety-critical design. The skills transfer wasn't just possible; it felt natural.
The Descent: Where I'm Heading
SubseaSignals is my transition logbook. Every post is a step deeper — documenting what I'm learning, the projects I'm building, the connections I'm making, and the challenges I'm solving as I navigate from automotive software to the world of ROV engineering and marine robotics.
This isn't just a career change. It's a calling to use technology to explore and protect the 71% of our planet that remains largely unmapped and misunderstood.