EDUCATION


Arizona State University
Aug '22 - May '24

M.S. in Robotic and Autonomous Systems (with Honors) | Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ — Career transitioned with challenging AI & ML courses. Researched on LLMs, RL, & control synthesis of Multi-Agent Systems under Prof. Zhe Xu.

Udacity
Dec '22 - May '23

Robotics Software Engineer Nanodegree | Udacity — Awarded the prestigious Udacity Scholarship. Completed challenging robotic projects and received industry-recognized certification.

Indian Institute of Technology Patna
Jul '18 - Aug '22

B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering | IIT Patna, India — Capstone Project Recognized for Technical Excellence in Mechanical Engineering Department. Led IIT Patna’s student autonomous mobile robot team to National (India) Finalist Status (99.7 percentile). Achieved 99.4 percentile in JEE Advanced (All India Rank 6973).



PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE


Agrobotics
May '24 - Oct '24

Robotics Software Engineer | Padma Agrobotics, Mesa, AZ — Developed and optimized ROS2-based robotic systems, integrating GPS, sensors, cameras, and pneumatics, while automating data pipelines, configuring motor control systems, and fine-tuning AI models for advanced feature detection.

Zhe Xu Lab
Nov '22 - May '24

Graduate Research Volunteer (Zhe Xu Lab) | Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ — Implemented Differential Control Synthesis for Multi-Agent Systems. Devised ROS1 Nodes for perception and RL Architecture with the Hello Robot Strech R1.

Brainchip
May '23 - Aug '23

Robotics & AI Solutions Architect Intern (AI Specialist) | Brainchip, Laguna Hills, CA — Prototyped a novel Self-Balancing Bot controlled through a AI-architecture entirely from the ground up and expedited development by 40%.

e-Yantra
May '20 - Aug '20

Robotic Software Engineer Intern (Embedded C Specialist + VRep) | e-Yantra Robotic Internship Program, IIT Bombay, MoE of India — I was among 95 students (97.76 Percentile) to be awarded the e-Yantra Summer Internship Program at IIT Bombay. Developed an innovative automation algorithm for streamlining robotic processes.

e-Yantra
Oct '19 - Aug '20

Robotics Engineer | e-Yantra Robotic Educational Program, IIT Bombay, MoE of India — Represented IIT Patna on National Stage & Awarded National Finalists (99.7 Percentile) at e-Yantra funded by Ministry of Education, India. Recognized for technical excellence, offered Summer Internship at prestigious IIT Bombay.

NLC
May '19 - Aug '19

Mechanical Engineer Intern | Neyveli Lignite Corporation, Neyveli, TamilNadu — Led team to assess and maintain water circulating pump through coatings. Research Survey on Improved circulating water pump efficiency with a payback period of < 2 months.



PUBLICATIONS


IEEE 2023
Jan '23 - Jan '24

RHC approach for multi-agent systems with metric temporal logic (MTL) | IEEE Control Systems Society, American Control Conference (Accepted). — This approach employs distributed RHC, noise addition, Kalman filters, and MILP to ensure privacy while meeting both agent-level and system-level MTL specifications in multi-agent systems.

I4AM 2022
Nov '21 - Jan '22

Design of Autonomous Carrier Robot - Task and Validation | Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. — A robotic prototype equipped with a white line sensor follows predefined paths, detects and navigates around obstacles, and performs various material handling tasks, specifically designed for applications in production and healthcare environments with a focus on General Hospital operations.

NLC
Aug '21 - Nov '21

Energy Efficient Coatings for Improved Wear and Tear Performance | Neyveli Lignite Corporation, TamilNadu — The application of polymer coating in circulating water pumps’ hydraulic passages increased pump efficiency from 84.17% to 88.42%, handling a higher flow rate and saving power for the NLCIL plant in southern India

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