I am a third-year PhD student in the department of mechanical engineering at Virginia Tech. I work under the guidance of Dr. Azim Eskandarian at the Autonomous systems and Intelligent Machines lab.
My broader research interests are in robotics, deep learning and control. In particular, I focus on devising prediction and control algorithms and testing them on autonomous bots. My overall goal is to improve the reliability of robot navigation in cooperation with other agents for safety-critical tasks.
MY EXPERIENCE
Research Assistant @ Autonomous Systems and Intelligent Machines (ASIM) Lab
Jan 2021 - Present
I work on uncertainty-aware planning for autonomous bots in crowded environment. Recently, I have developed Bayesian inference based neural networks for uncertainty-inclusive trajectory forecasting of traffic agents which can be utilized in planning algorithms. Further, as a part of the ASIM lab, I have developed a full-scale autonomous car for research.
Graduate Engineer @ Bajaj Auto
Jun 2015 - Jul 2018
Improved the efficiency of electric vehicles by reducing the energy consumption due to the rolling resistance of tires. Designed and studied the entire Bajaj 3Wh suspension model on MSc Adams.
EDUCATION