I am a fourth-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 probabilistic prediction and safe control algorithms for autonomous robots. 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 robots in crowded environment. Recently, I have developed algorithms that integrate data-driven uncertainty-inclusive trajectory forecasting of surrounding agents obtained using Bayesian neural networks into robust planning algorithms for robot navigation. Further, as a part of the ASIM lab, I have developed a full-scale autonomous car for research purposes.

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. Lead the team that studied Bajaj 3Wh suspension model on MSc Adams.

Student Associate @ Honda Research Institute

Feb 2024 - May 2024

Designed a 7-DOF 3 link human arm model for anthropomorphic upper-limb like motion generation. Model can generate trajectory from a start to goal pose for reaching tasks in Cartesian space minimizing weighted combination of different cost factors. Developed robot planning based on human generated trajectory as reference ensuring sense of agency.

Masters

Aug 2018 - Dec 2020

Explored both experimental and numerical aspects towards understanding the effect of caudal fin on fish locomotion. Both the studies were significant in understanding the locomotion in box fish.

EDUCATION

Virginia Tech

Ph.D. in Mechanical (Expected 2024), MS' 2020

National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering 2011-15

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