Education
- Ph.D in Robotics and Artificial Intelligence, Oregon State University, Corvallis, USA, 2026 (expected)
- M.S.E in Robotics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA, 2021
- B.Tech in Electronics and Communication Engineering, Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology (VNIT), Nagpur, India, 2018
Work experience
- June 2021 - Present: Graduate Research Assistant, Oregon State University, Corvallis, USA
- Developed hedonic game-based coalition formation algorithms for 10,000-robot simulated collectives demonstrating an 88% runtime improvement and a 99% reduction in communication compared to an existing collective coalition formation algorithm.
- Developed a Decision Support System and a Unity-based User Interface that provided visualization and interaction capabilities to assist human operators in autonomous underwater grasping.
- Supervisor: Prof. Julie A. Adams
- January 2024 - March 2024: Student Intern, Honda Research Institute (HRI), Ann Arbor, USA
- Developed a double-round auction-based dynamic coalition formation algorithm for multi-robot systems.
- Supervisor: Dr. Vaishnav Tadiparthi
- June 2020 - March 2021: Graduate Researcher, The Laboratory for Progress, Ann Arbor, USA
- Partially Observable Monte-Carlo Planning (POMCP) for Multi-object search.
- Supervisor: Dr. Zhen Zeng and Prof. Chad Jenkins
- January 2020 - April 2021: Graduate Research Assistant, UM Ford Center for Autonomous Vehicles (FCAV), Ann Arbor, USA
- Developed transformer models that leveraged trajectory shape and smoothness to improve pedestrian trajectory prediction.
- Supervisor: Dr. Xiaoxiao Du and Prof. Ram Vasudevan (PI)
- July 2018 - April 2019: Research Assistant, International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad, India
- Developed a flexible gripper using a 1-way Shape Memory Alloy for gripping objects of variable curvatures and textures.
- Supervisor: Prof. K. Madhava Krishna
- December 2017: Internship, Indian Institute of Technology - Bombay, Mumbai, India *
Skills
- Programming Languages: C/C++, Python, Basic Javascript and C#
- Softwares and Libraries: Unity, ROS, Gazebo, Pytorch, OpenCV, MATLAB, Solidworks, Eagle CAD, Cura.
Competitions
- Participant, Soft Material Robot Challenge, ICRA 2017.
- Represented India at Hurocup, Federation of International Robot-Sport Association (FIRA), Beijing, 2016
Service
Reviewing
- AAAI 2026
- ICAPS 2025
- IROS 2025
- CASE 2023
Leadership
- Co-President, Artificial Intelligence Graduate Student Association (AIGSA), 2024-2025
Mentoring:
- AI Application Support Program Mentor : Guiding students applying to graduate programs at OSU - 2024, 2025
- Project Mentor: Mentored a high school student developing an image-detection framework to identify humans in natural disasters, 2022
- Graduate Student Mentor for University of Michigan Robotics graduate and undergraduate students.
Volunteering:
- Heartland Humane Shelter, Corvallis: Helping furbabies find their forever homes! (2025-present)
- ICRA 2017, Singapore: Registration desk, Session organization, Lab tour guide.