Education
| Degree, University / School | Grade | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| M.S. in Robotics, University of Michigan | GPA 3.85/4 | Jul, 2023 - Apr, 2025 |
| B.E. in Computer Science and Engineering, Gujarat Technological University | CGPA 9.8/10 | Jun, 2018 - May, 2022 |
| Secondary & Higher Secondary Education, Bright School | First Class | May, 2018 - Jun, 2015 |
Work Experience
| Robotics Engineer - Wastefull Insights | Jun, 2022 - Jun, 2023 |
- Developed CI/CD pipeline for containerized environments of multiple robots to reach deployment time under 20 minutes.
- Leveraged GStreamer’s functionality by developing vision pipelines using Nvidia DeepStream SDK and reduced image processing latency by shifting from frame-based approach to UDP.
- Aided in hiring interns and guiding them towards optimizing the existing code base by shifting it from python to C++.
| Robotics Intern - Wastefull Insights | Jan, 2022 - May, 2022 |
- Developed scheduling-based optimization algorithm for pick and place waste segregation robot and increased throughput efficienty from 20 pick/hour to 60 pick/hour.
- Devised marker-based belocity estimation algorithm to estimate the speed of conveyor just using camera feed.
- Customized Kalman Tracker to accomodate scheduling approach on top of ROS.
| Robotics Software Intern - Botsync | Jun, 2021 - Aug, 2021 |
- Developed multi-robot behavioural graph in Open-RMF for collision-free task execution of AMRs.
- Worked towards code migration for charging processes from python to C++ in ROS.
- Performed accuracy tests for AMRs for docking and charging.
- Gained experience working in a dynamic and fast-paced environments of a startup.
| Summer Intern - e-Yantra, IIT Bombay | May, 2020 - Jul, 2020 |
- Designed UI/UX design for dashboard including mock on Figma with site map and programmed the same theme in Bootstrap.
- Integrated data visualization library like chart.js for bar graph or line chart generation and leaflet for depicting clusters by geography on a 2D map.
Skills
| Programming Languages | Embedded Boards |
| C, C++, Python, Rust | SBC - Raspberry Pi, Jetson Nano, Jetson NX |
| Elixir/Erlang, Javascript | MCU - Arduino, STM32, Raspberry Pi Pico |
| JAVA, MATLAB, R | Others - ESP8266, ATtiny |
| Simulators | Robot Framework |
| Gazebo, Webot | Robot Operating System (ROS1, ROS2) |
| PyBullet, Coppelia Sim | Robotics Middleware Framework (Open-RMF) |
| Unity | Motion Planning Framework (Moveit) |
| Web Development | Mobile App Development |
| Framework - Django, Flask | Android Development Studio |
| Database - MySQL, MongoDB, POSTgreSQL | Flutter, Dart |
| Basic - HTML5/CSS3, Bootstrap, JS/JQuery | Figma, Adobe XD |
| Libraries and SDKs | Design and Fabrication |
| OpenCV, GStreamer, CUDA-X | Fusion360, OpenSCAD |
| DeepStream, Nvidia Isaac | 3D Printing, CNC (Laser/Milling |
Service and Leadership
- Member of Young Indians (Yi) and Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).
- Assisted in organizing G20 Events for Health, Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
- Inspired college youth to take up responsibility pertaining to road safety and climate change.