Education
Master of Science in Robotics Engineering
Worcester Polytechnic Institute • GPA: 3.66/4.0
Worcester, Massachusetts, USA • 2025 to Present
Related Courses: Robot Dynamics, Robot Controls, Computer Vision, Machine Learning for Robotics
Related Position: Directed Research Student at Manipulation and Environment Robotics Lab
Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science and Engineering
Specialization in Internet of Things • 2021 to 2025
Shiv Nadar University, Chennai • GPA: 8.3
• Received a grant approval of Rs.18,500 under the Stimuli for Technological Innovation And Research for Students (STIRS) program for the project "My Mind"
• Capstone Project: ROS Enhanced Advanced Assistive System (REAAS), developing an assistive robot to optimize store operations using ROS and Gazebo
Key Courses:
Digital Design & MicroprocessorsOperating SystemsProgramming in CPythonSensors & ActuatorsIoT ArchitectureIoT Communication ProtocolsIntroduction to AIFoundations of Data ScienceMachine Learning AlgorithmsComputer NetworksDeep LearningCloud Computing
Technical Skills
Programming
C++PythonPyTorchOpenCVKorniaMATLAB
Robotics
ROS 2 (Humble)MoveIt 2Nav2GazeboPyBulletSimulink
Machine Learning
Deep RLREINFORCEActor-CriticA3CCNNsPolicy GradientValue Function Approximation
Controls & Planning
PIDLQRMPCSystem IdentificationJacobian ControlForward/Inverse KinematicsTrajectory Optimization
Perception
Camera CalibrationVIO (MSCKF)SLAMStructure from MotionBundle AdjustmentRANSACOptical Flow
Hardware
Franka Emika PandaIntel RealSense D435Crazyflie 2.0Beckhoff TwinCAT PLC
Tools
DockerGitSLURM/HPC ClustersCUDABlender
Certifications
MATLAB Onramp
2025MathWorks
Affective Computing
2024NPTEL
Introduction to Robotics
2023IIT Madras
ROS Mentorship Program
2023Rigbetel Labs
Introduction to IoT
2023LinkedIn Learning
Social Networks
2023NPTEL
Extra Curricular Activities
Leadership
- • Captain of the Shiv Nadar University Football team
- • Year Captain in 3rd and 4th year
- • Won the Inter-Year Sports Trophy for 3 consecutive years
- • 2nd place in Football 2 years in a row
- • Joint Secretary for Instincts Cultural Fest in 2023
- • Secretary for Shiv Nadar University Chennai in 2024
- • Treasurer for SNUC in 2025
- • Student Representative of Potential: The Robotics Club of SNUC
- • Core Committee Member of the IoT sub-division of the Coding Club at SNUC
Content Creation
- • Creator and host of Offside Kootam YouTube channel
- • Football analysis and storytelling content
- • Building community through sports commentary