Professional

  • 2023 - now
    MoveIt, Google Summer of Code 2023
    • Redesign and implementation of MoveIt Servo
      • Redesign the MoveIt Servo package to have a clearly seperated C++ and ROS API.
      • Optimize the code to improve realtime performace.
      • Implmenent a faster and smoother method for pose tracking
  • 2020-2023
    SIW Engineering
    • Development of simulation stack
      • Evaluation of multiple simulators against requirements of simulaton.
      • Development of a simulation stack based on DART simulator.
      • OpenAI gym environments based on the custom simulation stack
      • C++ to Python binding for custom simulation stack to interface with gym environments.
      • Implemented a PID based recovery controller.
    • DARPA SubT Challenge
      • Participate in the DARPA SubT Challenge as a training activity.
      • Developed a prototype exploration goal selection alogrithm for autonomous mapping (darkside_explorer).
      • Built an autonomous exploration stack prototype using darkside_explorer for exploration, ROS move_base for navigation and google cartographer for SLAM.
  • 2018 - 2020
    Minicog AI
    • Manglish transliteration system
      • Developed a deep learning model for transliteration of Manglish (Malayalam written in English) to Malayalam.
      • Optimized the model using tflite for deployment on android devices.
      • Implemented optimized alogrithms on android for optimal inference performance.
    • ML Education
      • Helped develop and teach Deep learning courses.
    • Document search system
      • Development of a prototype system for natural language query based information retrival from database of multiple filetypes.
  • 2019 - 2020
    Sastra Robotics
    • Compact SCARA based HMI testing platform.
      • Designed and Implemented ROS based software architecture.
      • Implemented the control alogrithm for an end effector that could simulate human touch with force control.
    • Compact Cartesian type HMI testing platform.
      • Implemented the complete software stack.
      • Introduced a teaching functionality into the robot.
    • Critial bug fix
      • Fixed a critical bug in their existing product which was casuing issues since multiple years.

Education

  • 2023
    Udacity
    • Sensor Fusion Nanodegree
      • Feature detection and extraction from images
      • Objection segmentation from pointcloud data.
      • Radar based motion estimation.
      • Motion estimation using sensor fusion of radar and lidar data using unscented kalman filter.
  • 2020
    Udacity
    • C++ Nanodegree
      • Traffic flow simulation
      • System resource usage monitor
  • 2017
    Cochin University of Science and Technology
    • Bachelor of Technology, Computer Science and Engineering
      • Self-Learning Robotic Assembler
      • Guided Assembly

Community

  • 2020
    Mentor
    • Low cost prosthetic arm and Self Balancing motorcycle.
      • Mentored 2 student groups from my college as part of an experimental program.
      • 1. Aimed at creating an affordable prototype for a prosthetic arm, from the elbow down. This team participated in a national innovation contest and reached the finals
      • 2. A project exploring the design and development of a self balancing motorcycle using Reinforcement Learning. The team was able to successfully get the motorcycle to balance and move over uneven terrain in simulation.
  • 2018
    Co-founder
    • Kerala AI Initiative
      • Co-founded an open community dedicated to advancing AI research in Kerala by bringing together academics, researchers and industry experts. Organised multiple AI workshops and talks.
  • 2016
    Lead organizer
    • TechFOSS 2016
      • Coordinated a class of 60 students to execute the best tech fest that the CS dept of my college had seen.The event consisted of multiple programs over 2 days with a total attendance of over 200 people.
  • 2016
    Lead instructor
    • Arduino workshop
      • Organized an Arduino based robotics workshop for a class of over 30 students from different age groups and background as part of TechFOSS 2016. I was able to source robotics kits worth over $2000 to be used in this workshop free of charge.