Robotics and Mechatronics Engineer
I am pursuing a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering at Columbia University, specializing in Robotics and Controls. With a background in Electronics and Communication Engineering, I build aerial robots, autonomous navigation systems, embedded sensing platforms, control systems, and integrated hardware-software systems.
My work spans aerial robotics, autonomous navigation, embedded sensing, controls, and system integration, with a particular interest in making software behave reliably on real hardware. That means dealing with sensor noise, latency, mechanical constraints, electronics, imperfect measurements, and all the small things that make physical systems difficult and interesting
I began with a degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering, which gave me a foundation in electronics and embedded systems. That foundation eventually pulled me toward robotics, where I could combine hardware, software, sensing, and control into complete physical systems.
// EXPERIENCE
MAY 2026 - PRESENT
Creative Machines Lab, Columbia University
Developing and integrating a pressure-washing aerial robot for facade cleaning. The system combines Pixhawk flight control, Raspberry Pi computing, camera and LiDAR sensing, propulsion, washer actuation, payload electronics, and tethered fluid delivery.
SEP 2026 - PRESENT
Columbia University
Professor P. James Schuck
Supporting instruction and student learning in MEMS and micro/nanoscale engineering, including technical explanation, course support, assignment evaluation, and student guidance.
JAN 2026 - MAY 2026
Columbia University
Professor John P. Hilton
Served as the sole teaching assistant for a 40-student laboratory course covering sensor characterization, ADC calibration, signal conditioning, electrical noise, circuit testing, measurement uncertainty, Python-based data analysis, and experimental validation.
SEP 2024 - JUN 2025
Indian Institute of Science
Developed and tested an embedded vision and control system integrating power electronics, motor control, ESP32-CAM image acquisition, and YOLOv8 perception. The work contributed to a publication at IEEE ICCECE 2025.
JUN 2024 - JUL 2024
ARTPARK AI and Robotics Technology Park at IISc
Integrated LiDAR, IMU, onboard computing, perception, localization, ROS 2, and Nav2 on a physical autonomous robot. Tested waypoint execution, recovery behavior, obstacle-aware patrol, and real-time visual threat detection.
SEP 2023 - SEP 2024
Team Odyssey, Mars Rover Team
Founded and led a 30-member rover team integrating mobility, perception, manipulation, embedded control, power distribution, communications, and mechanical systems for the Indian Space Research Organisation Robotics Challenge.
// EDUCATION
AUG 2025 - DEC 2026
Columbia University, New York
Robotics and Controls concentration with graduate work in robotics, autonomous systems, embedded computing, mechatronics, and feedback control.
Selected courseworkIntroduction to Robotics, Applied Robotics, Robotics Studio, Robot Learning, Industrial Automation, Reinforcement Learning, Computational Aspects of Robotics, Mechatronics and Embedded Microcomputer Control, Model Predictive Control, and Microelectromechanical Systems.
2021 - 2025
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Bengaluru
Built a foundation in electronics, embedded systems, digital hardware, communication systems, and engineering design before moving into robotics and mechatronics.
Selected courseworkEmbedded Systems, FPGA, Electronic System-Level Design, Communication Systems, Radio Frequency, Analog Circuits, and Digital Circuits.
// SELECTED RECOGNITION
TOP 10 FINALIST
Duolingo English Test and the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India
Selected as one of ten finalists for the 2025 DETermined Scholarship. The official feature highlights my graduate study at Columbia University, my interest in robotics, and my experience leading a rover team.
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Team Odyssey, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
Led the development of a multidisciplinary rover system that qualified for the Quals 1 round of the Indian Space Research Organisation Robotics Challenge 2024.
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Electronics
Received a Certificate of Excellence for performance in the electronics track of QUARK 2024, powered by Preplaced and hosted by GeeksforGeeks.
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