Robotics and Control Machine Learning Manipulation Locomotion
I am currently a Lead Robotics Research Engineer at Dyson, leading the development of the control software framework, as well as implementing different control and software components required to develop a loco-manipulation platform capable of performing home-safe tasks in human-occupied environments. (Sneak peak)
I hold a PhD in Robotics from the Intelligent Robotics Lab at the University of Birmingham, where I worked on using techniques from model-based and learning-based aproaches to develop a control framework for robots performing complex manipulation tasks.. The main topic of research during my PhD was "An Adaptive Framework for Changing-Contact Manipulation", which was done in collaboration with Honda Research Institute (EU). My PhD was supervised by Mohan Sridharan, Dirk Ruiken, and Akinobu Hayashi.
The research focussed on applying Machine Learning techniques to develop a control framework that can aid robots to perform Dexterous Manipulation tasks involving making and breaking of contacts in dynamic and unknown environments. The final objective of my thesis is to develop an online learning & control framework for a robot performing changing-contact manipulation tasks, by combining methods from dynamics, control theory, and machine learning.
2024 - Present
As part of a multi-disciplinary robotics team at Dyson, I am currently leading the development of the control software framework, as well as implementing different control and software components required to develop a loco-manipulation platform capable of performing home-safe tasks in human-occupied environments.
2021 - 2024
2017 - 2021
As one of the founding members of the robotics solutions company, I worked part-time as a software developer and product designer (3D CAD designing) for Obi Robotics.
Nov 2017 - 2021
Work(ed) as teaching assistant for modules including Intelligent Robotics, Robot Programming, Intelligent Data Analysis, Data Structures and Algorithms, Software Workshop, and Graphics.
Sept 2018 - Jan 2019
Conducted tutorial sessions on Java for undergraduate students for the Software Workshop module.
March 2015 - May 2016
Co-founded the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Cell (TKMCE) to encourage and develop innovative and entrepreneurship spirit in students. Helped in starting the APJ DreamLab, which is a state of the art FabLab for product prototyping. As CTO, I conducted various technical workshops, competitions and seminars, as well as led several projects for developing affordable assistive devices for the differently abled.
Nov 2017 - Present
For my research thesis, I worked on developing a control and learning framework for enabling a robot to perform changing-contact manipulation tasks, using different machine learning (RL, SL, Deep) techniques and robot dynamics/control strategies. Read thesis.
Sept 2016 - Sept 2017
Covered courses in Intelligent Robotics, Robot Kinematics, Dynamics & Control, Machine Learning, Neural Computation and Computer Vision.
Sept 2012 - May 2016
Covered subjects including Mechatronics, Computer-Aided-Designing (Mechanical), Creativity and Product Development, Machine Tools, Fluid Mechanics, IC Engines, Design of Machine Elements, and Thermal Engineering. Mechanics of Machinery.
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