About
I'm currently a first year PhD student at the Autonomy, Robotics & Cognition (ARC) lab University of Maryland, College Park, advised by Dr. John S. Baras. My research is primarily focused on problems related to dexterous robot grasping and manipulation. I am also an ASEP certified systems engineer.

Education
Aug 2021 - May 2026
University of Maryland, College Park
Program: PhD in Mechanical Engineering
Specialization: Robotics & Controls
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Graduate research assistant at ARC lab.
Aug 2019 - May 2021
University of Maryland, College Park
Program: MS in Systems Engineering
Specialization: Robotics & Controls
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Graduate research assistant at ARC lab
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Graduate teaching assistant for ENES489P Hands-on Systems Engineering
Jun 2015 - May 2019
SSN College of Engineering, Anna University
Program: BE in Electronics & Communication Engineering
Specialization: Robotics
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Undergraduate researcher under Dr. S. Radha research group
Awards, Scholarships and Grants
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INCOSE Associate Systems Engineering Professional (ASEP)
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Winner of Flytcode Drone Hackathon, 2019 organized by FlytBase Inc.
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Finalist of Smart India Hackathon (SIH), 2018
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Finalist of Amazon Web Services Deep Learning Hackathon, 2018
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Quarter-finalist Texas Instruments IICDC, 2017