About Me

Work Experience

2024 - Till Date: Vice-Chair, Amrita School of Computing & Amrita School of Artificial Intelligence, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.

2011 - Till Date: Assistant Professor, Amrita School of Computing, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.

Academic Background

• 2024: Ph.D. in Faculty of Computing @ Amrita School of Computing, Bangalore, Karnatake,

  Thesis: A Learning-Based Navigation Framework for Mobile Service Robots (More)

  Advisors: Dr. T.S.B. Sudarshan and Dr. Sreeja Kochuvila.

• 2011 : M.Tech in Embedded Systems @ Amrita School of Engineering, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.

                Thesis: Auto Programmable Robot

                Advisor: Dr.TSB.Sudarshan,Chairperson, Department of CS&E.

• 2009 : BE in Electronics and Communication Engineering @ Sona College of Technology, Salem, Tamilnadu, India.

                Thesis: I-Dash Board (Intelligent Dash Board for Cars).

                TeamMates: B.V. Sai Venkata Kiran, N.Shanmugam & R. Rajesh Kannan.

                Advisor: Prof.B.Gopi, HoD ECE.

• 2006 : Diploma in Electronics and Communication Engineering @ Thiagarajar Polytechnic College, Salem, Tamilnadu, India.

                Thesis: RF Based Smart Card.

                TeamMates: G.Nagasakthipriya, M.Janaki, N.Manivannan, P.Arulprakasam & R.Muralidharan.

                Advisor: Ms. Indira.

Merits and Awards

• Mentored a team placed among top 20 teams in Indian Rover Challenge 2020 (IRC 2020) 

• Mentored a team placed 3rd in Amrita TBI TIDE Innovation Award 2013-14 with a proposal titled “Automated Identification of White Stem Borer Infected Coffee Plant”

• Mentored a team placed among top 30 in Amrita TBI Innovation Challenge 2017 with a proposal titled “Automated Farming and Harvesting of Spiraling using Bioreactor”

• Secured "University 3rd Rank" in M.Tech Embedded systems program.

• "Best Out Going Student" during BE program (Award given by Dr.APJ Abdul Kalam ).

• Prizes for project "Intelligent Fuel Indicator" during UG:

  • Bagged Third Prize in Embedded Design contest organized by Frontline Electronics &Renesas corp. Solution ltd-Japan on 5th September 2008.

  • Won First Prize in Project Contest Conducted by IEEE association held at Erode Sengunthar Engg College, Erode on 6th October 2008.

  • Awarded First Prize for best idea in My Idea-09 contest conducted by IIT Chennai.

"WE KNOW WHAT WE ARE..... BUT NOT WHAT WE MAY BE....." --William Shakespeare