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Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

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Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭: 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥-𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐍𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 (𝐑𝐓𝐍𝐃), 𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐝 (𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 $115𝐊)𝘓𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘥’𝘴 𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱 𝘢 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩-𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘺 𝘙𝘛𝘕𝘋 𝘢𝘭𝘨𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘮 𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘥’𝘴 𝘪𝘯-𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘷𝘦𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺, 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘹 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨• Developed a pioneering RTND algorithm, achieving a 52% increase in accuracy in sensor data differentiation over industry norms, establishing a new standard; led to the publication of 1 journal and 2 first-author conference papers• Delivered research findings to a multi-disciplinary audience at American Control Conference (ACC), one of the leading control conferences with 1300+ attendees𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭: 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐫-𝐅𝐚𝐮𝐥𝐭 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 (𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 $75𝐊)𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘭-𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘧𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘤 𝘧𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘷𝘦𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘴 & 𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘧𝘵• Introduced an innovative algorithm to detect and identify sensor faults, breakthrough enabled by innovative work in RTND• Submitted a first-author paper to leading control and system journal, currently undergoing peer review

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

• Coordinated and led the instructional processes for courses in control of aerospace vehicles, intermediate dynamics, astrodynamics, navigation, guidance, and control (GNC).• Held weekly office hours to assist students with difficult concepts and facilitate learning.

• Selected as 1/24 mentors from 300+ applicants via rigorous interviews & peer reviews• Part of a 96-member (ISMP) team of mentors, responsible for mentoring 10 freshmen (ISMP) to cope with their academic and extracurricular activities efficiently

Mumbai Area, India

• Guided and monitored 10 students in the ARP program at Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, ensuring academic success and growth.• Developed and conducted personalized tests for underperforming students to identify areas for improvement and provide targeted support.

Mumbai Area, India

• Founded the Academic Volunteer Program, persuading seniors to volunteer for help sessions tailored to the class’s weaker segment; this initiative led to a 200% increase in student turnout & achieved a 25% reduction in backlogs from the previous year

Aerospace Department, Iit-Bombay.

Heading Communication subsystem for the second satellite program of IIT-Bombay. Developing robust and effective communication between satellite and ground station, accounting different requirement from other subsystems.• Led 13 members communication subsystem to develop the conceptual design of RF system & quality assurance protocols• Contributed to Satellite101 Wiki-online resource to benefit Institutes globally; reached 47.1k pageviews, 18.4k users• Conducted an 8+ hours workshop for 80+ students from 15+ colleges to guide them on setting up their ground station

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐋𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐃𝐫. 𝐕𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐝 𝐊𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐫, 𝐈𝐒𝐑𝐎’𝐬 𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫, 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐱𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐥𝐠𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐦𝐬 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞• Studied various state estimation schemes; selected EKF estimator on the grounds of reliability, performance, and computation capability for nano-satellite systems• Developed Extended Kalman Filter (EKF) to estimate six state variables such as quaternion and Euler rates for nano-satellite applications using only magnetometer data• Created a PID-based controller of reaction thruster for attitude control & implemented a closed-loop simulation of satellite

Mumbai Area, India

The Entrepreneurship Cell is a non-profit organization run by the students of IIT Bombay that aims at manifesting the latent entrepreneurial spirit of the young students. We at E-Cell hosts various workshops, speaker sessions, innovative games, competitions for aspiring entrepreneurs and support them by providing necessary resources such as seed funding, mentoring, consultancy and networking.Initiatives• E-Summit: The annual flagship event, a networking hub for corporates, professionals and budding entrepreneurs from all across the nation.• Eureka!: Asia's largest B-Plan Competition as recognized by Thomson Reuters.• National Entrepreneurship Challenge(NEC) - Created with the vision to promote entrepreneurship amidst all the campuses in India, National Entrepreneurship Challenge is the first of its kind pan-India competition undertaken by The Entrepreneurship Cell , IIT Bombay.• EnB-Club: This new initiative aims to create an ecosystem for the budding entrepreneurs in the institute.Pursuing the marketing budget required for The Entrepreneurship Cell, IIT Bombay 2014-15 through corporate sponsorship. This includes brand related activities and integration(s) during the event so as to mutually add value to both E-Cell and the partner.Conceptualizing and Executing brand integration strategies having a myriad target group(Students + Entrepreneurs + Corporates) for global and national corporations.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Aerospace Engineering (Controls, Estimation, Dynamics)

Bachelor’S + Master'S Degree, Aerospace, Aeronautical And Astronautical/Space Engineering

Activities and Societies: • Institute Student Mentorship Program • IIT Bombay Student Satellite Program • Department Academic Mentorship.

Master Of Science - Ms, Robotics (Robotics Controls, State Estimation)