Welcome!

Brief Intro

A Computer Science & Engineering Major and a Full Stack Software Engineer & Roboticist by profession, I have been primarily involved in building Intelligent & Autonomous Collaborative Multi-Agent Robotics systems (static and mobile manipulators, drones) with AI Planning (Automated Planning and Scheduling), Computer Vision and Machine Learning.

My experience ranges from programming individual robots to designing end-to-end Multi-Agent Collaborative workflows that incorporate Perception, Intelligence, Resource Optimization and Real-time Decision Making. I also build the associated REST Microservices, Single Page Web-Apps and DevOps pipelines to package these research concepts as real world products. I have spearheaded the development of two Robotics Platforms that have been at the core of various solutions developed by our team at Wipro’s Robotics Practice.

My research interests include Human-Robot Interaction & Collaboration, Human-Computer Interaction, Artificial Intelligence, Multi Agent Systems and Computer Graphics. I am really passionate about developing the next generation of Human-Centric Interactive technologies and bringing them to the real world as accessible, affordable solutions.

Other Interests

I am a hobbyist magician / mentalist and perform occasionally. I am also an avid cinephile and love watching & discussing films and tv shows. I also make short films once in a while.

Tech And Storytelling

Storytelling has evolved over the centuries and it is obvious that the next evolution is going to be intertwined with tech. A personal interest of mine has been about exploring how Robotics, AI, Mixed Reality and games continue to change the Storytelling landscape ( I am a cinephile and hobbyist film-maker). I have been writing about these changes in the series: “Tech Behind Storytelling”.

The Blog

I have not made many posts to this blog recently. I was focused on building Celluloid Journeys - a new home for all storytelling discussions. While the old posts will still remain, I plan to dedicate this blog primarily to write about my latest tech explorations starting with some of my work in Robotics.

Latest from the Blog!

• Tech Behind Storytelling - CGI Tales

  Star Wars redefined blockbuster entertainment. But the franchise also contributed many things to the Storytelling world. Here’s a brief intro!

• First Look - Imagineering's Project Kiwi

  One of the things I was building towards when I started writing the “Tech Behind Storytelling” series in my blog, was about how Robotics is helping in shaping the current storytelling experiences and how it will define the future of...

• Talk on Interactive Robotics

  Last Friday, I had given a talk at Designit Bengaluru. The talk covered my work, interests and the significant influence of Pop Culture in Robotics. I also briefly covered the challenges involved in designing Interactive Robots as seen in fiction...