2025 - Present
Robotics Researcher · Microsoft Research - Cambridge, UK
Datacenter robotics - enabling robots to perform manipulation tasks in constrained environments.
Academic & Professional Journey
Experience
Robotics researcher working at the intersection of manipulation, control and optimization.
01. Work Experience
2020 - 2024
Doctoral Assistant · EPFL - Lausanne, Switzerland
Impact-aware non-prehensile manipulation at the LASA lab.
2018
Research Intern · Disney Research - Zurich, Switzerland
2017
Engineering Intern · Perspective Robotics - Zurich, Switzerland
02. Education
2020 - 2025
PhD · EPFL - Lausanne, Switzerland
Thesis: "Leveraging intentional impact in non-prehensile manipulation and robot collaboration"
Advisor: Aude Billard
2016 - 2019
MSc, Robotics, Systems & Control · ETH Zurich - Zurich, Switzerland
Master Thesis: "Model Predictive Control for Morphing Quadrotors"
Advisors: Davide Falanga,
Davide Scaramuzza
Semester Thesis: "Human Interaction with a Path Following Quadrotor"
Advisors: Rajan Gill,
Raffaello D'Andrea
2014
Exchange Semester · University of British Columbia - Vancouver, Canada
2012 - 2016
BTech, Mechanical Engineering · IIT Delhi - New Delhi, India
Department Rank 1
03. Awards & Honours
2016 - 2019
Excellence Scholarship, ETH Zurich
2016
IIT Delhi Institute Silver Medal
2016
Finalist, Rhodes Scholarship
2014 - 2015
OP Jindal Engineering and Management Scholar
2014
UBC Go Global International Learning Programs Award
2013
Singapore Technologies Engineering Scholar
2010
KVPY / Young Scientist Fellow
04. Skills
Programming
Python
C++
MATLAB
HTML / CSS
Robotics & Simulation
ROS
PyBullet
Model Predictive Control
Optimization
CAD & Design
Autodesk Inventor
CATIA + DELMIA
SolidWorks
Graphics