Rafay Mohiuddin

Hello, I'm Rafay 👋 — a Master's graduate from the TUM School of Engineering and Design, with a focus on scientific computing, robotics, and 3D computer vision. My thesis research explored efficient and scalable methods for open-world 3D scene understanding (ICRA'25) using 2D foundation models and LLM.

I previously worked as a Robotics Research Intern at the Huawei Munich Research Center, focusing on lifelong localization and mapping, and as a Student Research Assistant at the Chair of Computational Modeling and Simulation, where I contributed to robotics and simulation-based projects.

My research interests spans robotics, 3D vision, machine learning, and physics simulation — with hands-on experience in developing and deploying research-driven solutions across these domains.

I'm currently working on a 3D generation related startup, and also consult and collobrate with AI-focused startups. Feel free to set up a call — I'm happy to discuss research, startups, robotics, 3D vision, LLMs, or potential collaborations.

Open to PhD/R&D Roles - feel free to connect if my work interests you!

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  • [05/2025] OpenSU3D was presented at ICRA'25 on 22 May 2025 🎉🚀
  • [03/2025] Accepted into the ATLER Entrepreneurship in Residence program 🚀
  • [01/2025] OpenSU3D paper accepted at ICRA'25 — check out the Project Page 🎓📢
  • [01/2025] Started building a startup idea around 3D generation 💡🔥
  • [09/2024] Completed, M.Sc., graduated from TUM 🧑‍🎓🎓
  • [04/2024] Defended Master's thesis on "Open World 3D Scene Understanding" at TUM 🛡️👏
  • [10/2023] Started thesis research in 3D scene understanding 🔍📊
  • [04/2023] Joined Huawei Munich Research Center as a Research Intern working on Life-Long SLAM 🤖🏢
  • [10/2021] Started M.Sc. at TUM 🎓📘
  • [03/2023] Paper on Additive Manufacturing accepted at ISARC'23 📄🎉
  • [04/2022] Started working as a HiWi at the Chair of Computational Modeling and Simulation 🛠️🧠
  • [10/2021] Started M.Sc. at TUM, moved to Munich, Germany 🎓🇩🇪
  • [10/2020] Published BE research paper on Nanofluids in Wiley Journal of Heat Transfer 📢📄
  • [07/2020] Joined PNEC NUST to work on Aerial Robots 🤖✈️
  • [12/2019] Completed B.E. from NEDUET, Pakistan 🎓🎉
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OpenSU3D: Open Word 3D Scene Understanding using Foundation Models


Rafay Mohiuddin,Sai Manoj Prakhya, Fiona Collins, Ziyuan Liu, Andre Borrmann
IEEE - Internatioanl Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2025
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Optical Process Control for extrusion-based Additive Manufacturing methods in construction


Rafay Mohiuddin, Miranda Cruz Policroniades, Martin Slepicka, André Borrmann
ISARC - International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction (ISARC), 2023
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Nanoscale heat transfer investigation of an array of impinging jet systems with different working fluids under crossflow with and without pin fins


Usman Allauddin, Rafay Mohiuddin, Hafiz Mohammad Usman Khan, Naseem Uddin, Waqar A. Khan
Wiley - Heat Transfer (Q1 Journal, 26% acceptance rate), 2020
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Rafay Mohiuddin | M.Sc. TUM
📍 Munich, Germany
✉️ rafay.mhddn[at]gmail.com
🔗 linkedin.com/in/rafaymhddn/
🌐 rafaymhddn.github.io/


Design and source code from Jon Barron's website