ANTLER Entrepreneur in Residence - Spring 2025 Cohort
Mar 2025 - Jun 2025
Huawei Munich Masters Thesis Research - Intelligent Clound Technologies Lab
Oct 2023 - Apr 2024
Conducted R&D in the area of zero shot approches for "Open World 3D Scene Understanding" utilizing foundation and large language models; co-supervised by Huawei-ICTL and TUM-CMS.
Developed OpenSU3D an incremental and scalable approch for zero-shot 3D scene understanding utilizing foundation and large language models.
Quantitatively and qualitatively demonstrated effectiveness of open vocabulary segmentation and context-based instance retrieval, exceeding state-of-the-art approaches.
Explored downstream applications such as 3D instance segmentation, automatic labeling, and spatial reasoning (chat with scene using LLM).
Currently, working on research paper to publish findings.
Research Intern - Intelligent Clound Technologies Lab
Apr 2023 - Oct 2024
Contributed as a Robotics Research Intern at Huawei's Intelligent Cloud Technologies Lab in the area of 3D robotics perception, primarily focusing on LiDAR-based Life Long Localization and Mapping.
Research cutting-edge techniques to improve LiDAR-based lifelong localization and mapping systems. Implemented hierarchical bundle adjustment, pose graph optimization, etc. to enhance localization and mapping performance.
Refactor and modularize the SLAM pipeline to facilitate scalability, maintainability, and ease of integration with future enhancements.
Studied and implemented recent methods, and explored potential research directions in the areas of 3D Robotics Perception, Neural Radiance Field, and Scene Understanding.
Technical University of Munich Research Assistant - Chair of Computational Modeling and Simulation
Apr 2022 - Apr 2023
Proposed methodology for robust, real-time control of material
flow in additive manufacturing for construction using an RGB camera.
Successfully deployed this solution on a scaled-down setup based on UR10 robot.
Developed a lightweight Blender-based LiDAR simulation tool tailored for large
3D building models. The tool automatically plans paths based on the 3D model
and exports LiDAR scans according to configured specifications. Additionally, enhanced the existing 2D BIM-to-SLAM simulation module for 3D environ-
ments by incorporating support for Gazebo.
Collaborated in the development of mapping system based on GO1 quadruped
robot. Streamlined process for sensor calibration, synchronization, communication, and data recording. Dockerized and configured open-sourced ROS-based
SLAM libraries for seamless use in indoor and outdoor environments.
National University of Science and Technology Research Engineer - Integrated Navigation Terrestrial Electromagnetic Lab
Jul 2020 - Oct 2021
Developed setup for Software in the Loop (SITL) simulation for tuning the flight controller. Integrated the X-Plane flight simulator with the flight controller firmware. Based on aeronautical design, developed models of vertical take-off and fixed-wing aerial vehicles for the simulator.
Carried out end-to-end development of vertical take-off and fixed-wing aerial vehicles, from preliminary design (aeronautics calculations), detailed design (detailed CAD assemblies) to the export of manufacturing plans. Optimized design, aerodynamics, and structural components by conducting CFD, FEA, FSI simulations.
Provided guidance and mentorship to undergraduate interns to support project development.
NED University of Engineering and Technology Research Assistant - Department of Mechanical Engineering
Jul 2019 - Jan 2020
Assisted research activities in Mechanical Department of NED University under the supervision of Dr.-Ing. Usman Allauddin.
Conducted comparative studies to numerically assess different RANS turbulence models for prediction of the secondary peak in Nusselt number resulting from a hydraulic jump in jet impingement cooling.
Extensively reviewed literature and conducted numerical simulations related to impinging jets focusing on the influence of different types of fins,
surface topology, pulsating/synthetic jets, and nanofluids on heat transfer
characteristics. Collaborate on two peer-reviewed research papers based on findings.
Mentored undergraduate student groups, on their research project.
