Engineering intelligent awareness systems for autonomous vehicles — bridging perception and navigation through real-time hazard classification with ROS2 Jazzy & C++.
I'm a Senior Autonomy Engineer at Auriga, working on next-generation autonomous vehicle stacks using ROS2 Jazzy and C++. My primary domain is the Awareness module — the intelligent layer that sits between perception and navigation.
My system ingests tracked objects from the perception pipeline, filters them against the ego vehicle's pose, classifies hazardous objects in real-time, and triggers velocity and path adjustments in the navigation stack — essentially a behavioural planner purpose-built for safety.
Beyond awareness, I work hands-on with localization (Extended Kalman Filter, LiDAR Odometry) and perception (point cloud clustering). I hold an MSc in Data Science with Distinction, grounding my robotics work in strong ML fundamentals.
Real-time hazard classification module bridging perception and navigation. Ingests tracked objects, filters against ego vehicle pose, and triggers safety responses — the "decision brain" of the autonomy stack.
Combines Genetic Algorithm search with XGBoost Regression for real-time logistics job scheduling. Trained on live port data and deployed at Aidrivers. MSc dissertation project, published and in active use.
Supervised ML model in R to classify outcomes of international geopolitical disputes. NLP-driven feature engineering on historical conflict data. Client-based academic project at University of Surrey.
Full-stack social platform for sharing travel stories. Built as MCA dissertation and deployed under student startup Oliu Technologies, supported by Startup Village and Kerala Government TBI.
Dissertation: Hybrid ML system for job scheduling (GA + XGBoost) for Aidrivers. Academic project: Geopolitical dispute outcome prediction using R & NLP.
Dissertation: Travelogue portal for student startup Oliu Technologies, supported by Startup Village & Kerala Technical Business Incubation.
Modules: Discrete Mathematics, Probability, Fuzzy Logic, Statistical Inference, Complex Analysis.
Founded and built a tech startup under Startup Village & Kerala Technical Business Incubation. Developed and deployed web applications for educational institutions and private organisations.
Led startup mentorship programmes and organised entrepreneurship workshops in collaboration with Startup Village (sv.co), empowering students to build ventures.
Elected batch leader for the MCA programme. Coordinated academic initiatives, managed communication between students and faculty, and organised extracurricular events.
Whether you're interested in collaboration, autonomous systems, or a new opportunity — I'd love to hear from you.