Experience
A decade across DRDO, Trimble, Ola Electric, and Nasiko — spanning image processing research, industrial 3D vision, and agentic AI.
Work history
Research Scientist
04/2026 – Present
Nasiko
- Agentic AI research and development, with multiple publications
- Routing agent framework for the Agentic AI orchestration layer
- Developed the observability and explainability layer for A2A compliance and connections
- Cost-bound token strategy for agent usage
Senior Research Engineer
11/2023 – 03/2026
Ola Electric
- LLM/VLM and agentic AI development for the Kruti pipeline
- AI-based path planning for optimal storage and route planning in dark warehouses
- Camera-based generalized pick-and-place with a 6DOF robot
- Vision pipeline for integrated automation of mechanical tasks at Ola Future Factory
- 3D point cloud registration and stitching using a Cobot, via feature- and coordinate-based approaches
- 3D small-part deviation detection via a custom iterative statistical algorithm
- Sparse feature-based point cloud alignment using multiple structured light sources — micron-level accuracy for chassis hole deviation on vehicle frames
- Stereo-camera vision pipeline for deviation detection in Ola battery palettes
- Small part quality control module
- Weld line inspection module
Computer Vision Engineer
09/2022 – 09/2023
Trimble
- Developed and deployed advanced AI models — LLM-driven improvements to performance and efficiency
- Multi-spectral odometry and 3D point cloud registration
- Python for data ETL and analysis; deep learning with GAN and ResNet backbones
- Managed end-to-end ML model lifecycle from development to deployment
- Primary stakeholder on the Trimble XR-based Digital Twin Platform for 3D registration
- Multi-Sensor Input Odometry for autonomous guiding systems (e.g. Boston Dynamics Spot)
Senior Research Fellow
10/2017 – 07/2019
Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO)
- Delivered modules for Illumination Normalization and Thermal Image Colorization under DRDO grant 2535/DIPR-II/MD/CARS-01
- Published across SCI journals, international, and national conferences with eminent national and international collaborators
- Generative AI, Deep Learning, and Computer Vision — including open-source dataset releases
Junior Research Fellow
01/2014 – 10/2015
Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO)
- Developed and deployed performance evaluation metrics for the intra-DRDO network, DRONA
- Cross-collaborative work with statisticians and psychologists — new evaluation scale development
- R&D at Defence Institute of Psychological Research (DIPR), New Delhi
Selected projects
- Thermal–RGB fused odometry
- XR-based 3D BIM registration algorithm (Trimble Hackathon global winner, 2022)
- 3D vision systems for small-part and weld/hole error detection at micrometer-level accuracy
- 3D gantry-based system for wirebond inspection
- Ola automated dark store — 6DOF robot pick-and-place and optimal product storage system
- Vision systems for error detection in dry/wet electrodes for battery manufacturing