Advancing safe and efficient human-robot collaboration through cutting-edge robotics and control theory. Applying concepts from nonlinear control and robot learning to manipulators and grasping systems.
Passionate about pushing the boundaries of robotics and human-robot interaction
I am a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Technical University of Vienna (TU Wien), working with Prof. Dongheui Lee. My research focuses on advancing safe and efficient human-robot collaboration through robotics and control theory. I apply concepts from nonlinear control and robot learning to various manipulators and grasping systems.
I completed my Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at IIT Gandhinagar in 2024, where I worked alongside Prof. Harish PM to develop human-inspired learning controllers and motion planners for robotic manipulators. My academic journey has been enriched by international research experiences, including visiting researcher positions at TU Wien, focusing on shared human-robot autonomy, and at the University of Texas at Austin, where I worked on single-degree-of-freedom gait training devices.
I have been fortunate to receive several recognitions for my work, including a gold medal at IIT Gandhinagar's 13th convocation. My research has been supported by multiple grants, such as the DST NIDHI PRAYAS grant for developing an adaptive motion controller, the IEEE RAS Student Travel Grant, the SPARC Travel Grant for my work at UT Austin, and the IITGN Overseas Research Fellowship for my research at TU Wien. I also had the honor of winning the regional Boeing BUILD Bootcamp for startups.
Recent updates and milestones in my research journey
I am pleased to share that our paper, "Partner familiarity enhances performance in a manual precision task", has been published in Nature Scientific Reports.
Happy to share that our paper "Demonstrating REASSEMBLE: A Multimodal Dataset for Contact-rich Robotic Assembly and Disassembly" has been accepted to Robotics: Science and Systems (RSS 2025)
I completed my Ph.D. at IIT Gandhinagar, earning a gold medal in recognition of outstanding innovation.
I presented our paper 'Shared Autonomy via Variable Impedance Control and Virtual Potential Fields for Encoding Human Demonstrations' at ICRA 2024 in Yokohama, Japan.
Contributions to robotics, control theory, and human-robot collaboration
Robotics: Science and Systems (RSS 2025)
We release a multimodal dataset for long-horizon contact-rich assembly and disassembly tasks.
IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) 2024
This article introduces a framework for complex human-robot collaboration tasks, such as the co-manufacturing of furniture.
ASME Letters in Dynamic Systems and Control (2024)
This paper introduces a novel objective function that responds to all external disturbances at the end-effector, aiming to lower joint torques via redundancy.
Let's collaborate on advancing the future of robotics
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Technical University of Vienna (TU Wien)
Vienna, Austria