Athindran Ramesh Kumar

Athindran Ramesh Kumar is an experienced Autonomy Software Engineer currently working at Aurora since October 2023, focusing on action and behavior planning as well as control within autonomous systems. Prior to this role, Athindran served as a Graduate Student Research Assistant at Princeton University from September 2018 to August 2023, where responsibilities included developing implicit safety filters, safety-critical controls, and applying robust reinforcement learning techniques. Educational achievements include a PhD and a Master of Arts in Electrical Engineering from Princeton University, as well as a Master's degree from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and a Bachelor's degree from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras. Athindran has held various engineering and research positions, including internships at Aurora and Nokia Bell Labs, contributing to advancements in autonomous control and reinforcement learning in robotics.