Saurav Agarwal

Saurav Agarwal has a diverse work experience, starting with their current role as the Director of Engineering at Shield AI. Saurav has been promoted within the company in a short period of time, showing their leadership abilities. At Shield AI, they are responsible for developing the architecture and software components of the AI & Autonomy product. Before this role, Saurav worked as a Technical Director at Shield AI, where they led the execution and direction of the company's core AI & Autonomy product.

Saurav has also worked as an Advisor at various companies including Roboheavy, Activate Onboarding, and Autonomi Labs. Additionally, they served as a Startup Mentor at Techstars.

Prior to these roles, Saurav founded and worked as the CEO of GuideBuddy, an online marketplace connecting travelers with locals. Saurav also worked at Texas A&M University as the Lab Team Lead, focusing on motion planning and navigation algorithms for autonomous mobile robots. At Qualcomm, Saurav worked as an Autonomy Engineer during their Ph.D. internship, where they demonstrated the world's first self-flying drone that used smartphone chips and cameras for navigation. Saurav also filed six US patents and received the Roberto Padovani Fellowship for their contributions. At Altair, Saurav worked as an Application Engineer, developing physics simulation models and providing training to customers.

Overall, Saurav Agarwal has a strong background in AI and Autonomy, entrepreneurship, and engineering, with experience at both large corporations and startups.

Saurav Agarwal has a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree in Artificial Intelligence from Texas A&M University, which they obtained from 2013 to 2017. Prior to this, they pursued a M.Sc by Research in Autonomous Vehicles from Cranfield University, completing it from 2011 to 2012. Saurav began their education at the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, where they earned a B.Tech degree in Aerospace Engineering from 2006 to 2010.