Akshay Shetty

Akshay Shetty is a Senior Autonomy Navigation Engineer at Supernal since May 2023, specializing in designing and developing navigation solutions for autonomous flying vehicles. Previously, as a Postdoctoral Researcher at Stanford University from September 2021 to August 2022, Akshay initiated and supervised research on safe navigation and robust localization for autonomous robotic systems, resulting in multiple publications. At the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Akshay served as a Graduate Research Assistant from August 2014 to May 2021, focusing on multi-sensor fusion for state estimation and trajectory planning. Akshay also gained experience through internships at NASA Ames Research Center in 2016 and 2017, developing visual SLAM-based navigation systems and leading a team on UAV projects. Akshay's academic background includes a PhD and a Master's degree in Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and a Bachelor's degree from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay.