“Varun is a wonderful student worker. He takes initiatives and provides great feedback on all student programmings. He is a conscientious person and always turns in quality work. He helps his fellow students with career-related advices, such as resume and cover letter review and shares tips for interviewing and networking. His passion for Robotics is evident and I have no doubt he will succeed in whatever he decides to do. ”
About
Hello! I am an avid roboticist with an interest in the full autonomy stack - planning…
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Licenses & Certifications
Volunteer Experience
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Mathematics Coach
North South Foundation
- 3 years 10 months
Education
I coach 25 elementary and middle school students every year for 6 months and train them in competition mathematics. The money paid by the students is used to fund scholarships for bright but poor minds in India so they can afford to go to college.
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STEM Outreach
FIRST
- 6 years 3 months
Science and Technology
I spread awareness and knowledge of STEM fields through various outreach activities, including demonstrations to professional organizations and corporations as well as visiting elementary and middle schools and getting students interested in STEM.
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Founder and Musician
Melodies for Life
- 4 years 1 month
Social Services
I founded a musical group to perform a one hour concert at senior living centers once a month.
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Teacher
Museum of Science & Industry (MOSI)
- 1 year 11 months
Education
I worked with young children to teach them various topics such as robotics, programming, and 3D printing, and got them interested in STEM fields.
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Board Member
South Asian Student Association
- 2 years 1 month
Civil Rights and Social Action
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Sponsor
APISPAM (Asian Pacific Islander Sponsorship Program at Mudd)
- 10 months
Civil Rights and Social Action
Patents
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Automatic Path Tracking for Power Machines
Filed US-20220356674-A1
Courses
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Algorithms
CS140
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Analog Circuits
E84
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Artificial Intelligence
CS151
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Control Theory
E102
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Data Structures
CS70
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Digital Electronics and Computer Engineering
E85
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Experimental Engineering
E80
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Intro Engineering Design and Manufacturing
E4
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Machine Learning
COMP47490
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Microprocessors
E155
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Operations Research
MATH187
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Reinforcement Learning
CS181V
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Signals and Systems
EEEN30110
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State Estimation
E205
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Systems Engineering
E79
Projects
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Atari Digital Vector Generator
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• Designed and built a circuit for an Atari digital vector display
• Programmed a Nucleo STM32 ARM microcontroller to drive the vector generator
• Wrote a basic interactive multiplayer game in C for the circuit and displayOther creators -
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Ocean Color Measurement AUV
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• Created an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) for measuring ocean color and turbidity as a function of depth
• Designed 6 sensor amplification and protection circuits for a custom-made turbidity sensor and pressure sensor
• Conducted forensics analysis on deployment results to determine the cause of malfunction
• Implemented a robot stabilization algorithm using PID on low-passed accelerometer data
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MIT Racecar Autonomous Navigation
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• Autonomously navigated an unmapped underground environment using an MIT Racecar running ROS
• Developed a potential field control algorithm for navigation and obstacle avoidance using lidar
• Localized the robot using a particle filter and Google Cartographer and navigated to waypoints
• Used computer vision to navigate a slalom courseOther creators -
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PlanAway
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• NLP-enabled messenger platform for organizing travel-related plans and displaying relevant prices for flights and hotels
• Used Dialogflow for NLP conversation analysis, AngularJS front-end, Node back-end, Expedia API
• Won 2nd Place at InternHackATXOther creators -
Honors & Awards
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Presidential Scholar
US Department of Education
One of 161 students chosen by the US Department of Education and Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos. One male and one female was chosen from each state, and I was chosen as the top male scholar from Florida.
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Semper Fidelis Award for Musical Excellence
United States Marines Youth Foundation, Inc.
In recognition of Diligence, Dedication, and Musical Excellence as a Performing High School Bandsman and Soloist.
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Congressional Award Gold Medal
United States Congress
America's highest youth honor awarded by Congress for over 400 volunteer hours and over 400 hours of personal development.
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FBLA Network Design Top 15, FBLA National Convention
Future Business Leaders of America
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Anne Frank Humanitarian Award
Florida Holocaust Museum
Awarded from the Florida Holocaust Museum for making a significant positive impact in my community.
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3rd Place, FTC World Championship
FIRST Tech Challenge
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USA Mathematics Olympiad Qualifier
Mathematical Association of America
Selected as one of the top 300 student mathematicians in the country.
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1st Place, FTC South Super Regional Championship
FIRST Tech Challenge
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Dean's List Finalist
FIRST Tech Challenge
Selected as one of the top 100 students in the robotics community worldwide. Nominated by my peers and my coach for my efforts to help teams across the world and my extensive outreach to the community.
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2016 Florida All-State Honors Orchestra Concertmaster
Florida Music Education Association
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1st Place Business Math, FBLA State Convention
Future Business Leaders of America
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4th Place, FTC World Championship
FIRST Tech Challenge
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2006 Time Person of the Year
Time Magazine
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