Srujan Deolasee

Hello, I am Srujan Deolasee, a rising senior at the Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani, and I am pursuing a major in Computer Science. My research interests include motion planning for autonomous robots and learning-based algorithms for navigation. I have previously worked on developing a modified Hybrid A* planning algorithm for a tractor-trailer robot. This summer, I am working under the supervision of Dr. John Dolan and Dr. Qin Lin at the Argo AI Center for Autonomous Vehicle Research. I will be researching safety-guaranteed motion planning for autonomous vehicles. I hope to contribute to the previous research in speed profile planning techniques which deal with dynamic obstacle avoidance given a planned path. I aim to optimize Bezier polynomials to find a comfort-optimal trajectory for the vehicle. Being a part of the RISS community allows me to network with world-class roboticists at CMU RI. It is an invaluable opportunity to grow as a researcher as it will enable me to learn “how to ask good research questions”. This experience will prepare me to pursue graduate school research in robotics. I am grateful to my mentors, the entire CMU RISS organization, and the sponsors for making this opportunity possible. I’m looking forward to a fantastic summer research experience!