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Hemanth Murali

Robotics & AI Engineer
  • +1(734)-972-2255
  • hemanthmurali.08@gmail.com
  • hemanthmurali.me

Work Experience

Decemebr 2024 - Present
Michigan Robotics Institute

IT Assistant

  • Managing OS imaging, deployment, and maintenance for 150+ devices, ensuring optimal functionality for robotics research.
  • Developing and integrating robotic systems, including sensors, actuators, and control interfaces, to advance research initiatives.
  • Resolved 1,200+ robotic support tickets using tools like TeamDynamix, BlueCat, and Netdisco, enhancing system efficiency.
July - August 2023
ISRO - URSC

Project Intern

  • Built a real-time data acquisition model of point clouds from Flash LiDAR, with object detection through Python.
  • Analyzed the VoteNet model for 3D object detection using the Hough voting algorithm to detect 3D objects directly from raw point cloud data from the KITTI dataset and Velodyne datasheet, achieving a processing rate of 60 frames per second.
January - June 2023
IIT Bombay

Research Intern

  • Designed a portable COVID detection system using Python with cyanine dye (DiSc2) for real-time diagnostics.
  • Engineered comprehensive data visualization and hardware interaction solutions through advanced mathematical coding, leveraging Python libraries such as Numpy, Scipy, SpiDev, RPi.GPIO to enhance project efficiency by 30%.
May - August 2022
IDEX-DIO

SDE Intern

  • Developed an ML model to train and identify the edges of military aircraft using HOG and SIFT algorithms.
  • Use of OpenCV helped with providing real-time image recognition techniques accurately to identify objects.

Projects

January 2025 - Present

Autonomous path planning for microbot navigation using 6DOF robotic arm

Developing a 6DOF robotic arm to autonomously control magnetic fields, guiding microbots to navigate obstacles with 95% accuracy. Integrating perception, path planning, and manipulation to optimize collective microrobot movement and efficiency.
January 2025 - Present

Robotics Systems Lab – Armlab

Using a RGB-Lidar camera for block detection and manipulation with depth estimation, boosting accuracy by 30%. Implemented kinematics for motion planning and autonomous grasping with a 5-DOF arm, improving efficiency by 25%.
November 2024 - January 2025

Autonomous Robots with Path finding algorithms

A* path planner for PR2 mobile manipulator, enabling efficient navigation and obstacle traversal. Implemented ANA* for motion planning (98% accuracy) & RRT-Connect for optimized path generation.
August 2024 - December 2024

Robotic Arm Manipulation using Inverse Kinematics, Point Cloud and Grasping

Applied inverse kinematics for arm motion and grasping, with advanced point cloud analysis using PCA, RANSAC, & ICP for object detection, alignment, and reconstruction, achieving 97% position accuracy.
January 2025 - Present

TOOFAN: Education for the Future

Founder & CEO of an EduTech start-up leading a team, leveraging AR/VR & AI Voice Assistant for modern education. Secured $85,000b funding while driving innovation in voice-based interaction & task execution.

Education

  • MS in Robotics                       GPA: 3.79 / 4
    University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
    Aug 2024 - May 2026
  • B.Tech in Artificial Intelligence and Data Science                           GPA: 9.2 / 10
    Sri Sai Ram Engineering College, India
    Aug 2020 - June 2024

Tech Stack

  • Python
  • C / C++
  • MATLAB
  • HTML / CSS / JS
  • Bash / Powershell
  • SQL

Frameworks

  • NumPy
  • OpenCV
  • Matplotlib
  • TensorFlow
  • PyTorch
  • PyBullet
  • Drake
  • MuJoCo
  • SciPy
  • Scikit-Learn
  • Keras
  • Pandas

Tools

  • VSCode
  • GIT
  • Docker
  • Unity
  • Unreal Engine
  • Figma
  • Flutter
  • Android Studio
  • Firebase
  • MySQL
  • MongoDB

Soft Skills

  • Leadership
  • Project Management
  • DevOps
  • Problem Solving

Publication

RSSI: Overboard Localization System
ICPECTS — IEEE Xplorer
Incorporation of VR in Education
International Journal of Novel Research and Development
Smart Classroom: An Innovative Teaching Model
Journal of Xidian University

Languages

  • English
  • German
  • Tamil
  • Hindi