Hi there, I am Bharath, an MEng student at UC Berkeley building intelligent systems that move through the real world, from autonomous marine vessels to drone fleets to walking humanoids. I bring deep experience in control systems, applied machine learning, and embedded hardware to make robots that actually work.
Systems I've designed, built, and validated — from simulation to hardware.
Built a data-driven energy prediction pipeline for quadrotor fleets using real-world telemetry. Compared RNN, LSTM, Bi-LSTM, and Transformer architectures to model nonlinear flight-energy dynamics.
Developed a full autonomy stack for a surface vessel: 6-DoF maneuvering dynamics, Extended Kalman Filter for state estimation, PID heading control, and waypoint tracking via Integral Line-of-Sight.
Led design and control of a hydrofoil vessel from concept to hardware. Built a 3-DoF maneuvering model, implemented LQR for active ride control, and achieved stable foilborne performance at 19.4 knots.
Training a Unitree G1 humanoid to walk across varied terrains using PPO-based reinforcement learning in MuJoCo Playground. Exploring sim-to-real transfer and terrain-adaptive locomotion policies.
Building a microcontroller-based instrument inspired by the theremin. Implementing embedded firmware for real-time audio sampling, signal mixing, and visualization driven by proximity sensing on ESP32.
Upcoming project exploring multi-agent control and consensus protocols, likely incorporating reinforcement learning for decentralized coordination. Details coming soon.
Led a team through the full lifecycle of a hydrofoil vessel — design, controls, and manufacturing. Owned milestones, resources, and delivery. Acted as primary stakeholder liaison, presenting technical outcomes and guiding team direction.
Engineered a hydrofoil system that boosted vessel speed by 87% and cut drag by 35%. Developed predictive angle-of-attack control and optimized foil geometry. Preliminary design adopted for one of India's first autonomous hydrofoil vessels.
Led a 40+ member organization across 4 concurrent product initiatives. Directed an agri-tech product that secured 2 design patents and won 2 national competitions. Served as product strategist for 3 software projects.
Rotated across Ship Design and Production. Analyzed block fabrication workflows including CNC cutting, welding, and structural assembly. Assisted with structural alignment validation and QA inspections.
Presented a comprehensive framework for hydrofoil vessel design integrating 3-DoF dynamics modeling, LQR-based active ride control, and experimental validation achieving stable foilborne performance.
I'm actively looking for full-time roles in robotics, autonomous systems, and controls engineering starting Summer 2026.