Praveen Abbaraju

About Me

Researcher/ Roboticist

"AI & Robots are to be developed as a form of advanced tools that humans can use to enhance their activities" I'm always excited and motivated to work on robotic solutions that can serve humans.

Please feel free to get in touch!

Title: Senior Research Engineer - Software Defined Mobility
E-mail: praveen (dot) abbaraju (dot) oj (at) hitachiastemo (dot) com
Address: 34500 Grand River Ave, Farmington Hills, MI 48335

Resume

Summary

Praveen Abbaraju

Innovative and deadline-driven Researcher and Roboticist with over a decade of experience designing and deploying novel AI & robotic solutions. Fundamental research on next generation mobility solutions, Data-centric AI, with emphasis on innovating solutions & customer focused. Skilled in developing research strategies, prototyping, & demos, while efficiently managing deadlines.

Education

Ph.D. in Robotics

2015 - 2021

Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA

Specialization in design and control of Aerial robots, Modular robotics & Hyper-redundant robotic systems

M.Sc. in Robotics & Automation

2011 - 2014

Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences (Hochschule Darmstadt), Darmstadt, Germany (DE)

Specialization in Industrial robotics, Higher-order dynamics, Control systems

B.Tech in Electronics & Control

2007 - 2011

JNTU, Hyderabad, India

Published 10 conference articles focusing on AI & fuzzy logic.

Professional Experience

Senior Engineer/ Researcher

May 2024 - Present

Hitachi Astemo, Advanced Development Division, Farmington Hills, MI

Software defined mobility research: Autonomous driving using multi-camera systems and ML for end-to-end navigation.

Researcher

Nov 2021 - Apr 2024

Hitachi America Ltd. R&D, Farmington Hills, MI

Connected & automated driving research: Connected solutions for Electric Vehicles (EV), Robot-EV systems
Machine Learning algorithms for connected solutions, Robot-EV cooperative navigation