Education and Work
Work Experience
Engineering Manager for State Estimation and Control
From February 2022 at the Technology Innovation Hub for IoT and IoE at IIT Bombay.
Postdoctoral Research Associate
From September 2019-September 2021 at the Coordinated Science Laboratory, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign with Prof Girish Chowdhary.
Research Assistant
Project Title: R&D in collaborative missions - Phase 1 Project code: 11DST027 (August 2012 - 2013)
This project was a Department of Science and Technology sponsored undertaking at the Department of Aerospace Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Teaching Assistant
Courses:
SC 792 Communication Skills (Autumn 2017 and 2018)
SC 626 Systems and Control Engineering Laboratory (Spring 2017)
SC 634 Introduction to Wheeled Mobile Robotics (Autumn 2015 and 2016)
SC 635 Advanced Topics in Mobile Robotics (Spring 2015 and 2016)
SC 301 Linear and Nonlinear Systems (Autumn 2014)
AE 773 Applied Mechatronics (Autumn 2011)
AE 230 Modeling and Simulation laboratory (Spring 2011 and 2012)
AE 215 Aerospace Measurement Laboratory (Autumn 2010 and 2011)
Education
Ph.D: Systems and Control Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India in 2019. Supervisors: Prof. Arpita Sinha, Prof. Hemendra Arya and Prof. Leena Vachhani. (CPI in coursework 9.11/10).
Master of Technology (M. Tech.), Specializing in Dynamics and Control: Department of Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India in 2012. Dissertation Supervisors: Prof. Hemendra Arya and Prof. K. Sudhakar. (CPI 9.67/10).
Bachelor of Engineering (B. E.) in Electronics Engineering: Vidyalankar Institute of Technology, Mumbai, India in 2010. Dissertation Supervisor: Prof. Jayen S. Modi. (secured First Class with Distinction with 74.09%).
Coursework
Ph. D. (June 2013 - August 2019)
(For credit)
SC 601 Modelling and Identification of Dynamical Systems
SC 627 Motion Planning & Coordination of Autonomous Vehicles
SC 629 Introduction to Probability and Random Processes
EE 640 Multivariable Control Systems
EE 622 Optimal Control Systems
SC 602 Control of Nonlinear Dynamical Systems
MA 403 Real Analysis
SC 607 Optimization
(For audit)
EE 734 Adavced Probability and Random Processes for Engineers
EE 736 Introduction to Stochastic Optimization
CL 686 Advanced Process Control
CL 653 State Estimation: Theory and Applications
CS 763 Computer Vision
EE 759 Applied Mathematical Analysis in Engineering
EE 749 Decentralized Control of Complex Systems
SC 630 Variable Structure and Sliding Mode Control
Master of Technology (June 2010 - August 2012) (All for credit)
AE 705 Introduction to Flight
AE 695 State Space Methods for Flight Vehicles
AE 799 Control Systems Laboratory
AE 775 System Modelling, Dynamics and Control
AE 773 Applied Mechatronics
SC 625 System Theory
AE 690 Control System Design Techniques
AE 717 Aircraft Flight Dynamics
EE 712 Embedded Systems Design
SC 628 Guidance Strategies for Autonomous Vehicles
Online Courses
Robotics Specialization:
Modern Robotics Specialization:
Deep Learning Specialization:
Reinforcement Learning Specialization:
Short Courses and Workshops
2nd Cyber-Physical Systems Symposium (CyPhySS), IISc Bangalore, July 2018
GIAN course on "Robot Modeling and Control, and Applications to Aerial Robots", Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur, December 22-28, 2015
"One-Week Short Course on Advanced Control, Guidance and Estimation", IISc Bengaluru, 20-26 February 2012
IFAC sponsored international workshop on "Embedded Guidance, Navigation and Control in Aerospace", IISc Bengaluru in February 2012
Poster/Demo Sessions
A. Borkar, A. Adsule, A. Sinha and A. Tewari, "Aerial Surveillance and Tracking by Remote Agents (ASTRA)", Demo presented at the Army Technology Seminar (ARTECH), Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi, India, 11 January 2019.
A. Borkar, S. Hangal, H. Arya and A. Sinha, "Reconfigurable Quadrotor Formations on Lissajous Curves." Poster presented at the 2nd Cyber-Physical Systems Symposium (CyPhySS), Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India, 11 July 2018.