Ashwini Ratnoo received the B.E. degree in Electrical Engineering from the MBM Engineering College, Jodhpur, India, in 2003, and the M.E. and Ph.D. degrees, in Aerospace Engineering, from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India, in 2005 and 2009, respectively. During 2009-2012, he was a postdoctoral researcher at the Aerospace Engineering Department, Technion- Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel. 

Currently, he works as an Associate Professor at the Aerospace Engineering Department, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India where he heads the Autonomous Vehicles Laboratory. His research focuses on guidance and control of autonomous vehicles. At IISc he also teaches courses related control theory, navigation, and guidance. For promoting a deeper and engaging learning experience for students, he was honoured with the IISc Excellence in Teaching Award in 2023. 

He is an Associate Fellow of American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), a member of AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Technical Committee, and a member of the editorial board for IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronics Systems. During 2019-2024 he was an elected member of the Indian National Young Academy of Science (INYAS).