Valmik Prabhu
PHD Student at UC Berkeley College of Engineering
San Francisco Bay Area United States
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Top SchoolValmik Prabhu is a UC Berkeley robotics researcher currently on sabbatical from his PhD, with deep roots in nonlinear control, dynamical systems, and geometric methods. He blends rigorous theoretical work with hands-on robotics, having designed and evaluated controllers for Baxter/Sawyer arms, mobile robots, and quadcopters, with a strong track record in nonconvex optimization and scientific programming. He is actively exploring new directions at the intersection of bioprocess control and cultivated meat, aiming to translate advanced control principles into impactful applications. As an educator, he led large undergraduate and graduate robotics courses as Head TA, expanding class capacity, mentoring dozens of TAs, and earning an Outstanding GSI award. His industry experience includes a software engineering internship at Carbon Robotics, where he integrated C++/Python with ROS, MoveIt, and OpenCV to validate vision pipelines. Valmik also brings a broad mechanical design background, FE analysis, and prototyping, underpinning a practical, cross-disciplinary approach to research and engineering.
9 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS, Mechanical Engineering, Master of Science - MS, Mechanical Engineering at University of California, BerkeleyMechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering at Fachhochschule MünchenStanford Online High SchoolLos Gatos High School
English, Spanish
Github Skills (40)
bug-tracker9
planning8
localization8
project-management8
crm7
retail7
python7
oms7
management6
project-planning6
solace6
php6
agile-development6
accounting6
integrations6
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
valmik/ros_setup
Mar 2018 - Aug 2020
Contributions:12 pushes, 4 branches in 2 years 4 months
valmik/valmik.github.io
May 2018 - Feb 2022
Contributions:10 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 10 months
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