Summary
Chayan Sarkar is a senior scientist at Tata Consultancy Services, where he applies machine learning and data visualization to advance cognitive capabilities in embodied robotic systems and improve human-robot interaction. With nine years of experience spanning industry and academia, his work focuses on how robots acquire and process knowledge, modeling physical movement and perceptual observations to understand behavior. He straddles industry and academia, complementing his TCS role with a Visiting Research Fellow stint at Yale (2024–2025) and earlier research positions at SICS and other institutions. Chayan's educational journey spans Jadavpur University (B.E. in CSE), IIT Bombay (M.Tech in CSE), Technische Universität Berlin (Master’s thesis), and Delft University of Technology (PhD in Internet of Things), reflecting a strong interdisciplinary foundation. Based in India, he brings a global perspective to robotics and AI research, blending rigor with practical deployment experience.
10 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Computer Science & Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Computer Science & Engineering at Jadavpur University
Master's degree, Master's Thesis, Master's degree, Master's Thesis at Technische Universität Berlin
PhD, Internet of Things, PhD, Internet of Things at Delft University of Technology
Hindi, Bengali, English