About Me

  • Full Name:Hitesh Kyatham
  • Phone:+1 240 478 5336
  • Email:hkyatham@umd.edu
  • Address:Hyattsville, MD-20783

Hello There!

🔬 Graduate Student at University of Maryland | Pursuing M.Eng in Robotics (Aug 2023).

Passionate about Medical Robotics, aiming to save lives through innovation. Aspiring to pursue a PhD to explore uncharted territories in healthcare robotics.

🚀 Driven by a vision to develop cutting-edge systems enhancing patient care, surgical precision, and rehabilitation practices.

🌐 Enthusiastic collaborator embracing multidisciplinary challenges to shape the future of robotics.

My Resume

  • Work Experience

  • Research Assistant

    University of Maryland - 2024 - Present

    Currently conducting research in underwater imaging and medical diagnostics. Key achievements include:

    • Published two peer-reviewed papers:
      • First-author paper on Performance Assessment of Feature Detection Methods for 2-D FS Sonar Imagery.
      • Co-author paper on GoPro Modeling and Application in Opti-Acoustic Stereo Imaging.
    • Developing machine learning solutions to detect Multiple Sclerosis (MS) progression using brain MRI scans, focusing on image processing and medical diagnostics.

  • Systems Engineer

    Tata Consultancy Services - 2020 - 2023

    Developed scalable and reliable cloud-based software applications on AWS. Key contributions include:

    • Specialized in Java, ECS, and Lambda for creating cutting-edge solutions.
    • Architected software systems to meet complex client requirements and improve application performance.
    • Mentored new team members, ensuring seamless knowledge transfer and skill development.

  • Intern

    Matlab Helper - 2019 - 2020

    Contributed to projects that enhanced Matlab and Raspberry Pi integration. Key contributions include:

    • Hosted engaging webinars demonstrating Matlab and Raspberry Pi applications.
    • Created interactive quizzes on WordPress and streamlined documentation on Confluence.

  • Intern

    Ezenith Education - 2018 - 2018

    Collaborated on designing a fully functional prototype Electric Vehicle (EV) powertrain. Highlights include:

    • Received comprehensive training in EV systems, including battery design, electric motors, and power electronics.
    • Gained hands-on experience in IC Engine design and sustainable mobility solutions.

  • Education

  • Masters Degree

    University of Maryland College Park - 2023 - Current

    Pursuing my dream of studying Robotics with special interest in Medical Robotics. Aiming to combine cutting-edge Robotics principles with the field of healthcare to revolutionize patient care, surgical procedures, and rehabilitation practices.

  • Bachelors Degree

    Mahatma Gandhi institute of Technology - 2015 - 2019

    Passionate about Robotics and its diverse applications, I pursued a Bachelor's degree in Mechatronics at Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Technology. This comprehensive program provided me with a solid foundation in the fundamentals of Robotics, Electronics, and Mechanical Engineering.

My Projects

Explore my diverse projects in robotics, perception, and path planning.

ROS2

Worked on various ROS2 projects including Ariac. Used modules such as Moveit, Nav2 for controlling robots and navigation.

Robot Perception

Worked on various perception concepts such as object detection, trajectory detection, Homography, edge detection and corner detection.

Robot Planning

Worked on various planning algorithms such as Dijkstra, A*, RRT, RRT*, Informed RRT*. Also worked on hardware implementation of planning algorithm to navigate a Turtlebot3 in a Maze.

Skills

ROS295%
Opencv93%
Python95%
C++89%
Java90%
Deep Learning85%
AWS90%
JavaScript85%

Learning Ability100%

Leadership90%

Adaptability95%

Communication95%

Problem-Solving100%

Resilience90%

Work

Detect Objects Using Turtlebot

ROS2

Kinematics of a Mobile Manipulator

ROS2

Trajectory Detection

Perception

Edge and Corner Detection

Perception

SIFT Detection and Homography

Perception

Turblebot Navigation using Aruco Marker

ROS2,Perception

Pixel puzzle using Dijkstra

Robot Planning

Turtlebot Motion Planning using A*

Robot Planning

Projects In Progress.

I am currently working on these projects and thus their link is not yet public.

Sonar Perception for underwater robotics

Currently Working on underwater perception project using Holoocean, wherein simulated data is generated to train models which can be used for actual exploration.

Ariac competition

Working on building a control system for effective participation in Ariac Competition.

Path Planning for Surgical Robots

Working on building and testing a path planning algorithm for a surgical robot.

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Dynamic professional eager to drive results and innovation.

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