CV

Contact Information

Name Aditya Penumarti
Professional Title Ph.D. Candidate
Location Gainesville, Florida FL 32611

Professional Summary

A Ph.D. student studying belief-space motion planning and path planning for robots.

Experience

  • 2023 - Present

    Gainesville, FL

    Graduate Research Assistant
    University of Florida - Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
  • 2024 - 2025

    Gainesville, FL

    Mentor
    P.K. Yonge High School - Robotics Team (Roaring Riptide)
    Engineering mentor for the high school robotics FRC team. I helped with programming and engineering design while emphasizing the need to understand and learn the conceptual parts of robotics.
  • 2021 - 2023

    Gainesville, FL

    Lab Assistant
    University of Florida - Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Rapid Prototyping Laboratory
  • 2019 - 2021

    Raleigh, NC

    Photo Editor
    North Carolina State University Student Media - Agromeck
  • 2018 - 2021

    Zurich, Switzerland

    Videographer
    North Carolina State University Student Media

Education

  • 2023 - 2027

    Gainesville FL, USA

    PhD
    University of Florida
    Mechanical Engineering
    • Theory of Relativity
  • 2021 - 2023

    Gainesville FL, USA

    M.Sc
    University of Florida
    Mechanical Engineering
  • 2017 - 2021

    Raleigh NC, USA

    B.Sc
    North Carolina State University
    Mechanical Engineering

Awards

  • 2023
    Herbert Werthiem College of Engineering Dean's Research Award
    Herbert Werthiem College of Engineering
  • 2021
    Herbert Werthiem College of Engineering Achievement Award
    Herbert Werthiem College of Engineering

Skills

Robot Planning and Decision Making (Master): Path Planning, Motion Planning, Bayesian Learning, Localization Uncertainty, SLAM, Mapping
Robot Configuration (Master): Kinematics, Dynamic analysis, Screw Theory

Languages

English : Fluent

Interests

Robotics: Path Planning, Motion Planning, Bayesian Learning, Localization Uncertainty, SLAM, Mapping
Mechanical Engineering: Engineering Design, Dynamics and Control, Kinematics, Screw Theory