Pranay Katyal
+1-774-519-2925
Worcester, MA

Robotics Engineer

I'm a Robotics Engineer with an M.S. in Robotics Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute (graduated May 2026), specializing in autonomous multi-agent systems, advanced control theory, and deep learning for perception. My work spans the full stack — from Graph-Based Control Barrier Functions and distributed consensus protocols to optical flow-based navigation, UKF state estimation, and real-time neural network deployment on GPU hardware.

I'm comfortable across platforms including CrazyFlie quadrotors, Kinova Gen3, AWS DeepRacer, and Prophesee EVK4 event cameras, working primarily in ROS2, Python, and C++. Currently seeking full-time roles in aerial robotics, autonomous vehicles, or multi-robot systems.

F-1 visa · OPT eligible June 2026 · H-1B sponsorship required long-term.

Academic Background

M.S. Robotics Engineering
Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester MA
Aug 2024 – May 2026 GPA 3.8 / 4.0

Coursework

Foundation of Robotics (A), Robot Dynamics (A), Robot Control (B), Motion Planning (A), Multi-Robot Systems (A), Machine Learning for Robotics (A), Deep Learning (A), Hands-On Autonomous Aerial Vehicles (A), Directed Research (A), Capstone Project (A), Leadership (B), Computer Vision (A), Formal Safety Guarantees in Autonomous Robots (A)

B.S. Mechatronics Engineering
Chandigarh University, PB, India
Jul 2019 – Jun 2023 GPA 3.4 / 4.0

Technical Stack

Languages

PythonC++MATLABBashPLC Ladder

Frameworks & Tools

ROS2PyTorchTensorFlowOpenCVDockerGitGazeboMuJoCoOMPLSimulink

Autonomy & Control

GCBFs / CBFsLQR / PIDUKF / EKFRRT*Min-Snap TrajectorySLAMVisual ServoingConsensus Algorithms

ML & Vision

RAFT Optical FlowU-NetResNetLSTMDepth EstimationObject DetectionSensor Fusion

Platforms

CrazyFlie 2.0Kinova Gen3OpenManipulatorXAWS DeepRacerProphesee EVK4Dynamixel