Shiva Ghose

Contact
Information

e-mail: shivaghose@purdue.edu

Personal
Objectives

To get a Summer Internship in a technology oriented industry with a particular interest in the in the
development and application of robotic systems and algorithms.

Education

Purdue University, West Lafayetter, Indiana

[August 2014 Present]

Ph.D. Technology - Robotics (currently underway)

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan

[September 2011 December 2012]

M.S.E. Robotics and Autonomous Vehicles

VIT University, Vellore, India

[July 2007 May 2011]

B.Tech Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Professional
Experience
(2+ years)

KPIT Technologies, Pune, Maharashtra, India

KPIT has one of Indias largest commercial advanced driver assistive systems R&D groups.
Design of a lane guidance system
Engineering Intern, CREST
[March 2014 June 2014]
Designed a low cost, vision based lane departure warning and lane guidance system. The system
was deployed and evaluated in a controlled, test arena.
Deere & Company, Champaign, Illinois, USA
John Deere is an international leader in the design and manufacture of agricultural and construction
vehicles and equipment.
Design of a Large Scale Mapping System
Engineering Intern, Field Robotics Group
[January 2013 November 2013]
Designed and built a large scale topo-mapping system which can build multi-resolution, scalable
point cloud maps on a server.
Vegetation Detection for Mapping
Summer Intern, Field Robotics Group
[May August 2012]
Advisor: Professor Edwin Olson
Designed a system to perform terrain structure prediction and mapping in vegetation covered
regions using a robotic utility vehicle.
Ashok Leyland Ltd, Vellivoyalchavadi, Tamil Nadu, India
Ashok Leyland is Indias second largest Commercial Vehicle Manufacturer.
System Level Design of an Unmanned Ground Vehicle
Summer Intern, Advanced Engineering Division
[June July 2011]
Created multiple x-by-wire designs for creating a tele-operated unmanned ground vehicle.
Gear Shift Advisory System
Summer Intern, Advanced Engineering Division
Developed and tested an Optimal Gear Shift Advisor system.

Patents /
Invention
Disclosures

[May June 2008]

Using NoSQL databases for server-side processing of topographical data [Deere & Co.]
Invention disclosure file reference number: P22169
Date of filing invention disclosure: 23 October, 2013

Project
Work

Online Opponent Modeling in Dynamic Environments

[April 2012]
Used machine learning to predict an opponents strategies and behavior in a RTS simulator.
Control of a Robot using Real Time Visual Gesture Recognition
[December 2011]
Tracked an object of interest, recognized predefined gestures and controlled a flying robotic shark.
Design and Fabrication of a SelfStabilizing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
Built a quad-rotor aircraft that was stabilized using an embedded controller.

Academic
Research

[May 2011]

Lab Positioning System (LPS)

[August 2014 - December 2014]
Advisor: Professor Eric Matson
Designed a multi-camera vision system with the goal of providing a low cost, easy to deploy indoor
6 DOF positioning system.
Effects of HFT on Background Traders
[August 2012 - January 2013]
Advisor: Professor Michael Wellman
Designed trading agents to help model the effects of stock market information latency arbitrage on
background trading profits.

Computer
Skills

CoCurricular
Activities

Languages: Java, Python, Matlab, Octave, C++, C, C#, Wiring

Software: OpenCV, Robot Operating System (ROS), NI LabView, Simulink, Stateflow
Additional Platform Exposure: i.MX6 Quad, Arduino, PCDuino, Raspberry Pi, Microsoft Kinect
Undertook a 16-bit Automobile Embedded Systems course under Technology Information Forecasting and Assessment Council Core, India, 2011