About

Vishwajeet Karmarkar is an accomplished Robotics Software Engineer currently working at KCL Robotics. With over 7 years of experience, Vishwajeet is an aspiring Roboticist with strong cross-disciplinary skills. Vishwajeet's experience includes working as a Volunteer Section Leader at Stanford University's Code in Place program. During this time, he was part of the teaching team for the online course which brought together 12,000 students and 1100 volunteer teachers from around the world. The course was a 6-week introduction to Python programming using materials from the first half of Stanford's CS106A course. Vishwajeet has also worked as a Researcher in the Assistive Robotics Lab at the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab. During this time, he worked on real-time door detection and localization using deep neural networks for an autonomous wheelchair platform. Vishwajeet's educational background includes a Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering specializing in Robotics from Northwestern University, a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Savitribai Phule Pune University, and a Nanodegree in C++ from Udacity. Vishwajeet's technical skills include expertise in software engineering and Python. He has a strong understanding of Robotics and has been involved in several projects related to the field. Overall, Vishwajeet is a highly skilled Robotics Software Engineer with a passion for Robotics and a strong cross-disciplinary skill set. His experience and education make him a valuable asset to any team.