About me
About me
Hello, I'm Anuj Naik, a Computer Engineering and AI student at Georgia Tech with a passion for robotics, computer vision, and AI-driven solutions. My journey began with a fascination for building intelligent systems, leading me to develop projects like autonomous robots and LLM-enhanced applications.
Currently, I'm exploring advanced control systems and scalable AI platforms. My future aspirations include creating innovative technologies that address real-world challenges, from sustainable automation to accessible education tools, driving impactful change through engineering.
Experience
Experience
Georgia Institute of Technology
Artificial Intelligence at Georgia Tech Club
April 2025 – Present
Project Director & Lead Software Engineer
Leading a team of 4 to build a Visual-Language-Action (VLA) agent for miniature environments, where the model perceives multimodal input, diagnoses system faults, and autonomously executes corrective actions.
Building a device-to-cloud simulation and inference pipeline with CLIP, OpenVLA, and Isaac Gym, to be deployed to WidowX 250 robotic arm.
Georgia Institute of Technology
Artificial Intelligence at Georgia Tech Club
April 2025 – Present
Project Director & Lead Software Engineer
Leading a team of 4 to build a Visual-Language-Action (VLA) agent for miniature environments, where the model perceives multimodal input, diagnoses system faults, and autonomously executes corrective actions.
Building a device-to-cloud simulation and inference pipeline with CLIP, OpenVLA, and Isaac Gym, to be deployed to WidowX 250 robotic arm.
Georgia Institute of Technology
Laboratory for Intelligent Decision and Autonomous Robots
April 2025 – Present
Undergraduate Research Intern
Conducting bipedal locomotion research focused on control, simulation, and learning-based approaches for humanoid robots on complex terrains.
Implementing Model Predictive Control (MPC) on GPU using PyTorch and CusADi to enable scalable, parallelized optimization for real-time control.
Adapting C++ walking controller from Hector robot to Booster T1 platform, modifying kinematics and control pipelines.
Leveraging reinforcement learning and deep simulation to improve locomotion robustness on sandy and deformable surfaces.
Georgia Institute of Technology
Laboratory for Intelligent Decision and Autonomous Robots
April 2025 – Present
Undergraduate Research Intern
Conducting bipedal locomotion research focused on control, simulation, and learning-based approaches for humanoid robots on complex terrains.
Implementing Model Predictive Control (MPC) on GPU using PyTorch and CusADi to enable scalable, parallelized optimization for real-time control.
Adapting C++ walking controller from Hector robot to Booster T1 platform, modifying kinematics and control pipelines.
Leveraging reinforcement learning and deep simulation to improve locomotion robustness on sandy and deformable surfaces.
Georgia Institute of Technology
Dynamics and Control Systems Lab
Jan 2025 – Present
Undergraduate Student Researcher, Active Safety for Autonomous Vehicles
Researching autonomous robotics under Dr. Panagiotis Tsiotras, focusing on sensor-driven automation and motion planning using Python and ROS2.
Developed autonomous racing stack for F1TENTH platform with LiDAR and ZED camera, implementing occupancy-grid SLAM, odometry-based localization, and Pure Pursuit path tracking.
Currently building collaborative multi-robot systems in simulation to achieve distributed mapping and coordinated autonomous motion in unknown environments.
Georgia Institute of Technology
Dynamics and Control Systems Lab
Jan 2025 – Present
Undergraduate Student Researcher, Active Safety for Autonomous Vehicles
Researching autonomous robotics under Dr. Panagiotis Tsiotras, focusing on sensor-driven automation and motion planning using Python and ROS2.
Developed autonomous racing stack for F1TENTH platform with LiDAR and ZED camera, implementing occupancy-grid SLAM, odometry-based localization, and Pure Pursuit path tracking.
Currently building collaborative multi-robot systems in simulation to achieve distributed mapping and coordinated autonomous motion in unknown environments.
Georgia Institute of Technology
Startup Exchange
Jan 2025 - Present
Entrepreneur
Participated in Genesis Program, developing entrepreneurial skills by taking ideas to market-ready products through iterative design and customer validation.
Collaborated with fellow founders on projects, and built professional network through industry workshop events
Georgia Institute of Technology
Startup Exchange
Jan 2025 - Present
Entrepreneur
Participated in Genesis Program, developing entrepreneurial skills by taking ideas to market-ready products through iterative design and customer validation.
Collaborated with fellow founders on projects, and built professional network through industry workshop events
Georgia Institute of Technology
HyTech Formula SAE Electric Racing Team
Aug 2024 - Present
Software & Data Acquisition Engineer
Developing car control software for steering, braking, power distribution, and PID control using C++ and Nix.
Utilized Foxglove Studio, Python, and Go to instantly retrieve and visualize real-time data from on-car sensors (GPS, camera, gyroscope, accelerometer).
Programming a cloud web server to service automated data offloading to AWS S3 Cloud Storage with Go, backend data analysis, front-end data visualization tools with React.JS.
Georgia Institute of Technology
HyTech Formula SAE Electric Racing Team
Aug 2024 - Present
Software & Data Acquisition Engineer
Developing car control software for steering, braking, power distribution, and PID control using C++ and Nix.
Utilized Foxglove Studio, Python, and Go to instantly retrieve and visualize real-time data from on-car sensors (GPS, camera, gyroscope, accelerometer).
Programming a cloud web server to service automated data offloading to AWS S3 Cloud Storage with Go, backend data analysis, front-end data visualization tools with React.JS.
Remote
ML Networks
May 2023 - Sept 2023
Software Engineering Intern
Developed a web app with React.JS, Python Flask-REST API, and Apache Cassandra database, minimizing network costs for internet service providers by 10%.
Trained and implemented machine learning model to predict and minimize future network costs and inefficiencies.
Pitched product to global clients, while practicing client communication and project management.
Remote
ML Networks
May 2023 - Sept 2023
Software Engineering Intern
Developed a web app with React.JS, Python Flask-REST API, and Apache Cassandra database, minimizing network costs for internet service providers by 10%.
Trained and implemented machine learning model to predict and minimize future network costs and inefficiencies.
Pitched product to global clients, while practicing client communication and project management.
Education
Education
Atlanta, GA
May 2027
Bachelors of Science in Computer Engineering; Minor in AI (GPA 4.0/4.0)
Georgia Institute of Technology
Relevant Coursework: Data Structures & Algorithms, Object-Oriented Software Design, Computer Architecture, Embedded Devices, Robotics and Perception
Atlanta, GA
May 2027
Bachelors of Science in Computer Engineering; Minor in AI (GPA 4.0/4.0)
Georgia Institute of Technology
Relevant Coursework: Data Structures & Algorithms, Object-Oriented Software Design, Computer Architecture, Embedded Devices, Robotics and Perception
