Summary
Ishwar Kulkarni is a Technical Lead at NVIDIA with 9 years of experience in autonomous vehicles and AI. He leads research and development of deep learning solutions for 3D perception, motion, and behavioral planning in multi-modal environments, and builds performance-critical CUDA-based modules to ensure safety and real-time operation. He also designs ML solutions deployed on cloud infrastructure for Environment Mapping to enable autonomous driving from L2 to L4 autonomy, while aligning software testing with ISO26262 and MISRA safety standards. Previously, he served as Senior Research Engineer (Autonomous Vehicles) and Applied Research Engineer, contributing to 3D vision, mapping, and multi-sensor fusion for perception. He holds an MS in Computer Science from UC Irvine and a BE in Information Science and Engineering from Visvesvaraya Technological University. Based in San Jose, California, he blends research depth with hands-on engineering leadership, guiding teams through end-to-end autonomous driving solutions.
9 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Engineering, Information Science and Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering, Information Science and Engineering at Visvesvaraya Technological University
Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan
Master of Science (MS), Computer Science, Master of Science (MS), Computer Science at University of California, Irvine
Hindi, Kannada