Summary
Aaron Sabu is a PhD candidate in Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering at UCLA and an electrical and computer engineer with eight years of experience designing autonomous systems for challenging environments. He specializes in multi-sensor SLAM, distributed optimization, and GPU-accelerated robotics, currently building a Heron USV for resilient maritime mapping and inspection. His research and projects span control-theoretic robotics, deep learning for guidance, orbital debris trajectory planning, and autonomous construction of large structures, demonstrating strength at the intersection of theory and field-ready systems. As a teaching fellow and seasoned instructor across engineering and science courses, he pairs mentorship with hands-on lab leadership. Outside the lab he is an accomplished musician and powerlifter—evidence of disciplined creativity and goal-driven persistence that inform his approach to complex engineering problems.
8 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
University of California, Los Angeles
English, Malayalam, French, Arabic, Hindi