Summary
Aniruddh Puranic is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Maryland’s Institute for Systems Research with 11 years of experience blending academic rigor and applied research in robotics, reinforcement learning, and intelligent systems. He holds a PhD and MS in Computer Science (Intelligent Robotics) from USC and has contributed to industry research at SRI, Toyota North America, and Toyota InfoTechnology Center. His work spans from core RL algorithm development to vision-enabled robotic systems, with a track record of moving ideas from simulation to real-world testing. Based in Cambridge, MA, he combines deep technical expertise with interdisciplinary collaboration across academia and industry. Notably, he maintains a public technical homepage and an active GitHub presence that reflect a commitment to reproducible research and open dissemination of results.
11 years of coding experience
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Computer Science at University of Southern California
Bachelor of Engineering - BE Computer Science and Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering - BE Computer Science and Engineering at B. M. S. College of Engineering