Bharathkumar Hegde
PHD Researcher at Trinity College Dublin
Dublin, Ireland
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Top SchoolBharathkumar Hegde is a PhD researcher and applied AI specialist based in Dublin with 11 years of software engineering experience, currently developing safe multi-agent reinforcement learning motion controllers for connected autonomous vehicles at Trinity College Dublin. He pairs academic rigor with industrial practice from roles at Commvault and an internship at Intel, bringing production-grade software engineering to research problems. As a graduate teaching assistant he has co-supervised MSc students and taught across systems, ML and data visualization, translating complex ideas into hands-on learning. His background in embedded and web tooling, combined with data science training and a track record of shipping features in enterprise backup software, gives him a practical edge when moving algorithms toward real-world deployment. An engineer who bridges low-level systems thinking with cutting-edge AI for transport safety, he often focuses on safety and reproducibility beyond pure model performance.
11 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, AI for connected autonomous vehicle, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, AI for connected autonomous vehicle at Trinity College DublinBachelor of Engineering - BE, Information Technology, 70%, Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Information Technology, 70% at UVCEX and XII, PCMB, X and XII, PCMB at JNV Uttar Kannada
Kannada, English, Hindi
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Github Skills (13)
reinforcement-learning10
autonomous-driving10
driver9
java8
cassandra8
algorithm6
monitoring6
collections6
tcpdump6
xmlhttprequest6
wireshark6
android6
desktop-application1
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
hkbharath/MARL-MASS
Apr 2025 - Jan 2026
Multi-Agent Safety Shield (MASS) and Hybrid Safety Shield (HSS) designed using Control Barrier Functions (CBFs) to mitigate congested traffic while ensuring safety of MARL lane change controllers
Contributions:10 PRs, 38 pushes, 13 branches in 9 months
hkbharath/ComputerVision
Nov 2020 - May 2024
Contributions:7 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 6 months
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