Summary
Chandra Nagesh is a computer scientist and PhD candidate at University of Colorado Boulder with a decade of experience spanning research, applied machine learning, and data engineering. He has combined industry roles at GE and MakeMyTrip with research and teaching positions at CU Boulder, bringing practical production experience to robotics and algorithmic research. As a Graduate Research Assistant in the CUPLV lab and former applied scientist intern at Amazon and SRI, he focuses on building intelligent systems with the long-term goal of developing assistive robots for everyday use. He pairs deep academic training (MS and current PhD from CU Boulder) with hands-on data science and engineering across large enterprise environments, and often brings pedagogical clarity from his teaching and instructor roles. Notably, his career blends early aerospace internship experience with modern ML and data-platform work, giving him a rare mix of systems, algorithms, and real-world deployment perspective.
10 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree, Bachelor’s Degree at R. V. College of Engineering, Bangalore
Elementary School C.B.S.E, Elementary School C.B.S.E at I.T.I Central School
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD at University of Colorado Boulder
High School, High School at Deeksha Center for Learning
Kannada, English