Harshit Khurana
Researcher at Microsoft
Saint-Sulpice, Vaud, Switzerland
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Top SchoolHarshit Khurana is a robotics researcher with nine years of experience specializing in robotic manipulation, embodied intelligence, and aerial systems, now based at Microsoft Research Cambridge. He completed a PhD at EPFL after extensive hands-on work at ETH Zürich on quadrotor path following and thermal/mechanical design, and has interned on real-time VR and simulation systems at Disney Research and Fotokite. His background blends control theory and nonlinear MPC for morphing vehicles with practical skills in SolidWorks, ANSYS, and PX4 simulation stacks, enabling both algorithmic innovation and hardware-aware solutions. Known for bridging academic rigor with product-focused engineering, he has a strong pedigree from IIT Delhi, ETH Zürich, and UBC and often tackles thermal and real-time constraints that many researchers overlook.
8 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Electrical and Electronics Engineering at École polytechnique fédérale de LausanneMaster’s Degree, Robotics, Systems and Controls, Master’s Degree, Robotics, Systems and Controls at Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule ZürichIndian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi)High School, High School at St. Theresa's Convent Sr. Sec. SchoolBachelor's Degree, Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor's Degree, Mechanical Engineering at The University of British Columbia
English, Hindi, Sanskrit, German, French
Github Skills (10)
controlling10
meta9
gazebo-simulator9
gazebosim9
ignition9
ros7
kotlin6
simulation4
simulator4
cpp2
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
harshitk95/harshitk95.github.io
Nov 2018 - Jul 2020
Contributions:67 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 8 months
epfl-lasa/hitting_sim
Feb 2023 - Dec 2024
Contributions:60 pushes, 6 branches in 1 year 10 months
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