Karthik M
Member Of Technical Staff at AMD
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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Top SchoolKarthik M is a C/C++ software engineer and control systems specialist with 9 years of experience building high-performance embedded and autonomous driving software, currently a Member of Technical Staff at AMD. He holds a PhD in mechatronics and has a strong track record in NMPC, SLAM, photogrammetry and vehicle dynamics, with academic publications and an EMPHYSIS-funded thesis on embedded NMPC for semi-active suspension. Karthik combines industry experience across Siemens, Altair and Volvo with hands-on toolchain expertise (CUDA, Eigen, ROS/ROS2, ONNX, CMake, Bazel, dSPACE) and production practices including MISRA-C and FMI/eFMI. He is an active open-source author—creator of pNMPC codegen and the CoolDiff differentiation library—demonstrating a blend of applied mathematics, GPU/embedded implementation and software engineering. Based in Chennai, he brings both research rigor and practical delivery to ADAS/AV module development and real-time control systems.
9 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering at Université Grenoble AlpesBachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering at SRM IST ChennaiMaster of Science (MSc), Systems, control and Mechatronics, Master of Science (MSc), Systems, control and Mechatronics at Chalmers University of TechnologyPost Graduate Diploma in Embedded System Design, Embedded Systems, Post Graduate Diploma in Embedded System Design, Embedded Systems at Accel IT AcademyGithub contributions (5)
Kartz4code/CoolDiff
Aug 2024 - Mar 2025
Contributions:103 pushes, 1 branch in 7 months
Kartz4code/LeanGITandGITHUB
Jun 2020 - Jun 2020
Contributions:3 pushes, 1 branch in 1 day
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