Kiran Lekkala
Research Scientist at Dolby Laboratories
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolKiran Lekkala is a Research Scientist at Dolby Laboratories with a PhD in Computer Science from USC, specializing in robotic vision, computer vision, and machine learning. With 11 years in the field and 9+ years of focused research, he has 15+ peer-reviewed publications cited over 1000 times, reflecting sustained impact in international conferences and journals. He blends academic depth with practical engineering—experience that includes a Google Summer of Code firmware/API project for BeagleBone Blue and competitive programming success in ACM-ICPC. An Annenberg Fellow, Kiran has moved seamlessly between research internships and industry roles, demonstrating an ability to translate novel algorithms into applied systems. Based in Atlanta, he combines expertise in robotics and AI to tackle real-world perception problems, often bridging sensor platforms and ML models. Beyond publications, his profile shows a pattern of contributing usable tooling and firmware, signaling attention to reproducibility and developer experience.
11 years of coding experience
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science at University of Southern CaliforniaBachelor of Technology - BTech (Hons.), Computer Science and Electronics Engineering, Bachelor of Technology - BTech (Hons.), Computer Science and Electronics Engineering at Indian Institute of Information Technology, SriCity
Github Skills (57)
opencv10
python10
image-processing10
deep-learning10
beagleboard10
computer-vision10
optimization10
reinforcement-learning9
parallel9
pytorch9
java9
solidworks9
machine-learning9
lidar9
ray9
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
AravindAshok/file_share_protocol
Apr 2015 - May 2015
Contributions:1 release, 8 PRs, 173 pushes in 29 days
klekkala/bb_blue_api
May 2016 - Oct 2016
This repository consists of APIs which can be used to build interesting applications using the Beaglebone Blue.
Contributions:163 commits, 174 pushes, 2 branches in 5 months
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