Kunal Menda
Board Member - Supervisory Board at Stealth Startup
New York, New York, United States
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Top SchoolKunal Menda is an AI-focused technologist and founder with 11 years of experience bridging academic robotics research and industry-scale AI infrastructure. Currently a supervisory board member at RMZ and founding a stealth AI company, he previously led research at BlackRock AI Labs where he applied model-based reinforcement learning and system identification to practical problems. He holds a PhD in Aeronautics & Astronautics from Stanford and dual bachelor’s degrees in Engineering and Economics from Harvey Mudd and Claremont McKenna, reflecting a rare mix of rigorous systems thinking and market-aware judgment. His doctoral work on enabling robots to act intelligently in unfamiliar environments informs his current focus on robust, production-ready ML systems. Based in New York but born and schooled in Bangalore, he pairs deep technical expertise with leadership across both research and governance roles.
11 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Economics, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Economics at Claremont McKenna CollegeBachelor's Degree, Engineering, Bachelor's Degree, Engineering at Harvey Mudd CollegeMallya Aditi International SchoolDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering at Stanford University
English, Hindi
Github Skills (28)
maximization9
system-identification8
python8
deep-learning8
gpu8
machine-learning8
expectation-maximization8
robotics7
computer-vision6
neural-network6
tensorflow6
equivalent6
openai-gym6
numpy5
codebase5
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
sisl/RoombaPOMDPs.jl
Oct 2018 - Sep 2019
Codebase for the optional final project of AA228 Autumn 2018.
Contributions:24 commits, 2 PRs, 12 pushes in 11 months
pytorchdeep-learningautumncomputer-visionmachine-learning
apoorva-sharma/deep-frame-interpolation
Nov 2016 - Dec 2016
Contributions:27 commits, 14 pushes in 25 days
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