Navjot Chahal
Robotics Research Engineer Figueroa Lab GRASP RA at University of Pennsylvania
Greater Philadelphia United States
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Top SchoolNavjot Chahal is a robotics and quantum-focused engineer with six years of industry experience building production-grade software and research prototypes across robotics, quantum control, and machine learning hardware. Currently at the University of Pennsylvania’s GRASP and Quantum labs, he combines deep learning, reinforcement learning, and convex optimization to model proprioceptive sensing and architect custom libraries for physical systems. His background includes functional-first backend engineering in Scala/Java for enterprise systems, plus embedded IoT firmware and low-energy communications, giving him uncommon breadth from hardware to cloud. Navjot has taught quantum circuits and algorithms, contributed to quantum control experiments with arbitrary waveform generators, and led hands-on robotics education—demonstrating a knack for translating abstract math into tangible systems. He’s as comfortable designing humanoid robot prototypes as he is shipping scalable microservices, and often bridges academic research with production engineering to accelerate real-world impact.
6 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
BTech - Bachelor of Technology, Electronics and Communications Engineering, BTech - Bachelor of Technology, Electronics and Communications Engineering at Kurukshetra UniversityMaster of Science - MS, Electrical and System Engineering, Master of Science - MS, Electrical and System Engineering at University of Pennsylvania
Github Skills (13)
data-structures10
cracking10
sicp10
java10
algorithms9
cpp9
cookie3
angular2
image-restoration2
object-detection2
transformer2
typescript1
angular2-cookie1
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
navjotschahal/monsters-rolodex
Feb 2021 - Jun 2022
Contributions:4 PRs, 9 pushes, 6 branches in 1 year 4 months
navjotschahal/CtCI-6th-Edition-Scala
May 2022 - Jun 2024
Contributions:8 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years
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