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 (22)
algorithms10
cracking10
java10
data-structures10
mongoose4
expressjs4
herokuapp4
image-enhancement4
image-restoration4
mean-stack4
mongodb3
backend3
cookie3
nodejs3
typescript2
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
navjotschahal/Posts-Proj-angular-MEAN-practice
Jun 2020 - May 2025
Learning MEAN stack under mentorship of Maxmilian (Udemy Instructor)
Contributions:4 PRs, 13 pushes, 2 branches in 5 years
expressjsexpressnodejsmongoosemean-stack
navjotschahal/postAppNodeExpressBackend
Jul 2020 - May 2025
to deplow the backend only node express on heroku
Contributions:4 pushes, 2 branches in 4 years 10 months
herokunode-expressnode-jsexpressbackend
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