Ritesh Sharma
Research Scientist at Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, Virginia, United States
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Top SchoolRitesh Sharma is a research scientist specializing in spatial intelligence, combining path and motion planning, computational geometry, and AI/ML to enable robust robotic perception and manipulation. With a PhD in Computer Science and eight years of research experience plus 11+ years of Python development, he has moved technologies from drone- and wheeled-robot inspection pipelines to assistive robotics for senior care using platforms like Hello Robot Stretch, Agilex Tracer, and KUKA iiwa. His work spans 3D reconstruction techniques (NeRFs, 3D Gaussian Splatting, SfM), multimodal sensor fusion, and stability-aware control for human-centric navigation. He has navigated industry and lab roles at Amazon, PARC, Dolby, and multiple universities, translating geometry processing research into practical systems. Notably, he brings a rare combination of deep graphics/vision expertise and field-deployable robotics experience, having built end-to-end solutions for infrastructure inspection and human-aware navigation. Based in Richmond, VA, he is actively seeking collaborations that bridge cutting-edge spatial AI and real-world robotic applications.
8 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Technology - BTech Computer Science and engineering, Bachelor of Technology - BTech Computer Science and engineering at Siliguri Institute of TechnologyMaster of Science - MS Computer Science, Master of Science - MS Computer Science at Oregon State UniversityDoctor of Philosophy - PhD Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Computer Science at University of California, Merced
English, HindiGithub contributions (5)
riteshsharma29/python_webscraping
Nov 2021 - Oct 2022
Contributions:26 commits, 29 pushes, 1 branch in 11 months
riteshsharma29/Streamlit_based_dashboards
Aug 2021 - Sep 2022
Contributions:38 commits, 64 pushes, 3 branches in 1 year
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