Shameek Ganguly
Simulation Engineer
San Francisco Bay Area United States
Summary
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Top SchoolShameek Ganguly is a simulation engineer and roboticist with nine years of experience building real-time physics models and control systems that bridge software and mechanical design. Trained at Stanford (PhD) and IIT Guwahati, he has applied multi-contact and collision modeling to domains from robotic welding to underwater exploration and currently develops simulations at Intrinsic in the San Francisco Bay Area. His background includes hands-on product work at Apple where he led software experiments and human-factors tooling, plus teaching robotics to undergraduates, reflecting an ability to translate research into practical, user-centered technology. He emphasizes human factors and enabling technology—favoring designs that amplify creativity and product quality rather than just technical novelty. An understated strength is his cross-disciplinary fluency: he moves comfortably between kinematics and data-driven algorithm validation to deliver robust systems for unstructured environments.
9 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree, Mechanical Engineering, 9.62/ 10, Bachelor’s Degree, Mechanical Engineering, 9.62/ 10 at Indian Institute of Technology, GuwahatiMaster's degree, Mechanical Engineering, 4.01, Master's degree, Mechanical Engineering, 4.01 at Stanford University
English, French
Github Skills (83)
simulator10
openscenegraph10
base64-encoding10
cpp10
ros10
sdf10
robotics10
rendering10
ignition10
openframeworks10
eigen10
ogre10
sensor10
physics10
base6410
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
shameekganguly/gz-sim
Feb 2021 - Aug 2024
Open source robotics simulator. Through Ignition Gazebo users have access to high fidelity physics, rendering, and sensor models. Additionally, users and developers have multiple points of entry to simulation including a graphical user interface, plugins, and asynchronous message passing and services. Ignition Gazebo is derived from Gazebo, and represents over 16 years of development and experience in robotics and simulation. This library is part of the Ignition Robotics project.
Contributions:20 pushes, 13 branches in 3 years 6 months
robotics-simulationignitionsdfsimulationsimulator
shameekganguly/robotic_welding
Oct 2018 - Jun 2021
Contributions:43 commits, 15 pushes, 3 branches in 2 years 7 months
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