Vivek Varadharajan
Chief Technology Officer And Co-Founder at Stealth Startup
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Top SchoolVivek Varadharajan is a robotics-focused technology leader and co-founder currently serving as CTO of an autonomous exploration startup, with a decade of experience building multi-robot systems from research prototypes to fielded platforms. He holds a Ph.D. in Robotics from Polytechnique Montréal and has led autonomy and swarm teams on high-profile projects including DARPA SubT, ESA’s ESRIC challenge, and lunar-analog IGLUNA campaigns. Vivek combines deep technical skills in perception, mapping, sensor fusion and swarm coordination with hands-on software craftsmanship in C/C++, Python, ROS and MATLAB, and maintains open-source work such as ROSBuzz that’s been field-tested on UAVs and UGVs. He’s adept at translating academic research into commercial and mission-ready systems, raising early investment and directing cross-functional teams for GPS-denied, sensor-driven exploration. Outside the lab he brings an interdisciplinary bent—collaborating on robotic art performances—and balances life as a multilingual dad, photographer and music enthusiast.
10 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
High School/Secondary Diplomas and Certificates, High School/Secondary Diplomas and Certificates at Vetri vikkas higher secondary schoolDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Robotics, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Robotics at Polytechnique MontréalBachelor's in Engineering Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering, Bachelor's in Engineering Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering at BIT sathyMaster's Degree Automation and Robotics, Master's Degree Automation and Robotics at Technical University of Dortmund
English, German, Tamil, Kannada
Github Skills (11)
minecraft8
robot8
buzz8
programming-language4
robotics3
heterogeneous3
simulation3
simulator3
swarm2
parallel2
rover1
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
MISTLab/BuzzKH4
Oct 2016 - Feb 2021
Khepera IV integration for Buzz
Contributions:2 PRs, 6 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 4 months
minecraftbuzz
MISTLab/ROSBuzz
Feb 2016 - Feb 2019
Contributions:237 commits, 152 pushes, 4 branches in 3 years
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