Education
PhD in Computer Science - University of California, Berkeley, CA 2017-
Research domain: Human-Computer Interface
Advisor: Björn Hartmann
B. Tech in Mechanical Engineering - Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India 2012-2016
Bachelor’s Thesis: IoT enabled CNC milling machine
GPA: 9.18/10
Skills
Programming: C, C++, Python, JavaScript, C#, HTML, CSS, MATLAB, G-Codes
Development: Arduino, Atmel & TI MCUs, HoloLens, Android, iOS, RaspberryPi (and related)
Software: Eagle PCB Design, Solidworks, AutoCAD, CREO, Unity
Others: CNC Machines, PCB Mills, 3D Printing, Laser cutting, Photoshop & Illustrator, LaTeX
Selected Coursework
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Interactive Device Design
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User Interface Design
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Instrumentation and control
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Manufacturing Technology
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Foundations of Operations Research
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Research topics – HCI
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Algorithmic Human-robot Interaction
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Data structures and algorithms
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Design of electro-mech devices
Selected Recent Projects
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Loki: Facilitating Remote Instruction of Physical Tasks Using Bi-Directional Mixed-Reality Telepresence At Autodesk | Mentors: Fraser Anderson, George Fitzmaurice, Tovi Grossman, Bjoern Hartmann Dec'18-Apr'18 Contributed a design space that explores real-time bi-directional mixed-reality based remote training of physical tasks. Developed a real-time bi-directional depth-capture based mixed-reality telepresence system and associated set of interaction techniques that help users navigate across the contributed design space. Will be presented at UIST 2019
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TutoriVR: A video-based tutorial system for design applications in VR At Adobe Research, UC Berkeley | Mentors: Cuong Nguyen, Stephen DiVerdi, Bjoern Hartmann May'18-Sep'18 Develop VR-embedded tutorial system that supplements video tutorials with 3D and contextual aids directly in the user’s VR environment to help with learning design applications in VR. Presented at CHI 2019
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AR Mediated Human Drone Interaction at UC Berkeley Current
Solving problem of navigation with drones in a shared human-drone environment using Microsoft HoloLens
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IoT enabled CNC machine at IIT Madras & Massachusetts Institute of Technology Jul'15-May'16
Developed an Internet enabled CNC milling machine capable of real-time control and data acquisition
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Voice User Interface Design at UC Berkeley Spring '17
Designed VUI for Amazon Alexa for some specific use-case scenarios – First Aid, Recipe app, Mood Diary
Publications
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Thoravi Kumaravel B., Nyugen C., DiVerdi S., Hartmann B., - " A video-based tutorial system for design applications in Virtual Reality" – Accepted for the ACM CHI 2019 conference
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Scholastic Achievements
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Won the 50,000$ Vive Center Seed grant for AR/VR Research
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Positions of responsiblity
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Core, Events, Shaastra 2016 (Annual Technical Festival of IIT Madras, ISO9001:2000 Certified) 2015-2016
Spearheaded a team of about 200 members towards carrying out 55 top quality events and tech workshop
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Core and Head of Electronics Club, Centre For Innovation (Student run Makerspace of IITM) 2014-2015 Mentored & Facilitated training of over 300 students in the fields of Electronics and Robotics through various student projects
Voluntary and Extra-Curricular Activities