Aiming for "A Future Beyond Our Star"
I am presently a graduate student pursuing robotics engineering from Johns Hopkins University.
I specialize in the design, development, and implementation of robotic systems.
My expertise lies in integrating sensors, actuators, and control systems, as well as programming robots using various languages and software.
I believe in multi-disciplinary approach to robotics where I try to understand both hardware and software aspects of these wonderful machines.
My main areas of interest are:
M.S.E in Robotics
B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering Exchange Student
CGPA: 9.63/10 || GPA: 3.9/4.0
B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering
CGPA: 9.20/10 || GPA: 3.85/4.0
Class 12 (CBSE)
93.8%
Class 10 (ICSE)
98%
Supervisor: Dr. Devaprakash Muniraj
Supervisor: Dr. R. Prasanth Kumar
Supervisor: Dr. Yogesh Singh
Solved the Bipedal Walker environment using PPO algorithm built from scratch using PyTorch.
Solved the Half Cheetah environment using SAC algorithm built from scratch using PyTorch.
Solved the Inverted Pendulum environment using TD3 algorithm built from scratch using PyTorch.
A bot based on quantized Mistral 7B LLM running locally.
Open-source Unity simulator with ROS 2 interface for drones and boats, simulating ocean turbulence and winds.
Pygame-based RL environment for multi-agent training (swarm robotics, interactions).
Modeled transonic air flow over airfoil using ANSYS Fluent (CFD).
Modeled blood flow in bifurcated artery using ANSYS Fluent (CFD). Useful for micro/nano robot drug delivery.
Inspired by caterpillar and snake locomotion. Designed in SolidWorks.
Zooming of Mandelbrot set (fractal).
Cellular automata evolution using a set of rules.
Authors: E.Ramanujam, Sivakumar Kalimuthu, B.V.Harshavardhan, Thinagaran Perumal
Journal/Conference: Internet of Things,Advances in Information and Communication Technology (IFIP)
Year: 2023
Authors: B.V.Harshavardhan, R Prasanth Kumar
Journal/Conference: KirIITH (Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, ISSN: 2583-7222)
Year: 2025
Aerial Robotics Course
Paper Presentation Certificate
ASME Student Design Challenge 2023 Participation
Aerothon Drone Design Competition Participation
Arduino Certification
ASME Membership
AWS Deep Learning Fundamentals
Hackathon Participation
Winner Smart India Hackathon 2024
> Team Captain for the Team Four Squared. Our team took part in ASME EFX 2023 held in Bangalore and was among the top 5 teams.
> Took the initiative to teach the students Prototyping using Arduino as a part of Innovation Courses under ASME Student Section.
> Selected for the Student Exchange Program at the Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad(IITH). This opportunity was given to only the top 10% of the students from the batch of 2021-2025.
> Our team emerged as one of the 7 winners out of 30 teams in the prestigious Smart India Hackathon 2024 Hardware Edition. We secured the win for our innovative solution to the Smart Automation problem statement.
> I write articles on Medium.com on various projects.
> I also have a blog dedicated to robotics and concepts behind my projects.
> Science Fiction is also something I am fond of and am trying to write down the stories in my head.
> The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho)
> 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (Stephen R Covey)
> Sapiens A Brief History of Humankind (Yuval Noah Harari)
> Neuromancer (William Gibson)
> The Three Body Problem (Liu Cixin)