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General Information
| Full Name | Siddharth Hari Nair |
| siddharth_nair [at] berkeley [dot] edu | |
| Languages | English, Hindi, Malayalam |
Education
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2018 - present
Ph.D. in Controls
University of California, Berkeley
- Advisor : Prof. Francesco Borrelli
- Topic : Learning-based Nonlinear Model Predictive Control
- Minors : Optimization, Machine Learning
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2013 - 2018
B.Tech. + M.Tech. in Aerospace Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
- Minor : Systems and Control Engineering
Experience
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2018 - present
Graduate Research Assistant
Department of Mechanical Engineering, UC Berkeley
- Project 1 : Data-driven robust MPC for nonlinear systems
- Project 2 : Collision avoidance with multi-modal predictions for autonomous driving
- Project 3 : Fast control synthesis for mixed-integer MPC
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2016 - 2018
Student Researcher
Systems and Control Engineering, IIT Bombay
- Project 1 : Motion planning with Hilbert's space-filling curve
- Project 2 : Cooperative control for load-carrying drones
- Project 3 : Discrete optimal control on matrix Lie groups
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Aug - Nov 2017
Internship
Drona Aviation Pvt. Ltd.
- State estimation for nano drones
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May - July 2016
Undergraduate Research Internship
University of Texas, Arlington
- Consensus control for spacecraft in the presence of communication delays
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May - July 2015
Undergraduate Research Internship
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
- Circumnavigation for UAVs with range-only measurements
Honors and Achievements
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2021
- Keynote Speaker at 7th IFAC Conference on Nonlinear Model Predictive Control
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2019
- IEEE CSS Student Travel Award
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2018
- Institute Silver Medal from IIT Bombay, for graduating with the highest GPA in my program
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2017
- Undergraduate Research Awards 1 and 2, for Bachelor's thesis and undergraduate research
- IEEE CSS Student Travel Award