01 / PERCEPTION
See the world.
Turning images and noisy sensor data into useful structure: pose, position, objects and state.
Computer Vision3D PoseOpenCVSensor Fusion
Electrical Engineering · IIT Bombay
Khushi Taxak.
I build intelligent systems that move from computer vision to real-world hardware.
4thRoboSub '24
SilverInter-IIT Tech
89.4 mm3D pose MPJPE
01 / PERCEPTION3D Vision · Sensor Fusion
02 / AUTONOMYROS2 · Planning · Control
03 / SYSTEMSSimulation → Hardware
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02 / About
Engineering systems that have to actually work.
I’m Khushi, an Electrical Engineering Dual Degree student at IIT Bombay working across computer vision, robotics, autonomy and embedded systems.
My favorite problems sit at the boundary between algorithms and reality: getting perception to hold up outside a notebook, integrating subsystems, debugging edge cases, testing in simulation, and making the full stack reliable on hardware.
That has taken me from 3D human pose estimation at Sony R&D in Japan to autonomous underwater vehicles, fault-tolerant quadrotors and embedded control systems.
02 / AUTONOMY
Decide & move.
Localization, planning and control for machines that need to act under uncertainty.
ROS / ROS2LocalizationPath PlanningControl
03 / SYSTEMS
Make it real.
Simulation, integration and deployment, because the last 20% is usually where engineering gets interesting.
LinuxEmbeddedGazeboC++ / Python
03 / Selected Work
A few things I’ve built, tested & shipped.
A curated set of projects that best represent how I think: systems work, technical depth, measurable performance and a bias toward building.
01 / Sony R&D · Tokyo · 2026
Multi-person 3D pose estimation.
Reproduced a research pipeline for 3D multi-person pose estimation, benchmarked accuracy on a new setup, and evaluated whether live inference was practical on a consumer GPU.
89.4 mmMPJPE
8 Hzlive inference
301 mslatency
pose / frame 0248 / inference live
02 / AUV-IITB · RoboSub
Matsya Autonomous Underwater Vehicle.
Worked on the software stack powering Matsya from Oct 2023 to Jan 2026, spanning simulation, ROS1→ROS2 migration, acoustics-based localization, competition testing and R&D leadership.
4thoverall RoboSub '24
1sttechnical design
300+ htesting & strategy
localization / acoustic target / planned path
03 / Inter-IIT Tech Meet · IdeaForge PS
Fault-tolerant quadrotor control.
Developed a control law for a quadrotor that could detect a single-motor failure, remain controllable with three motors, navigate and land safely.
SilverInter-IIT Tech
23 IITscompetition field
3 motorspost-failure flight
failure detected / control reconfigured / landing path
04 / Experience
The path so far, in motion.
I like environments where the problem is fuzzy, the stack is real, and the feedback loop is fast: research teams, robotics teams and hands-on engineering work.
Full story on LinkedIn ↗MAY - JUL 2026
Sony R&D, Japan
Computer Vision Intern · Tokyo
Worked on research problems in multi-person 3D pose estimation, reproducing a pipeline and evaluating both accuracy and live inference feasibility.
3D VisionResearchGPU Inference
2026 - 2027
Student Mentor Programme, IIT Bombay
DAMP Coordinator · IEOR & Applied Geophysics · Institute Student Mentor
Establishing DAMP for the first time in IEOR and Applied Geophysics while also mentoring incoming first-year students through their transition into IIT Bombay.
MentorshipProgram BuildingAcademic SupportStudent Leadership
OCT 2023 - JAN 2026
AUV-IITB / Matsya
Software Developer → R&D Head
Worked across simulation, acoustics localization, ROS migration, system integration and competition testing for Matsya, growing from the software team into an R&D leadership role.
ROS2UnityTDoAAutonomyTechnical Leadership
JUL 2025 - DEC 2025
Institute Placement Team, IIT Bombay
Associate Placement Coordinator
Part of a core managerial team coordinating a high-volume placement season, training interview coordinators and owning recruiter processes across multiple sectors.
OperationsLeadershipRecruiter Coordination
MAY - JUL 2025
TIH Foundation, IIT Bombay
Technical Research Intern · UUV Autonomy
Built active obstacle-avoidance software for an unmanned underwater vehicle using MOOS-IvP, ROS integration, SONAR data and Raspberry Pi deployment; collaborated with the Indian Navy research team.
MOOS-IvPROSSensor FusionRaspberry Pi
2023 - PRESENT
IIT Bombay
Electrical Engineering · Dual Degree
Building a foundation across control, embedded systems, signal processing, computer vision and digital systems while working on institute technical teams and research projects.
EEB.Tech + M.TechMumbai
2021 - 2022
Before IIT Bombay
KVPY Fellow · NTSE Scholar
An early academic foundation in science and problem-solving: received the KVPY Fellowship with AIR 495 in the SA stream and the National Talent Search Examination scholarship.
KVPY · AIR 495NTSE ScholarshipNational Recognition
05 / Mentorship & Community
I build support systems, too.
Engineering taught me to make complex systems easier to navigate. Mentorship gives me a chance to do the same for people by creating structure, context and a reliable place to ask for help.
2026 to 27 · Current
DAMP / IIT Bombay
Building DAMP from the ground up.
DAMP Coordinator · IEOR & Applied Geophysics
Establishing the Department Academic Mentorship Program for the first time across IEOR and Applied Geophysics. I’m helping create the peer-support structure for sophomore-and-above students, from mentor coordination and academic guidance to useful sessions, resources and dependable points of support within the branches.
FIRST ROLLOUT · 2 BRANCHES
About DAMP ↗ Current
ISMP / IIT Bombay
Helping freshers find their footing.
Institute Student Mentor · First-year students
As an ISMP mentor, I support new entrants through the shift from home and school to life at IIT Bombay: academics, campus culture, early choices and the personal adjustment that comes with a new environment. The role is less about having every answer and more about staying connected, listening well and helping mentees reach the right resources when they need them.
FRESHERS · FIRST-YEAR TRANSITION
About ISMP ↗“
The common thread is systems thinking: whether it’s a robot or a student community, I enjoy creating structures that make difficult things easier to understand, navigate and trust.
06 / More Projects
The workbench.
Smaller experiments and course projects that filled in the systems picture, from microcontrollers to financial time series.
Robotics / 2024
Warehouse Drone
ROS2, Gazebo, RViz2 and OpenCV for package identification, path planning and simulated warehouse logistics.
ROS2 · Gazebo · OpenCV · Control
Embedded / 2025
8051 Microcontroller Interfacing
Timers, interrupts, SPI, UART, ADC, LCD interfacing and board-to-board communication in Assembly and Embedded-C.
8051 · Embedded-C · SPI · UART
Signal Processing / 2024
Virtual Reality with Convolution
Built discrete-time convolution tooling to transform mono audio into spatial sound using BRIRs.
Python · Scilab · DSP · BRIR
Quant / 2024
Summer of Quant
Financial time-series modeling, derivative pricing and risk analysis using ARIMA, GARCH, Black-Scholes and Monte Carlo methods.
ARIMA · GARCH · RNN · Monte Carlo
Hardware / 2024
Azgar: Snake Bot
Nine-segment serpentine robot with servo actuation, object detection and obstacle avoidance; 9th of 91 teams.
Arduino · Servo Control · Vision
Product / 2025
Trinetra: HMV Driver Assist
Customer discovery across freight and bus operators; pivoted to an IoT driver-assistance concept around fleet efficiency and drowsiness detection.
IoT · Product Discovery · Fleet Tech
AIR 495
KVPY Fellowship, SA stream.
99.66
Percentile in JEE Main among 1.1M candidates.
Top 200
AMD AI Sprint Hackathon finalist from 10K+ candidates.
25K+
Eureka! Business Model Competition participant pool; cleared Zonals.
C++PythonROS2OpenCVLinuxGitVHDLNumPyPandasGazeboArduinoQuartusLTSpice
07 / Contact
Let’s build something real.
If you’re working on computer vision, robotics, autonomy, embedded systems, or just an interesting problem worth thinking about, I’d love to hear from you.