Vignesh Rajagopal

• Ph.D. student, Computer Science, University of Virginia
  
• M.Eng., Robotics, University of Maryland, College Park, 2024
  
• B.E., Mechanical Engineering, Rajalakshmi Institute of Technology, Chennai, 2021
  

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Vignesh Rajagopal is a First-year Ph.D. Student in Computer Science at the University of Virginia. His research focuses on multi-robot agile navigation with smooth drift and cohesive movement, grounded in control theory and adaptable to both LiDAR and non-visual sensory inputs.

Vignesh Rajagopal holds a Master’s degree in Robotics from the University of Maryland and a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Rajalakshmi Institute of Technology in India. Prior to beginning his Ph.D. studies, he worked as a Research cum Faculty Assistant at the GAMMA lab, contributing primarily to the perception systems of robotic platforms. He also spent over a year as a Research Engineer at IIT Madras, where he developed mechanical design solutions for complex engineering challenges within a startup environment.