Srinivasa Shivakar Vulli

1204 N Pine St., Apt. 6,                       This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
Rolla, MO - 65401.                               http://www.shivakar.com
Ph:  919-744-5295.

To obtain a co-op/intern position that will utilize and enhance my software development and research experience. 

Education:

            Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO.              Expected: Dec 2009
            (formerly University of Missouri - Rolla)
            M.S. in Computer Science                                                               GPA: 4.00/4.00

            Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO.              Jan 2006 - Mar 2008
            M.S. in Mechanical Engineering                                                      GPA: 3.56/4.00

            Archarya Nagarjuna University, India.                                              Aug 2000 - May 2004
            B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering                                                 GPA: 3.80/4.00


Research:    

• Graduate Research Assistant working with the Airborne Reconnaissance and Image Analysis (ARIA) Lab
• CS Thesis (Current): Artificial Life as a Framework for Complex Systems Design
• Mech. Engg. Thesis (Completed): Individual-Based Artificial Ecosystems for Design and Optimization
  • Developed an individual-based (agent-based) framework inspired by naturally occurring ecosystems for solving engineering design and optimization problems.
  • Demonstrated the efficiency of the approach using an agent-based predator-prey ecosystem to solve the problem of parameter estimation for binary texture synthesis. 

Skills:

• High Level Languages: C, C++, C#/.net, Java, MATLAB, PL/SQL.
• Scripting Languages: BASH, Perl, PHP.
• IDEs: Microsoft Visual Studio, Eclipse, KDevelop.
• Revision Control: Subversion, CVS.
• Compilers/Libraries: gcc, MPI, OpenCV, IPP (Intel Performance Primitives).
• GUI Toolkits: Qt, OpenGL/GLUT.
• Debugging: gdb, Valgrind.
• Documentation: Doxygen.
• Databases: MySQL, PostgreSQL.
• Operating Systems: Linux, Windows.
• GIS Tools: Mapserver/Mapscript, PostGIS.
• CAD Software: AutoCAD, Pro/E, CATIA, Ansys.
• Agent-Based Modeling: MASON, NetLogo, Swarm. 

Certifications:

Red Hat Certified Engineer, March 14, 2005. Certificate No.: 803005933514227.

Relevant Coursework:

Data Structures, Digital Image Processing, Web Data Management & XML, Discrete Mathematics, Neural Networks, Java GUI & Visualization, Robotic Manipulators & Mechanisms, Vector & Tensor Analysis, Intermediate Dynamics of ME & AE Systems, Advanced Dynamics of Machines.

Projects:

• Evolving Web Personalization Mining: Developed a hybrid K-Means-PSO algorithm for web usage mining from web server logs.
• Airborne Minefield Detection: Developed a C++/IPP (Intel Performance Primitives) based application for image registration using optical flow and anomaly detection using RX (Reed-Xiaoli) detector. Developing a parallel version of the application using MPI.
• Database Development: Query development and optimization for accessing image analysis information from a geospatial (PostgreSQL/PostGIS) database.
• Face Recognition using Eigenfaces and Neural Networks: Designed a multi layer feedforward backpropagation neural network for face recognition from image data.
• Visualizing Rigid Body Collisions: Developed a simulation for visualizing the dynamics of multiple balls in a container (rigid body collisions without friction and gravity).
• Beowulf Cluster: Configuration and maintenance of research group cluster.
• Using Open Source Software for Real Time Geospatial Applications - A Feasibility Study: Conducted a survey on current open source geospatial solutions to assess their ability to be a part of a real time web-based geospatial analysis system.
• Multi-Robot Formation Control: Developed a leader-follower based multi-robot formation control scheme, using only vision data for formation detection, formation maintenance, and formation modification.
• Learning Applied to Ground Robots (LAGR): Developed and implemented algorithms for vision based perception and navigation planning for off-road navigation.
• Six Legged Robot: Designed and fabricated a six legged robot, its associated gait mechanism and control system.
• Dynamic Modeling and Control of a Quadrupedal Bounding Robot: The project involves deriving the equations of motion of a quadrupedal robot with bounding gait.

Publications and Presentations:

• Vulli, S. S., Agarwal, S., “Individual-Based Artificial Ecosystems for Design and Optimization,” to appear in the Proceedings of the Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference 2008, July 2008.
• Directional Vision Based Multi-Robot Formation Control, ISC Research Symposium, UMR, Rolla, Apr. 2007.
• Visual Perception and Navigational Learning for LAGR, ISC Poster Presentations, UMR, Rolla, Oct. 2006
• A Real Time Traffic Simulation for DARPA Urban Challenge, ISC Poster Presentations, UMR, Rolla, Oct. 2006.

Professional Memberships:

Member of ACM and IEEE.