Hardik Gupta

University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

Master's (M.Sc.) in Robotics

Aritificial Intelligence • Computer Vision • Machine Learning • Reinforcement Learning • Natural Language Processing • Robotic Systems

Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Bachelor's (B.E.) in Mechanical Engineering and Master's (M.Sc.) in Biological Science

Robotics • Autonomous Mobile Robotics • Engines Motors and Mobility • Vibrations and Control • Optimization

RentFree - WebApp

Full stack web application enabling users to list, search, and manage rental properties and integrating secure user authentication and authorization with real-time updates on property availability and inquiries

React • NodeJS • MongoDB • Express • AWS

Apple Detection and Counting

Apple detection pipeline with YOLOv8, achieving 85.2% accuracy. Developed 3D point clouds using COLMAP and DBSCAN for clustering apple points. Applied RANSAC for ground and trunk detection, improving yield estimation by 16%.

Python • YOLOv8 • 3D Reconstrution • Filtering

Trajectory and Collision Avoidance

Nonlinear Model Predictive Control of the single robotic system for collision avoidance in a dynamic obstacle environment.

Python • Control • Optimization • Path Planning

Phylogenetic Study of the CRISPR-Cas

Systematically investigate the evolutionary framework of the CRISPR-Cas system in six Enterobacteriaceae species and its evolutionary association with housekeeping genes as determined by the gyrB phenogram.

Clustering Algorithms • BLAST • Data Analysis