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Mithun Jacob

Staff Software Engineer
X

I am currently a Staff Software Engineer at X leading mapping and localization at the Everyday Robots Project.

Previously, I worked at Bosch on mapping and localization for automated driving.

I obtained my Ph.D. from the Intelligent Systems and Technologies (ISAT) Lab at the School of Industrial Engineering, Purdue University in July 2014. Before that, I graduated from the MSE Robotics program at the GRASP Lab, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, University of Pennsylvania in August 2009. My work experience includes a year at Technicolor Corporate Research from 2009-2010 in Princeton, NJ. My research interests include optimization and statistical pattern recognition applied to problems in computer vision and robotics.

Education

Doctor of Philosophy ISAT Laboratory, School of Industrial Engineering, Purdue University (Aug 2010 - Jul 2014) Thesis: Optimal Modality Selection for Multimodal Human-Machine Systems using RIMAG Advisor: Juan P. Wachs Master of Science in Engineering in Robotics GRASP Laboratory, Computer and Information Science Department, University of Pennsylvania (Sep 2007 - Aug 2009) Thesis: Segmentation and Recognition in Driving Videos. Advisor: Jianbo Shi Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering School of Mechanical and Building Sciences, VIT University (July 2003 - May 2007) Thesis: Automated Vision-based Quality Inspection of Bottles for the Water Bottling Industry. Advisor: V.G. Sridhar Relevant Courses: Spring'12 CS 662: Pattern Recognition & Decision-Making Processes IE 633: Dynamic Programming Fall'11 IE 635: Theoretical Foundations of Optimization Spring'11 IE 528: Nonlinear Optimization: Algorithms & Models Fall'10 IE 590: Robotics & Machine Vision Fall'08 CIS 502: Analysis of Algorithms CIS 520: Machine Learning Spring'08 MEAM 620: Advanced Robotics ESE 605: Modern Convex Optimization CIS 581: Computer Vision Fall'07 MEAM 520: Robotics & Automation CIS 521: Fundamentals of Artificial Intelligence MEAM 510: Design of Mechatronic Systems Teaching IE 335: Operations Research - Optimization IE 336: Operations Research - Stochastic Models IE 474: Industrial Controls Systems IE 332: Computing in Industrial Engineering

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Selected Awards

2016 Innovation Award - Bosch Research and Technology Center, July 2016, Palo Alto

2014 Outstanding Graduate Student Research Award - College of Engineering, April 2014, Purdue University

Best Poster Award - Industrial Engineering Research Symposium, April 2013, Purdue University

Best Poster Award - Industrial Engineering Research Symposium, April 2012, Purdue University

Student Travel Award - IE Graduate Student Organization, September 2011, Purdue University

Best Student Paper Finalist and awarded Student Travel Grant - 2011 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (SMC), September 2011, Anchorage, Alaska

Second in GETC (Programming) in Phreak, a National Level Programming Contest in 2005, India

First in Panacea (Debugging and Programming) at ISTE Confluence 2004, India

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Selected Press

''Gesture recognition system could reduce surgical delays'' - TheEngineer.

''Robots and people can all get along'' - NPR Marketplace.

''Robotic nurse in development at Purdue'' - Fox News.

''Future surgeons may use robotic nurse, 'gesture recognition''' - Forbes.com.

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Other Activities

Treasurer, Omega Rho, Honor Society of INFORMS, Purdue University Chapter (2013 - 2014).

Treasurer, INFORMS Purdue University Chapter (2013 - 2014).

Member, Technical Committee on Human-Computer Interaction, IEEE SMC Society (2011 - 2013).

Member, IEEE RAS (Robotics and Automation Society) (2010 - 2013).

Member, IEEE ComSoc (Communications Society) (2012 - 2013).

Member, IEEE Computer Society (2012 - 2013).

Member, IEEE SMC (Systems, Man & Cybernetics) Society (2010 - 2013).

Reviewer, IROS, ICRA, IV, ITSC and SMC.

Reviewer, TSMC: Systems, JRTIP, ESA, and MVA