Geethika Hemkumar

Hello! I am a MS Robotics student at Carnegie Mellon University. I am advised by Dr. Wenshan Wang and Professor Sebastian Scherer in the AirLab. My research currently focuses on multimodal perception within the context of autonomous off-road navigation.

I previously graduated with a BS and MS in Computer Science from The University of Texas at Austin. I also worked full-time at Goldman Sachs for a year.

Previously, I worked with Dr. Justin Hart on research within social navigation and human-robot interaction. I also worked with Dr. Peter Stone as part of the UT Austin Villa/WisTex United RoboCup Standard Platform League teams.

I am broadly interested in robot perception, especially multimodal perception, and robot learning. My long-term goal/vision is to enable robots to be able to robustly perceive and act in dynamic, real-world environments.

In my free time, I enjoy playing the piano and learning the guitar, watching sports such as soccer and football, cooking/baking, and doing puzzles.

I am always receptive to learning from anyone about anything!