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Pramod Kumar

Nagaraj

R&D Software Engineer with a strong focus on robotics, automation, and computer vision. I enjoy creating smart, efficient systems and bringing together software engineering and data science to solve complex challenges.

ROS / SLAM Python C++ Computer Vision Docker GitLab CI/CD Data Analysis TensorFlow Predictive Maintenance
3+
years
R&D Software Engineering
M.Sc.
EPITA
AI Systems, Paris
Proficiencies
Programming
Python C++ Bash SQL
Robotics & CV
ROS SLAM OpenCV TensorFlow
DevOps & Tools
Docker Git CI/CD Azure
Languages
English (Professional) Telugu (Native) Kannada (Native)
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Experience

Robotics, Algorithms & automation systems
Nov 2022 — Present Full-time
R&D Software Engineer
Taurob GmbH · Vienna, Austria
  • Worked on ROS-based navigation stack for industrial inspection robots, improving path planning efficiency and reducing collisions in real-world deployments.
  • Resolved complex behavioral problems in autonomous robots, enhancing operational stability across multiple platforms.
  • Contributed to cloud-integrated robotic platforms enabling remote data storage and real-time system monitoring.
  • Automated CI/CD pipelines using GitLab, streamlining build, test, and deployment workflows.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams on sensor integration, SLAM tuning, and simulation in Gazebo.
  • Developed a reliability-focused continuous test application to validate robot performance and stability during autonomous missions.
  • Built DevOps monitoring dashboards with graphical analysis of missing sensor data, robot pressure, and temperature metrics.
ROS SLAM C++ Python GitLab CI/CD Gazebo Docker
Nov 2021 — Jun 2022 Full-time
Information Technology Developer
Dietsmann Smart Labs · Toulouse, France
  • Engineered computer vision pipeline to convert PID schematics into machine-readable formats, reducing manual processing time by 90% for oil/gas equipment.
  • Trained TensorFlow models for predictive maintenance, achieving 95% failure detection accuracy and saving €200K+ annually.
  • Developed custom data preprocessing and annotation pipelines that improved dataset quality by 35%.
  • Built end-to-end ML workflows from data collection through model deployment for industrial use cases.
  • Performed exploratory data analysis to uncover patterns in sensor data for predictive insights.
TensorFlow OpenCV Computer Vision Predictive Maintenance Python Data Analysis
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Projects

Selected robotics, ML & open-source work
Research · ML
Bayesian Active Learning for Image Classification

Research project applying Bayesian deep learning to active learning for image classification. Uses uncertainty estimation to select the most informative samples, reducing label cost. Includes published paper & presentation.

Python Bayesian DL Active Learning Computer Vision
ML · Full Stack
End-to-End ML Pipeline with MLflow

Complete machine learning lifecycle — data ingestion, preprocessing, model training, experiment tracking with MLflow, and deployment via Streamlit dashboard and FastAPI serving endpoint.

Python MLflow Streamlit FastAPI scikit-learn
ML · Data Science
Recommender System — Collaborative Filtering

Built user-based and item-based collaborative filtering recommender systems using cosine similarity and Pearson correlation, with EDA and model benchmarking across multiple approaches.

Python Cosine Similarity Pearson Correlation Jupyter
Computer Vision
Image Processing Pipeline with OpenCV

Image processing pipeline covering filtering, edge detection, morphological operations, and feature extraction using OpenCV (cv2) and scikit-image for real-world image analysis.

Python OpenCV scikit-image Image Processing
Software Engineering
Parcel Delivery Database System

Designed a parcel delivery management system from scratch — ER modeling, DDL in PostgreSQL, complex SQL queries for tracking orders, customers, transporters, and parcel states across a supply chain.

PostgreSQL SQL ER Diagrams Database Design
Data Science · EDA
Crime Data Exploratory Analysis

In-depth exploratory data analysis of crime statistics using Pandas, Matplotlib, and Seaborn. Uncovered patterns, trends, and correlations with a comprehensive final report.

Python Pandas Matplotlib EDA
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Skills & Stack

Robotics, AI/ML, and DevOps tools I use daily
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Robotics
  • ROS / ROS2
  • SLAM & Navigation
  • Control Systems
  • Sensor Fusion
  • Gazebo Simulation
  • RViz Visualization
  • Path Planning
  • Autonomous Systems
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AI / ML & Data
  • Computer Vision (OpenCV)
  • TensorFlow / PyTorch
  • Predictive Maintenance
  • Data Analysis & EDA
  • NLP & Text Processing
  • scikit-learn
  • Streamlit Dashboards
  • MLflow / Experiment Tracking
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Languages & DevOps
  • Python (advanced)
  • C++ (advanced)
  • Bash Scripting
  • Docker
  • GitLab CI/CD
  • Azure Cloud
  • Git / GitHub
  • PyTest / Clang
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Education

Academic foundation in AI & Computer Science & Mechanical Engineering
2020 — 2022
M.Sc. Artificial Intelligence Systems
EPITA — Graduate School of Computer Science · Paris, France

Focused on algorithmic programming, machine learning (including NLP and computer vision), cloud computing with AWS, and both relational and NoSQL databases.

Machine Learning NLP Computer Vision AWS SQL & NoSQL
2015 — 2019
B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering
Presidency University · Bangalore, India

Studied core mechanical engineering with coursework in thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, manufacturing processes, and engineering design. Built a strong analytical foundation that later transitioned into software engineering and robotics.

Thermodynamics Fluid Mechanics Manufacturing Engineering Design CAD
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Robotic Engineer R&D Software Engineer ML Engineer Data Scientist AI Engineer Data Analyst ML Devops
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📍 Vienna, Austria  ·  Open to Remote & Relocation

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