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Basics

Name Aniruddh Sikdar
Label Dr.

Education

  • Cyber-Physical Systems, Indian Institute of Science (IISc)
    2019.08 - 2025.07

    Bangalore, India

    Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
    Cyber-Physical Systems, Indian Institute of Science (IISc)
    Cyber-Physical Systems
  • Cyber-Physical Systems, Indian Institute of Science (IISc)
    2019.08 - 2022.07

    Bangalore, India

    Master of Technology (MTech-by-Research)
    Cyber-Physical Systems, Indian Institute of Science (IISc)
    • Computational Methods of Optimization
    • Matrix Theory
    • Stochastic Models and Applications
    • Mathematics for Electrical Engineers
    • Machine Learning
    • Foundations of Robotics
    • Topics in Neural Computation
    • Navigation, Guidance and Control
    • Dynamics of Linear Systems
  • Charotar University of Science and Technology (CHARUSAT)
    2014.06 - 2018.04

    Gujarat, India

    Bachelor of Technology (BTech)
    Charotar University of Science and Technology (CHARUSAT)
    Electrical Engineering

Work

  • Department of Aerospace Engineering, IISc
    2026.01 - Present
    Project Scientist I
    Department of Aerospace Engineering, IISc
    Working at the Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Lab (AIRL), IISc under the guidance of Prof. Suresh Sundaram.
  • 2025.08 - 2025.12
    Research Associate II
    Department of Aerospace Engineering, IISc
    Worked as Research Associate II at the Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Lab (AIRL), IISc under the guidance of Prof. Suresh Sundaram.
  • 2025.07 - Present
    Technical Consultant for Vision and Sports Analytics
    Visist.AI, Foundation for Science Innovation and Development, IISc
    Part-time technical consultancy alongside full-time employment with formal permissions.
    • Developed and deployed optimized deep learning models for video understanding, including shuttle-player tracking, pose estimation, and stroke recognition.
    • Integrated multiple components into scalable analytics pipelines.
    • Delivered regular technical reports and updates to Prof. Suresh Sundaram (IISc) and Prof. C. V. Jawahar (IIIT Hyderabad).
  • 2023.08 - 2025.07
    Research Associate I
    Robert Bosch Centre for Cyber Physical Systems, IISc
    Worked as Research Associate I at the Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Lab (AIRL), IISc under the guidance of Prof. Suresh Sundaram.

Awards

  • 2025
    Outstanding Reviewer Award
    CVPR; ICCV
    Recognized as an Outstanding Reviewer at CVPR 2025 (Top 711 out of 12,593 reviewers) and ICCV 2025.
  • 2024
    ODAA Travel Grant
    Office of Development and Alumni Affairs (ODAA), IISc
    Received travel grant to attend IROS 2024 in person in Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.
  • 2024
    KIAC Travel Grant (CVPR)
    Kotak-IISc AI-ML Centre (KIAC)
    Awarded travel grant to attend CVPR 2024 in Seattle, USA (unable to attend in person due to visa-related issues).
  • 2024
    RAS Student Travel Grant
    IEEE Robotics and Automation Society (RAS)
    Received student travel grant to attend ICRA 2024 in person in Yokohama, Japan.
  • 2024
    KIAC Travel Grant (ICRA)
    Kotak-IISc AI-ML Centre (KIAC)
    Awarded travel grant to attend ICRA 2024 in person in Yokohama, Japan.
  • 2023
    IEEE RAS Young Reviewers Program
    IEEE Robotics and Automation Society (RAS)
    Selected for the IEEE RAS Young Reviewers Program.

Languages

English
Fluent

References

Professor Suresh Sundaram
Department Chair, Robert Bosch Centre for Cyber-Physical Systems, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, India.
Dr. Narasimhan Sundararajan
Professor (Retd.), School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore.