Dr. Venki Muthukumar

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Welcome, and thank you for visiting our lab page. I am always interested in working with motivated and hardworking Bs, Ms, and, PhD students who are passionate about research and committed to advancing the field. If you are considering applying to join our group, please carefully review the ECE Graduate Student Handbook before reaching out regarding funding or research support. Our lab focuses on the design, development, and deployment of advanced UAV systems, embedded platforms, and intelligent autonomous technologies. We value initiative, strong technical foundations, and a willingness to engage in rigorous, hands-on experimentation. Graduate research in our lab is challenging but highly rewarding, and students are expected to contribute meaningfully to both system development and scholarly output.

Research Interests

• Control Navigation and Guidance of UAV
• Efficient onboard computation of image and acoustic data on UAVs
• Autonomous indoor UAV/Rover navigation
• Hyperspectral Imaging
• Machine Learning for Microcontrollers

Education

• PhD in Computer Science — Monash University
• B.S. in Computer Engineering — Guindy, Chennai, Anna University