Vaibhav Upadhyay

I am Vaibhav Upadhyay, a final year IDDDP (Bachelor of Technology in Aerospace Engineering + Master of Technology at the Centre for Systems and Control) student at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay. I am privileged to be under the supervision of Prof. Debasish Chatterjee, who has been mentoring me for the past two years, and I am also grateful to Dr. Siddhartha Ganguly, whose mentorship has complemented this journey. Their combined support has been instrumental in shaping my academic growth.

Outside academics, I enjoy trekking, hiking, exploring other cultures, and capturing the world through my lens whenever I get the chance. A collection of my naive endeavours can be found here. Alongside my academic and outdoor pursuits, I have a growing interest in the history of Indian philosophy and ancient scriptures. In this spirit, I hold to the following:

दूरेण ह्यवरं कर्म बुद्धियोगाद्धनञ्जय ।
बुद्धौ शरणमन्विच्छ कृपणाः फलहेतवः ॥

- a reminder to seek wisdom over the mere pursuit of results (~Bhagavad Gita, Verse 49, Sankhya Yoga).

I have been fortunate to have worked with Prof. Dhwanil Shukla and Prof. R. K. Pant on vision-based autonomous landing on a moving target, implemented in both simulation and hardware. This experience was significant in shaping my research interests and also underscored the importance of formal performance guarantees in algorithms, whether for vision-based localization, filtering, or control.

I was also part of the student-led team UMIC, where I worked on the mechatronics and controls subsystems. Through several competitions, I gained invaluable experience and support from teammates and seniors, and this engagement also played a key role in shaping my current interests.