Students & Funding
Students
B.Tech Students
Siddhant SharmaInterests: I am a second year B.Tech student in Aerospace engineering at IIT Bombay. My interests include autonomous systems, computational modelling, systems of large commercial aircrafts. I have a particular focus on artificial intelligence and machine learning, especially in it's intersection with aerospace systems.
Problem Statement: Algorithm for Obstacle Avoidance for a Fixed-wing UAV
Trisha Deepak TulsianInterests: I am a second-year B.Tech. student in Aerospace Engineering at IIT Bombay. My interests include autonomous systems and robotics, with a particular focus on sensing, decision-making, and control. I am broadly interested in intelligent systems across applications such as UAVs, aerospace systems, autonomous vehicles, and robotics, with a strong interest in hands-on development and experimentation.
Problem Statement: Minimum time convergence of fleet of fixed-wing UAVs on circular orbit
Interests: I am a second year B.Tech student in Aerospace Engineering at IIT Bombay. I hold an active interest in aerospace, especially in controls, as well as AI - especially computer vision, and data-driven control.
Problem Statement: Reinforcement Learning for Collaborative Border Patrol of a Team of UAVs
Funding
- Seed grant from Industrial Research And Consultancy Centre (IRCC), IIT Bombay, 2026 - 2030.
Openings
PhD
One PhD position is open on Reinforcement Learning for Collaborative Search and Rescue for an Air-Ground Team in Uncertain Environments.
Masters
Openings are present in topics including motion planning for high-speed vehicles moving over the surface of the earth.
Undergraduate
Interested B.Tech students in their second or third year at IIT Bombay can reach out via email. For interns from outside IIT Bombay, recruitment will be through IRCC for the internship. Applications must be filled out at https://www.ircc.iitb.ac.in/IRCC-Webpage/IITBInternship/. The application cycle is now open, from 23 August 2026 to 23 September 2026.