Rwik Rana

Rwik Rana

A Robotics Re 

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UT Austin
UT Austin
UT Austin
UT Austin
UT Austin
UT Austin
UT Austin
UW Seattle
UW Seattle
UW Seattle
UW Seattle
UW Seattle
UW Seattle
IIT Gandhinagar
IIT Gandhinagar
IIT Gandhinagar
IIT Gandhinagar
UT Austin
UT Austin
UT Austin
UT Austin
UT Austin
UT Austin
UT Austin
UW Seattle
UW Seattle
UW Seattle
UW Seattle
UW Seattle
UW Seattle
IIT Gandhinagar
IIT Gandhinagar
IIT Gandhinagar
IIT Gandhinagar
UT Austin
UT Austin
UT Austin
UT Austin
UT Austin
UT Austin
UT Austin
UW Seattle
UW Seattle
UW Seattle
UW Seattle
UW Seattle
UW Seattle
IIT Gandhinagar
IIT Gandhinagar
IIT Gandhinagar
IIT Gandhinagar

I am a Ph.D. student at the UT Austin, working with Prof. Joydeep Biswas in the Autonomous Mobile Robotics Laboratory (AMRL).

My research focuses on unifying controls and perception. I design algorithms that combine model-based structure with model-free learning and use representation learning to capture task-relevant state for control. The goal is dependable autonomy in unstructured settings—particularly off-road and field robotics—where dynamics, terrain, and sensing can be highly variable. I am also interested in whole-body control for humanoids and high-DoF mobile platforms.

News

  • January 2026

    OVerSeeC sleected at ICRA 2026!

  • January 2026

    BEV-Patch-PF selected at ICRA 2026!

  • September 2025

    Displayed our robots at Austin Community Day - Photo 🎈

  • June 2025

    OVerSeeC wins runners up at the ROAR workshop @ Robotics: Science and Systems (RSS) 2025! 🏆

  • June 2025

    Delivered a spotlight talk on OVerSeeC at ROAR workshop @ Robotics: Science and Systems (RSS) 2025! 🗣️

  • Aug 2024

    Started working at Autonomous Mobile Robotics Lab @ UT, advised by Prof. Joydeep Biswas

  • Aug 2024

    Started PhD in Computer Science at University of Texas at Austin 🤘🏾

  • Jul 2024

    Graduated from University of Washington 🎓

  • Sep 2022

    Started working at Robot Learning Lab @ UW advised by Prof. Byron Boots and Prof. Guanya Shi

  • Sep 2022

    Started M.S in Mechanical Engineering at University of Washington, Seattle 🗻

  • Jun 2022

    Recieved Dean's List in 6 Semesters for securing more than 8.5 CGPA per semester at IIT Gandhinagar 📜

  • June 2022

    Awarded Institute's Silver Medal for Academic Performance during my time at IIT Gandhinagar 🏅

  • June 2022

    Awarded Directors Silver Medal for Outstanding Overall Performance during my time at IIT Gandhinagar 🏅

  • June 2022

    Graduated from IIT Gandhinagar with B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering Major and Dual Minors in Computer Science and Robotics 🎓

  • August 2019

    Completed Explorer's Fellowship. Covered 16 States over 40 days on a budget of just Rs. 37800 ($500) 🗺️ - Video

  • May 2019

    Started working at SysIDEA Lab @ IIT Gandhinagar advised by Prof. Harish Palanthadalam Madapusi

  • July 2018

    Started B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering at Indian Insitute of Technology, Gandhinagar

  • Dec 2000

    Hello World();

Research

  • Rwik Rana, Jesse Quattrociocchi, Dongmyeong Lee, Christian Ellis, Amanda Adkins, Adam Uccello, Garrett Warnell, Joydeep Biswas

    IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation 2026, RSS 2025 Workshop on Resilient Off-road Autonomous Robotics

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  • Dongmyeong Lee, Jesse Quattrociocchi, Christian Ellis, Rwik Rana, Amanda Adkins, Adam Uccello, Garrett Warnell, Joydeep Biswas

    IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation 2026, RSS 2025 Workshop on Resilient Off-road Autonomous Robotics

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  • Jacob Sacks, Rwik Rana, Kevin Huang, Alex Spitzer, Guanya Shi, and Byron Boots

    International Conference for Robotics and Automation (ICRA) 2024, CoRL Workshop 2023

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  • Kevin Huang*, Rwik Rana*, Alex Spitzer, Guanya Shi, Byron Boots

    Conference on Robot Learning (CoRL) 2023

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  • Suraj Borate, Rwik Rana, Praveen Venkatesh, Madhu Vadali

    Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics

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  • Barat S, Rwik Rana, Sushrut Surve, Madhu Vadali, Harish J. Palanthandalam Madapusi

    ASME Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement, and Control

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  • Rwik Rana*, Praveen Venkatesh*, Varun Jain*

    21st International Conference on Image Analysis and Processing (ICIAP) 2021

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  • Neel Patel*, Rwik Rana*, Deepesh Kumar, Nitish V. Thakor

    Frontiers in Robotics and AI

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Get In Touch

I'm always open to discussing new projects, creative ideas, or opportunities. Feel free to reach out.