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Saumya Shah

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Senior Autonomy Engineer L5 - Computer Vision at Skydio
📍 San Jose, California, United States

Saumya Shah is a Senior Autonomy Engineer at Skydio, specializing in computer vision, planning, and controls. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvanias Robotics program, he was the lead developer for Skydios innovative KeyFrame feature and contributes to their subject tracking technology. He is also a co-inventor on multiple patents related to UAV navigation and user interfaces.

He has a personal website where he shares his projects, book notes, and other lessons from his journey in the field of robotics and AI. He states that he loves to discuss new ideas, try new things, and keep chasing his goals.

Unique fact: Saumya was the Gold Medalist of the Mechanical Engineering Batch 2015-19 at the National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli.

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Experience
6 Years
Current Role
Senior Autonomy Engineer L5 - Computer Vision
Job Level
Middle
Location
San Jose, California, United States
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Autonomous Drones
As a Senior Autonomy Engineer at Skydio, his entire professional focus is on advancing the intelligence and capabilities of autonomous UAVs.
Computer Vision
He works on the Computer Vision team at Skydio, contributing to subject tracking, state estimation, and visual positioning systems.
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Career

Work history

5-2023
Senior Autonomy Engineer L5 - Computer Vision
Skydio
12-2022 - 5-2023
Autonomy Engineer L4 - Computer Vision
Skydio
5-2022 - 12-2022
Autonomy Engineer L4
Skydio
6-2021 - 5-2022
Autonomy Engineer L3
Skydio
5-2020 - 7-2020
Graduate Research Assistant, mLab
University of Pennsylvania
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Education
2019 - 2021
Master of Science - MS
University of Pennsylvania
2015 - 2019
Bachelor of Technology(Hons.)
National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli
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