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Abhish Khanal

Senior Robotics Researcher specializing in Embodied AI and learning-augmented planning

George Mason UniversityGeorge Mason UniversityFairfax, VA9 Years ExperienceSenior LevelWorks On-Site

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Robotics software engineer with experience spanning safety-critical embedded medical hardware (low-cost neonatal baby warmer with PID temperature regulation) and advanced multi-robot planning research (belief-space planning with abstraction + MCTS to handle uncertainty). Strong ROS/ROS2 practitioner (Nav2/SLAM Toolbox/MoveIt) who builds custom packages (e.g., Insta360 panoramic imaging) and is hands-on debugging real robots from SLAM/frontier exploration to multi-robot collision avoidance and real-time performance.

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Key Strengths

  • Built full embedded software stack for a safety-critical neonatal baby warmer (PID temperature control)
  • Developed multi-robot symbolic planner supporting uncertainty via belief-space planning
  • Mitigated belief-space state explosion using abstraction plus sampling-based MCTS
  • Deep ROS/ROS2 integration (Nav2, SLAM Toolbox, MoveIt) and custom package development
  • Pragmatic real-world debugging from sim-to-hardware (SLAM loop closure, frontier extraction, multi-robot collisions)
  • Performance optimization by moving control code to C++ to reduce command latency

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Experience

Graduate Research AssistantGeorge Mason University · Jun 2022 – Present
Graduate Teaching AssistantGeorge Mason University · Aug 2021 – Aug 2022part-time
Robotics Software EngineerProkura Innovations · Feb 2020 – Apr 2021
Embedded Software EngineerNational Innovation Center · Nov 2019 – Feb 2020
Robotics Engineer / Team LeadRobotics Club, Institute of Engineering, Pulchowk Campus · Nov 2015 – Nov 2019part-time

Education

George Mason Universitydoctorate, Computer Science
George Mason Universitymaster, Computer Science (2024)
Pulchowk Campus, Institute of Engineering (Tribhuvan University)bachelor, Electronics and Communication Engineering (2019)

Awards

  • Distinguished Academic Achievement Award - George Mason University
  • IROS Travel Grant Award 2024
  • Graduate Student Travel Fund Award - George Mason University
  • Best Engineering Award - International Robotics Awards / ABU Robocon 2016
  • Panasonic Award - ABU Robocon 2016
  • Best Shuttlecock Award - ABU Robocon 2018
  • ROHM Award - ABU Robocon 2019
  • Best Project Poster Presentation - Department of Computer Engineering, Institute of Engineering, Pulchowk Campus
  • Best Instrumentation Project - Nepal’s National Technological Exhibition (LOCUS)

Skills

CC++DockerGenerative AIGitHTMLLarge language models (LLMs)LinuxMachine learningMatlabMulti-agent systemsOpenCVProject managementPyTorchPython

Languages

English

Publications

8 publications

Multi-robot task planning under uncertaintyLearning-augmented model-based planningLLM-guided robotics and prompt selectionLong-horizon navigation with dynamics constraintsSampling-based motion planning (RRT/RRT*)Search and inspection roboticsSound source localization for search and rescue

Memberships

  • IEEE

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Abhish KhanalSenior Robotics Researcher specializing in Embodied AI and learning-augmented planning