“I have no special talents.
I am only passionately curious.”
— Albert Einstein
Originally from Delhi, India — currently living in Stuttgart, Germany, which still surprises me sometimes.
I grew up asking questions that didn't always have answers. Curiosity, for me, has never been a passive thing — it moves me forward, always toward something worth finding.
That curiosity brought me to Germany. I completed my Masters in Autonomous Systems at the University of Stuttgart — and somewhere between the lectures and the late nights, I started saying yes to things that seemed unlikely and beautiful.
A research year at DLR, building systems to help rovers navigate planetary terrain with no GPS and no prior map. Six days in a lunar spacesuit in Gujarat as part of India's first civilian analog astronaut crew — following mission protocols, conducting real science. A seat in Mission Control for the World's Biggest Analog, coordinating data pipelines across timezones and science teams.
I didn't plan any of it. I just kept moving toward my desire and passion to contribute to space exploration.
Right now I work at Sereact as a Robotics Software Engineer, building analysis tools and setting up robot stations for new use cases. I'm also volunteering on the Flight Control Team for AMADEE-27, organised by the Austrian Space Forum.
Outside of that, I build stuff at home, dance my heart out, travel to explore the beautiful planet Earth, compete in hackathons, and occasionally walk on terrain designed to feel like another planet.
