Mohanraj Devendran Shanthi

PhD Student

My Bio

I am a PhD student in the School of Computing at the University of Utah. I am working as Graduate Research Assistant at the Utah Learning Lab for Manipulator Autonomy (LL4MA Lab) affiliated to the Utah Robotics Center. I am advised by Prof. Tucker Hermans, and my current research focus is on task-oriented grasping, probabilistic skills in manipulation, using a combination of deep-learning and optimization techniques.

  • E-mail 1 mohanraj@cs.utah.edu
  • E-mail 2 mohanraj.devendranshanthi@utah.edu
  • Education

  • PhD Computing - Robotics

    2019 - Present

    University of Utah

  • MS Computing - Robotics

    2017 - 2019

    University of Utah

  • BE Computer Science & Engineering

    2011 - 2015

    Rajalakshmi Institute of Technology

  • Teaching

  • CS 6370 - Motion Planning

    Spring 2023

    Teaching Assistant - University of Utah

  • CS 6320 - Computer Vision

    Spring 2021

    Teaching Assistant - University of Utah

  • CS 4300 - Artificial Intelligence

    Spring 2019

    Teaching Assistant - University of Utah

  • CS 5310 - Robotics

    Fall 2018

    Teaching Assistant - University of Utah

  • Experience

  • Assistant Systems Engineer

    2015 - 2017

    TATA Consultancy Services Ltd.

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