SYS_ID: 001  |  ROBOTICS · REINFORCEMENT LEARNING  |  MSc AI @ UoE

NalinAgarwal

Robotics · Reinforcement Learning · AI Research

Physics-trained. Robot-focused. Building intelligent agents that move, sense, and adapt — from robot kinematics to learned control policies. MSc AI at Edinburgh. Research at IIT Delhi & ISRO.

nalin@robotics-lab ~
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MSc AI student · Robotics & RL focus
Edinburgh, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
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Focus: Robot Learning · RL Policies · Motion Planning
Tools: Pinocchio · Python · C++ · Linux
Prior: ISRO · IIT Delhi · C-DAC
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[2024] IEEE ICITEICS — Novel DG MOSFET
[2022] TROPMET — Marine Heatwaves & Cyclones
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AVAILABLE — Robotics / RL roles, research positions
click terminal or press ~ to go interactive
physics_sim — double_pendulum.pydrag a bob & fling it
NALIN AG.ROBOTICS · RL
About

Physics-trained.
Robot-focused.

/* background */

I'm a graduate AI researcher at the University of Edinburgh, specialising in Robotics and Reinforcement Learning. My undergraduate degree in Engineering Physics gave me a rigorous foundation in mathematics, signal processing, and dynamical systems — which I now apply to teaching robots how to move, perceive, and make decisions.

/* what drives me */

I'm drawn to embodied intelligence — agents that must act in the physical world under uncertainty. From processing satellite data at ISRO to computational ocean analysis at IIT Delhi, I've always worked at the edge of computation and physical systems. Robotics is where those worlds meet permanently.

/* beyond the lab */

I've built web apps, competed in science hackathons (Top 20 nationwide in XR-tech), and led teams. I believe the best engineers are curious generalists who execute with precision.

MSc Artificial Intelligence
University of Edinburgh, Scotland
Sept 2025 – Present · Robotics & RL Specialisation
BTech Engineering Physics
Delhi Technological University, India
2020 – 2024 · GPA: 9.18 / 10
CS50X — Harvard University
Online Certificate
Nov 2023
Trajectory

$ git log --career

f7c2a91HEAD → edinburgh/robotics-rlSept 2025 — present
feat: checkout -b robotics-rl @ University of Edinburgh
MSc Artificial Intelligence. Advanced Robotics, Robot & Reinforcement Learning, Probabilistic Modelling, Computational Neuroscience.
d84b3e0Nov 2024 — Mar 2025
feat(quantum): hybrid quantum CNNs for wildfire detection @ C-DAC Pune
Research Assistant. QAOA, VQE, IBM Qiskit & PennyLane — quantum ML for image-based wildfire recognition.
9e1fa55tag: IEEE-2024Jul 2024
publish: novel DG charge-trapping MOSFET → IEEE ICITEICS-2024
Ferroelectric gate stack + Gaussian doped substrate. DOI: 10.1109/ICITEICS61368.2024.10625402
b52c7d8Feb — Oct 2024
feat(ocean): Seychelles-Chagos thermocline ridge analysis @ IIT Delhi
Research fellowship, Centre for Atmospheric Sciences. Heatwave hotspots, IOD/ENSO correlations.
7a90c13tag: TROPMET-2022May 2022 — Aug 2023
feat(satellite): marine heatwave detection tool @ ISRO — Space Applications Centre
Two research stints. Real-time global MHW detection over 40 years of satellite data; cyclone correlation study presented at TROPMET-2022.
3c4e6b2tag: CS50xNov 2023
cert: CS50x @ Harvard University
Because every roboticist should know how the stack actually works.
0000001Dec 2020 — May 2024
init: BTech Engineering Physics @ Delhi Technological University
GPA 9.18/10. ECE major, CS minor. The physics foundation everything else is built on.
Skills

Toolkit.

Languages
PythonC / C++JavaScriptMATLABSQLLaTeXHTML / CSS
Robotics & AI
PinocchioRL AlgorithmsMotion PlanningProb. ModellingComp. NeuroscienceSLAM (learning)
Tools & Platforms
GitLinuxFlaskGodotSilvaco TCADPennyLaneAdobe CC
Research Domains
Reinforcement LearningRobot LearningSatellite Data AnalysisQuantum MLSemiconductor Physics
Projects & Research

Work.

03 — ISRO, 2022–23
Marine Heatwave Detection via Satellite
Tool to detect marine heatwaves globally using 40 years of real-time satellite data. Analysed MHW metrics and correlations with cyclone activity in the Indian Ocean under Dr. Rashmi Sharma.
PythonSatellite DataISRO
04 — IIT Delhi, 2024
Oceanic Analysis — Seychelles-Chagos Thermocline Ridge
Computational analysis of oceanic heatwave hotspots in the Southern Indian Ocean. Correlated sea surface height and chlorophyll anomalies with IOD/ENSO events.
PythonOceanographyIIT Delhi
05 — Personal
Gamer's Paradise
Web app for organising gaming libraries — add, delete, search, and curate personalised playlists. Built with Flask, SQL, and a clean HTML/CSS/JS frontend.
FlaskSQLHTML/CSSJavaScript
06 — Personal
Cricket Scorecard DBMS
Database management system for cricket scorecards in C++. Full CRUD — store, retrieve, and edit scorecards. Your own personal Cricbuzz.
C++DBMSData Structures
Blog

Thinking out loud.

// STATUS: INITIALISING

Writing incoming — on robot learning, RL from scratch, the physics intuition behind policy gradients, and what it actually takes to make machines move well.

Check back soon.

Contact

Let's build
something that moves.

If you're working on robotics, robot learning, or RL — or you want someone who brings a physics and systems thinking background — I'd love to hear from you.

~ terminal G game
RL-GRIDWORLD v1.0 — TRAIN THE ROBOT
Reach the goal ◆. Arrow keys / WASD to move — or press AUTO-TRAIN and watch Q-learning do it.
EPISODE 0 STEPS 0 REWARD 0 ε 1.00 MODE HUMAN