Hello, I am Mikul Saravanan. I'm an Egleston Scholar majoring in Computer Science and minoring in Economics at Columbia University. My passions are in CS, Robotics and AI, and finance.
About me
An avid learner and passionate maker, I always want to make something new. 🙂
Passions
- Developing technology with a real-world impact, highlighted by my air cleaning robot project which is patent pending and published
- Contributing to the field of Audio Forensics through published research
- Automating and enhancing everyday life, from smartifying my home to attending hackathons
- Exploring the intersection of technology and finance
Hobbies
- Hanging out with friends
- Exploring nature and national parks
- Working out at the gym
- Working on new projects and learning
School Organizations
- Research @ The Accessible and Accelerated Robotics Lab (A²R Lab).
- Columbia University Formula Racing (HV Enclosure Lead)
- Columbia University Robotics Club - Combat Robotics (battlebots)
- Columbia Space Initiative
- Paragon Global Investment's Quant Team
- CORE's Project Management Fellowship
- CUSP: Egleston Scholar
Current Projects
Dash - Startup
Co-founded with Samay to apply technology to protect families by develoiping a distraction detection system for drivers.
- Startup
- Computer-Vision
- App Dev
- AI
A²R Lab
The A²R Lab develops algorithms for dynamic motion planning and control of robots. I am the link betwen software and the robot dog hardware.
- Python
- C
- Robotics
- Motion Planning
- Algorithms
HV Enclosure - FSAE
I am creating and testing the High Voltate enclosure (accumulator) for our FSAE 2025 car.
- Solidworks
- FEA
- Manufacturing
- Design
Stock Trading
Analyzing stocks programmatically to pinpoint the best moments for buying and selling strategically.
- Python
- Data Analytics
- Stock Indicators
- PyTorch
- ML
Past Projects
Pong IRL
Team project by Aryan, Julia, Samay, and Wesley to create a real-life pong game using motors and physical conrol.
- Arduion
- Stepper
- Electronics
- C
- Engineering
BYRDS
A natural disaster response aid that helps responders find critical information and location to save lives.
- Python
- GPT4-V
- OpenAI Clips
- Figma
- Tkinter
Air Cleaning Robot v2
This is v2 of my novel autonomous robot with a complete redesign, new ROS navigation stack, and better performance.
- ROS
- CAD
- CFD
- Sesnors
- Autonomus Robot
- CV
Audio Forensics Research
Developed adversarial attack defense algorithms & ASV countermeasures using teacher/student and federated learning techniques.
- Python
- Deep Learing
- PyTorch
- Research
- ASV
Air Cleaning Robot v1
A novel multipurpose air-handling robot that purifies, humidifies, and disinfects the air evenly within a room or rooms.
- CAD
- CFD
- Electronics
- Air Quality
- Python
Credit Deals
Project website that manages all Credit Card deals from Visa (API), MasterCard (soon), and custom deals so you know which credit card to use when.
- HTML
- CSS
- PHP
- MySQL
- API
Personal Website
I created this website to showcase all my projects, big and small, and learn web dev!
- React
- Next.js
- Tailwind
- TypeScript
6-Axis Robot Arm
Designed, constructed, and programmed a low-cost and lightweight robot arm with novel dynamic soft gripper.
VEX Robotics - 39K
VEX Robotics team 39K Rest in Pieces. Led the team to be one of the top perorming teams in the world for 4+ years, working on all aspects of the robot.
- VEX
- Robotics
- CAD
- C++
- PID
My Skills
- Python
- Java
- C++
- C
- PyTorch
- Machine Learning
- React
- Next.js
- Git
- ROS
- HTML
- PHP
- CAD
- Simulation
- Figma
- Robotics
- Algorithms
- Electronics
- Microsoft Office
- Data Analysis
- Presentation
- Passionate
- Problem Solver
- Adaptive
- Collaborative
My experience
Prompt Engineering Intern - Rilla
New York, NY
Generate accurate prompts for sales/ marketing rep tracker systems that align with client use cases.
2024 - presentDigitization Intern - Magna International
Troy, MI
Implementing text-to-speech and speech-to-text algorithms using AWS and integrating them with Gen AI via AWS and Claude.
2024 - 2024 | 3 monthsResearcher @ The Accessible and Accelerated Robotics Lab (A²R Lab)
Barnard Collge, Columbia University
Developing and implementing open-source algorithms for dynamic motion planning and control. Now taking these algorithms and implementing them on the robot dog & robot arm hardware.
2024 - presentColumbia University
New York, NY
Clubs: CU Formula Racing, CU Robotics Club - Battlebots, Columbia Space Initiative, Paragon Global Investments (Quant Division)
2023 - presentCranbrook HUB
Bloomfield Hills, MI
Instructed Horizons-Upward Bound students in foundational robotics by guiding hands-on VEX robot construction and programming for individual teams.
2023 | 3 monthsRockbridge Growth Equity
Detroit, MI
Interned at private equity firm, learning about and working on fundemental analysis of potential investments. Attended board meetings, and created company summaries.
2023 | 1 monthIntrepid Control Systems
Troy, MI
Drasically reduced hardware device startup time by improving GPS startup. Revamped low-level C code to store and access critical data.
2022 | 3 monthsIntrepid Control Systems
Troy, MI
Expedited the PCB file generation process by creating a CI/CD pipeline in GitLab. Also included PCB validation, assembly, build, and BOM file generation.
2021 | 3 monthsStudent Researcher @ Oakland University
Rochester Hills, MI
Developed adversarial attack defense algorithms & ASV countermeasures using teacher/student and federated learning techniques. Published a comparative analysis of ASV methods.
2020 - 2022Contact Me
Please contact me directly at mikulventure@gmail.com or though this form.