# Nikhil Chowdary Gutlapalli

> Software Engineer at TeraDAR

Location: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/nikhilchowdarygutlapalli

Software Engineer developing embedded software for an automotive terahertz sensor. Focused on real-time point cloud processing, post-processing, and system reliability.

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ TeraDAR
Jan 2025 – Present | Boston, Massachusetts, United States

### Software Engineer Intern @ TeraDAR
Jan 2023 – Jan 2025 | Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

### Software Engineer @ MulticoreWare Inc
Jan 2020 – Jan 2022 | Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
* Developed and deployed deep learning and CV algorithms for ADAS applications, including object detection and lane segmentation. Worked on custom and unbalanced datasets using transfer learning techniques.
* Optimized neural networks for Qualcomm, achieving a 50% increase in FPS speed without sacrificing accuracy. This was accomplished by optimizing more than 15 models of various kinds using AIMET tools and TensorRT.
* Designed and optimized machine learning–based signal processing solutions to improve radar beamforming efficiency and lobe generation speed.

### Student Researcher @ Humanitarian Technology (HuT) Labs
Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 | Kerala, India
* Devised and implemented SLAM on autonomous robots with ROS, deftly integrating IMU, Lidar, Camera, and encoders. Seamlessly mapping, localizing, and navigating while performing precise sensor fusion for environment-aware robot tracking.
* Researched and implemented multi-integrated systems, such as navigation with speech, robotic arm with vision capabilities, and published 4 research papers in top conferences.
* Designed and created a home service robot as an consolidated system that performs auto-navigation, speech recognition, detections and recognitions, and pick and place with a robotic arm. Took the robot to participate in RoboCup@Home Germany, 2019 and was selected for World Robot Summit Finals at Japan in 2020.


## Education
### Master of Science - MS in Robotics
Northeastern University

### Bachelor of Technology in Electronics and Communication Engineering
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/gutlapalli-nikhil-chowdary
- Portfolio: https://Nikhilchowdary.com

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Last updated: 2026-03-31