Rahil Bhowal 🤖
Rahil Bhowal

Masters Student in Robotics | Graduate Research Assistant

About Me

Hi! I’m Rahil Bhowal, a Master’s student in Robotics at Northeastern University, Boston, with a concentration in Computer Science. My passion lies in leveraging robotics to explore and navigate complex environments, from underwater domains to on-ground terrains.

I’ve had the opportunity to work with diverse robotic systems, including Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs), Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs), Turtlebots, and Moorebots. During my master’s journey, I’ve delved deeply into robotic perception and explored the coordination of multiple robots for collaborative exploration.

With my skills and experience, I aspire to push the boundaries of robotics and contribute to its transformative impact on the world.

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Interests
  • Autonomous and Intelligent Systems
  • Multi-Robot Systems
  • Perception in Robotics
  • Motion Planning and Navigation
Education
  • MS Robotics

    Northeastern University, Boston

  • BTech in Computer Science

    SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur

📚 My Research
My research focuses on enabling autonomous robotic systems to collaborate in complex and dynamic. By leveraging heterogeneous robotic platforms, I explore innovative approaches for robots to work together and achieve tasks that individual systems cannot accomplish alone. This includes studying multi-robot coordination for exploration, designing algorithms for robust perception and navigation, and developing interaction paradigms to enhance human-robot collaboration. My work spans diverse domains, from underwater robotics—using Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) and Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs)—to on-ground systems like Turtlebots and Moorebots. Through my research, I aim to advance the understanding of human-robot interaction, create new frameworks for multi-agent systems, and contribute to the development of intelligent robotic systems capable of solving real-world challenges. Please reach out to collaborate 😃
Featured Publications
Recent Publications
(2024). Autonomous Robot for Disaster Mapping and Victim Localization. arXiv.
(2021). An overview of the design and development of a 6 dof remotely operated vehicle for underwater structural inspection. 2021 International Conference on Communication, Control and Information Sciences (ICCISc).
(2020). A Close Look at Software Design Aspects of Remotely Operated Vehicles—A Survey. 2020 IEEE 4th Conference on Information & Communication Technology (CICT).