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Niraj Ganesh
"Simplicity in name, complexity in pronunciation"

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Hi! I am a Masters of Science student in the Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering on the Product Development Engineering track at USC. While there, I was a researcher at the Center for Advanced Manufacturing focusing on multi-robot assemblies. I got my Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research from UC Berkeley where I also worked as a research student at the UC Berkeley/UC San Francisco Ergonomics Program.

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Bachelor of Science
Industrial Engineering and Operations Research

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Master of Science
Product Development Engineering

In the News

Led website workshops




May 2023

From January 2023 to March 2023, I held 3 workshops for graduate students at USC's Viterbi School of Engineering. 100+ people combined the workshop attended these workshops. It was due to their generous support and input that I held a 3rd, more coding-focused, workshop. For more information, please click on the buttons below.

Video accepted to the 2023 ICRA conference!




April 2023

Our video to the 2023 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation showcasing our rapidly reconfigurable, fixture-free robotic satellite assembly cell was accepted.

Invited as a panelist for SoCalGPS




April 2023

I had the greatest honor to be a part of the "What to do during your journey through graduate school" panel held at this year's SoCalGPS, Graduate Pathways to STEM, event co-sponsored by the Viterbi Graduate Student Association and USC Viterbi School of Engineering.

Paper accepted into the 2023 MSEC Conference!




March 2023

Our paper "A Human Robot Collaboration Framework for Assembly Tasks in High Mix Manufacturing Applications" was accepted into the 2023 American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Manufacturing Science and Engineering (MSEC) Conference. I would like to thank Professor Gupta for giving me the opportunity to lead such an exciting research project!

Video featured on IEEE Spectrum




September 2022

Our Youtube video "Handling Contingencies during Human-Robot Collaboration on Assembly Tasks" was featured on IEEE Spectrum's Video Friday

2nd Research Youtube video published




September 2022

Our Youtube video "Handling Contingencies during Human-Robot Collaboration on Assembly Tasks" was released on the Center for Advanced Manufacturing's Youtube channel. This video is an extension of another Youtube video and showcases how our robot cell accounts for contigencies during the satellite assembly process.

Research Youtube video published




August 2022

Our Youtube video "A Rapidly Reconfigurable Collaborative Robotic Cell for Performing Satellite Assembly" was released on the Center for Advanced Manufacturing's Youtube channel. This video is a summary of what my team and I have been working on for 8 months.

Invited as a panelist for Viterbi Graduate Student Orientation




August 2022

I was honored to be on a panel discussing the student life at USC and Viterbi School of Engineering. The panel was in Bovard auditorium with over 2,000 students present for the event.

Daily Trojan Period Project article




July 2022

I was interviewed by the DailyTrojan about efforts to destigmatize menstruation on the USC campus through free menstrual product bins and educational workshops. I have been leading since April 2022 VGSA's initiative called Period Project, founded in November 2021, and am a founding member of this initiative.

Elected Vice President of Treasury for the Viterbi Graduate Student Association




May 2022

I was elected by the VGSA Senate to be the 2022-2023 VP of Treasury.

Awarded Master's Student Achievement Award




May 2022

I am thankful to the Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering department for this honor especially as a first-year masters student.

Elected as Senator for the Viterbi Graduate Student Association




August 2021

I was elected as one of three representatives for the Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering student body for the Viterbi Graduate Student Asociation Senate.

Accepted into USC




May 2021

I have been accepted and have enrolled into USC as a Master of Science student on the Product Engineering track, a program managed by the Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering department.

Startup inducted into Berkeley SkyDeck Incubator program




August 2020

Velocitee Labs, a startup that two of my college friends and I have founded, was inducted into the Fall 2020 Berkeley SkyDeck HotDesk Incubator program. We hope to use the experience gained from this program to accelerate our product development to fulfill our mission of reducing the impact accidents have on motorcycle riders.

Spoke at the Class of 2020 Celebration




May 2020

I was given the honor to be one of two speakers for the Berkeley Engineering's Class of 2020 Celebration, a commencement event to mark the graduation of the Class of 2020.