Atchudhan S

Atchudhan S

Robotic Engineer @ NxtWave · ROS2 & AI Systems · Open-Source Advocate

About Me

Atchudhan S is a Robotic Engineer at NxtWave, developer, trainer, and researcher from Puducherry. He specializes in ROS2, Autonomous Robotics, and Computer Vision, and stands for love and peace while being deeply committed to enhancing engineering capacities. He believes in team spirit, practical creativity, discipline, and progressive thinking. He is an open-source enthusiast and Python lover who teaches free technical classes to students on weekends — because knowledge shared is knowledge multiplied.

Experience

NXTWAVE PRESENT

Robotic Engineer

Architecting and implementing intelligent autonomous robotic frameworks using ROS2 (Humble/Iron), micro-ROS, and sensor fusion (LiDAR, IMU, depth cameras). Designing real-time computer vision inference pipelines with YOLOv8 for edge computing and autonomous navigation.

ALMA MATER

Smart Contract Developer

Authored and audited Solidity smart contracts on Ethereum, seamlessly integrated Web3 providers into responsive React interfaces, and implemented gas-optimized on-chain logic to minimize transaction costs while maximising contract security and transparency.

HUBO SOLUTIONS

Project Manager

Led cross-functional software teams through sprint planning, client communications, resource allocation, and risk management to deliver complex multi-tenant cloud applications on schedule and within budget.

FITA ACADEMY

Senior Corporate Trainer

Conducted comprehensive corporate training in Python Full Stack, Data Science, Cybersecurity fundamentals, Power BI dashboards, and React Native mobile development — each module anchored in live production projects for immediate practical impact.

RM SKYTECH

Technical Trainer — Python

Designed and delivered rigorous curriculum covering Python core, OOP, NumPy, Pandas, algorithmic problem solving, and backend programming for hundreds of engineering college students, significantly improving placement readiness.

COOPON SCITECH LLP

Full-Stack Cloud Intern

Engineered and deployed responsive web applications using ReactJS, Python, PHP, and modern cloud infrastructure, optimizing application performance, containerization strategies, and API latency across multiple production environments.

PANTECH SOLUTIONS

AI Engineering Intern

Worked on Artificial Intelligence models, supervised machine learning algorithms, dataset preprocessing, and predictive analytics pipelines for computer vision and decision automation tasks — from raw data ingestion to deployed inference.

TECHNOSPRINT INFO SOLUTION

R&D Associate Trainee → Professional

Over a 10-month associate tenure followed by a 1-year R&D professional role, contributed to client management, cloud systems, and IoT implementations — including an end-to-end RFID tracking solution deployed in a real-world logistics context.

Skills & Technologies

Robotics & Autonomous Systems

ROS2 (Humble/Iron) micro-ROS Computer Vision (YOLOv8) Sensor Fusion Autonomous Navigation LiDAR & SLAM Gazebo / URDF

Languages

Python C++ JavaScript PHP Solidity Go MOJO

Frontend

HTML5 CSS3 ReactJS Bootstrap

Backend

Node.js FastAPI

Blockchain / Web3

Ethereum Solidity IPFS Algorand Smart Contracts

AI / ML

YOLOv8 Machine Learning Computer Vision TensorFlow

Cloud / DevOps

Linux Docker Git Cloud Infrastructure

IoT / Robotics

ROS2 Arduino Raspberry Pi RFID IoT Sensors

Specialties

Photography Graphic Design Technical Training

Hackathon Achievements

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1st Place

Traffic Violation Detection System

Hardware Hackathon — Walchand Institute of Technology, Solapur

Built an intelligent computer vision system using custom-trained YOLOv8 models for real-time traffic violation detection, achieving high precision across diverse road conditions.

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2nd Place

IoT Autonomous Weather Station

Hardware Hackathon — Free Software and Hardware Movement (FSHM)

Engineered an autonomous sensor telemetry network measuring temperature, humidity, barometric pressure, rain, wind, and soil conductivity with real-time data streaming.

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Top 5 Finalist

Decentralised Smart Contract Auction

AlgoBharat Foundation — AlgoBharat

Developed an immutable decentralised smart contract auction architecture integrated with IPFS and automated bidding logic, demonstrating real-world Web3 applicability.

Community & Advocacy