CV
Contact Information
| Name | Arunkumar Rathinam |
| Professional Title | Research Scientist |
| arunkumar.rathinam@uni.lu |
Professional Summary
Research Scientist at SnT, University of Luxembourg, working at the intersection of computer vision and space robotics, with a focus on bridging the gap between simulation and real data for spacecraft pose estimation and autonomous relative navigation.
Experience
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2024 - present Luxembourg
Research Scientist
SnT, University of Luxembourg
- Leading the DIOSSA project (ESA GSTP), a multi-phase initiative developing deep learning solutions for spacecraft pose estimation.
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2021 - 2024 Luxembourg
Research Associate
SnT, University of Luxembourg
- Technical Lead on industrial partnership with LMO on unsupervised domain adaptation for spacecraft pose estimation.
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2019 - 2021 United Kingdom
Research Associate
Surrey Space Centre, University of Surrey
- Developed deep learning algorithms for 6DoF spacecraft pose estimation under the FAIR-SPACE project.
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2011 - 2012 India
Product Engineer
SKF Technologies Limited
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2007 - 2011 India
Design Engineer
TATA Consultancy Services (TCS)
Education
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2015 - 2019 Sydney, Australia
PhD
University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney)
Space Robotics
- Thesis: Small Body Gravimetry using SLAM-based Autonomous Navigation.
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2012 - 2015 Würzburg, Germany
M.Sc.
University of Würzburg
Space Science and Technology
- Thesis: Design and development of UWE-4 CubeSat: Integration of electric propulsion, structural analysis, and orbital heating analysis.
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2003 - 2007 Chennai, India
B.E.
Anna University
Mechanical Engineering
- First Class with Distinction.
Space Mission Experience
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SnT-AI4SPACE Mission
Deployed an onboard AI anomaly detection system, validated on flight hardware.
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AUDACITY Mission
Developed an onboard AI algorithm for SSA spacecraft detection in collaboration with LMO.
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UWE-4 CubeSat Mission
Developed mechanical design for electric propulsion integration, verified via structural and orbital thermal analysis.
Languages
English : Fluent
Tamil : Native speaker
German : Basic