Title: A hierarchical route guidance framework for improving mobility of off-road connected fleets

Biography I pursued my under-graduate studies from NIT Bhopal, India and work under Prof. Ameenur Rehman on analysis of fuel spray pattern. After my graduation I had joined VE Commercial Vehicles Ltd. (part of the VOLVO group) and worked for 5 years in engine controls and calibration. I had lead the development of a 4-cylinder light duty Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) Euro IV OBDII engine and was the part of the team which developed the first Euro IV commercial vehicle engine in India with Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) and only Diesel Oxidation Catalyst (DOC). I had joined Dr. Vahidi’s research group in Clemson University in Fall’2015. Currently I am working on off-road autonomous driving using connected vehicle technology. I am also working on a robot equipped with Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU), camera and ultrasonic sensors, developing algorithms for point cloud terrain mapping and autonomous driving.