CV

Most recent update - May 2024

Basics

Name Subramanian Chidambaram
Label Postdoctoral Scientist
Email subbu10123@gmail.com
Url https://schidamb.github.io/
Summary Intersectional Research between the spaces of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) and Artificial Intelligence (AI).

Work

  • 2022.12 - present
    Postdoctoral Scientist, Amazon Science
    Amazon Web Services
    • Research and development of novel Virtual Reality (VR) interfaces to annotate 3D point cloud data for machine learning applications.
    • Research focused on understanding advancing conversational AI and strategies for steering large language models (LLMs) prompts.
    • Interdisciplinary research integrating Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) to develop AI based agents and agentic workflows.
  • 2022.07 - 2022.10
    Research Intern
    Autodesk Research
    • Participation in cutting-edge research with the HCI and visualization team
    • Research exploration of Spatial instructional capture and delivery system using Virtual Reality

Education

  • 2017.08 - 2022.12

    West Lafayette, IN, USA

    Ph.D.
    Purdue University
    Human-Computer Interaction
    • Thesis Topic: Exploration Of Codeless In-situ Extended Reality Authoring Environment For Asynchronous Immersive Spatial Instructions
  • 2015.08 - 2017.08

    West Lafayette, IN, USA

    MS
    Purdue University
    Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering
    • Minor in Computational Science & Engineering
  • 2011.07 - 2015.05

    Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India

    B.Tech (Hons)
    Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT)
    Mechanical Engineering

Awards

Skills

XR Development
Unity3D, OpenXR, Oculus SDK, MRTK, visionOS
Programming Languages
Python, C#, C++, C
Computer Graphics/Vision
OpenCV, OpenGL, Three.js
AI Frameworks
PyTorch, OpenAI APIs, Anthropic APIs, LangChain
Python Frameworks
NumPy, Pandas, Scikit-Learn, Matplotlib
Cloud Compute Services
AWS EC2, S3, Lambda, SageMaker, Ground Truth
3D Asset Design
Blender, Autodesk, Solidworks, 3D Printing, OpenSCAD, MeshLab
Prototyping
Laser Cutting, SolidCAM, CATIA, Abaqus

Languages

English
Native Fluency
Tamil
Native Speaker

Interests

Technological Innovation
Human-Computer Interaction
Artificial Intelligence
Extended Reality

References

Dr. Alex C. Williams
Postdoctoral Mentor, Applied Scientist II, AWS Sagemaker Ground Truth, Human-in-the-Loop Science. Email: acwio@amazon.com
Dr. Erran Li
Manager, Applied Science Manager, AWS Sagemaker Ground Truth, Human-in-the-Loop Science. Email: lilimam@amazon.com
Dr. Karthik Ramani
PhD Advisor, Donald W. Feddersen Distinguished Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University. Email: ramani@purdue.edu