Hello!

I'm Dr. Gaurav Yadav

Visual AI Researcher & Postdoctoral Fellow

About Me

PhD in Computer Science with extensive experience as Assistant Professor, Postdoctoral Researcher, and Course Coordinator. Currently working at Bielefeld University, building high-fidelity virtual replicas using 3D reconstruction techniques such as Gaussian splatting to train robot models in realistic home settings.

Computer Vision Machine Learning Large Language Models Medical Imaging XAI 3D Reconstruction

Education

PhD in Computer Science

University of Rovira i Virgili

2023
  • Awarded Cum-laude with International distinction
  • Thesis: Improving Quality of Life for Intellectually Disabled Elderly People Using AI
  • Specialization in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Master of Technology (IT - Robotics)

IIIT Allahabad

2017 - 2019
  • Thesis: Trajectory Learning for Stable Bipedal Walking Robots
  • Focus on Sequential Networks and Robotics
  • Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering Fellowship

Bachelor of Technology (ME)

Dr. R. M. L. A. U. Faizabad

2012 - 2016
  • Mechanical Engineering with focus on technology
  • Strong foundation in mathematics and engineering principles

Intermediate (Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics)

Uttar Pradesh State Board

2010 - 2011
  • Science stream with emphasis on Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving foundation

Experience

Postdoctoral Researcher

Bielefeld University

Dec 2024 - Present
  • Building high-fidelity virtual replicas using 3D reconstruction techniques such as Gaussian splatting
  • Developing flexible neural radiance framework for industrial robotic systems
  • Training robot models in realistic home settings using Extended Reality

Postdoctoral Researcher

Universitat Rovira i Virgili

May 2024 - Nov 2024
  • Contributed to stroke prediction project using multimodal data
  • Developed models combining clinical records and MRI images
  • Achieved early and accurate stroke risk assessment

Assistant Professor

Siksha 'O' Anusandhan University

Feb 2023 - Apr 2024
  • Taught Data Structures, Machine Learning, and Data Mining courses
  • Course coordinator for Supervised Machine Learning
  • Supervised Master's theses and research projects

Machine Learning Engineer

Instituto de Robótica para la Dependencia

Oct 2021 - Dec 2022
  • Developed AI-based model to analyze quality of life of elderly people
  • Provided detailed support reports with quality of life improvement instructions
  • Applied machine learning techniques for healthcare analytics

Awards & Grants

A

DAAD Postdoctoral Fellowship

Bielefeld University, Germany • Dec 2024 - Nov 2025

1

1st Place - Embodied AI Workshop

CVPR 2024, Seattle, USA • Jun 17-21, 2024

W

HomeRobot OVMM Challenge Winner

NeurIPS 2023, New Orleans, USA • Dec 10-16, 2023

R

Research Visit Grant

Bielefeld University, Germany • Department of Science and Technology, India • Sep 2023

F

Senior Research Fellowship

Ministry of Education, India • Jul 2021 - Feb 2023

Technical Skills

Programming Languages

Python Java ROS2 C# MATLAB

Frameworks & Libraries

PyTorch TensorFlow OpenCV NLTK HuggingFace LIME SHAP Matplotlib Pandas

Databases & Tools

BigQuery SQL MySQL Docker Git & GitHub CUDA SLURM

Development Environment

VS Code PyCharm Eclipse Google Cloud Platform Rviz Gazebo

Workshops & Outreach

2025

Delegate - Fifth International Workshop on Generative AI and Human-Robot Interactions

IIIT Allahabad & Erasmus EU • February 14-16, 2025

2024

Trainer - IRAS-HUB Capacity Building Program

URV, Tarragona, Spain • October 14-18, 2024

EU-funded program training faculty from IIIT-Delhi, IIIT-Hyderabad, and IIIT-Allahabad on modernized robotics courses

2024

Organizer - 4th International Workshop on Generative AI and Human-Robot Interaction

Center for Intelligent Robotics, IIIT Allahabad • February 16-18, 2024

2022

Organizer - Three-Day Workshop on Human-Robot Interaction

Center for Intelligent Robotics, IIIT-Allahabad • November 24-26, 2022

2020

Organizer - Two-Day Workshop on Robotics and Machine Intelligence

Center for Intelligent Robotics, IIIT-Allahabad • January 2-3, 2020

Publications

01

Implicit Regularization of Deep Neural Networks for Human Motion Prediction

Applied Intelligence 2022 (SCI indexed, IF: 5.086). This work focuses on improving human motion prediction using deep augmented neural network models with implicit regularization techniques.

PyTorch Deep Learning Motion Prediction
02

ML-based Quality of Life Prediction for Dependent People

Alexandria Engineering Journal 2022 (SCI indexed, IF: 6.626). Developed effective machine learning approaches for predicting quality of life for dependent people in guardianship entities.

Machine Learning Healthcare AI Prediction Models
03

Data-driven GENCAT Scale Model for Intellectually Disabled People

Social Indicators Research 2024 (SSCI indexed, IF: 3.024). A comprehensive data-driven model to predict quality of life dimensions for intellectually disabled individuals.

Data Science GENCAT Scale Social Indicators
04

HomeRobot Open Vocabulary Mobile Manipulation Challenge

NeurIPS 2023 Challenge Winner. Towards Open-World Mobile Manipulation in Homes: lessons from the competition that advanced embodied AI and robotics research.

Robotics Embodied AI Mobile Manipulation
05

Development of Human Motion Prediction Strategy using Inception Residual Block

Multimedia Tools and Applications (SCI indexed, IF: 2.396). Advanced neural network architecture for enhanced human motion prediction accuracy.

Neural Networks Motion Prediction ResNet
06

Designing an Adaptive Cost Function for Dynamic Human Pose Predictions

Multimedia Tools and Applications (SCI indexed, IF: 2.396). Novel cost function approach for improving dynamic human pose prediction systems.

Pose Estimation Cost Functions Computer Vision