Dr. Yuvaraj George

Dr. Yuvaraj George holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus, with research focused on geometric modeling, control, and perception for autonomous robotic systems, particularly multirotor UAVs and mobile robots. He earned his M.Engg. (Honors) in Aircraft Engineering from Moscow Aviation Institute (NRU), Russia, and a B.Tech in Aeronautical Engineering from JNTU Hyderabad.

His areas of expertise include Robotics and Autonomous Systems, UAV Design and Control, Geometric and Manifold-Based Modeling, SLAM and Perception, and AI for Robotics. He has published 20+ research works, including journal articles, international conference papers, and two books.

Dr. George has received multiple recognitions, along with Young Researcher and Young Scientist Awards, and national and international research scholarships.

2021 – 2025 Ph.D.

Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) Pilani, Hyderabad Campus, Hyderabad, India
Mechanical Engineering (AI & Robotics Lab)
Ph.D. Thesis: Development of Generalized Kinodynamic and Phenomenological Models for Aerial Robots: Navigation, Control, and Perception

2018 – 2021 M.Engg. (Honors – Red Degree)

Moscow Aviation Institute (National Research University), Moscow, Russian Federation
Aircraft Engineering; GPA: 4.7/5; Medium of Instruction: Russian
M.Engg. Thesis: Air Medical Ambulance for the Russian Federation – Feasibility Study, Preliminary Design, and Strategic Development

2013 – 2017 B.Tech

MLR Institute of Technology, JNTU Hyderabad, Hyderabad, India
Aeronautical Engineering; First Class
B.Tech Project: Design and Fabrication of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)

2010 – 2013 DIPIETE-ET (Diploma)

Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (IETE), New Delhi, India
Diploma in Electronics & Telecommunications Engineering

2010 SSLC (10th)

St. Mark’s English Medium School, Andhra Pradesh, India
Board of Secondary Education; 83.1%

Jan 2026 – Present

Assistant Professor (I) at NAMTECH, Teaching and research in Robotics, Autonomous Systems, and Mechanical Engineering, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India

Nov 2025 – Dec 2025

Principal Robotics Engineer at Edgeforce Solutions Pvt. Ltd., Robotics system development and industrial automation solutions, Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Jul 2025 – Sep 2025

Principal Robotics Engineer at Ardee Yantrik Pvt. Ltd., Developed inverse kinematics solver for industrial robot; Led robot commissioning for shop-floor Click & Weld process, Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Sep 2024 – Jul 2025

AI Data Trainer – Mathematics (Freelance) at Outlier, Evaluated AI-generated mathematical content; Designed and solved complex math problems; Ranked AI responses, Remote, India

Mar 2021 – Jun 2021

Senior Engineer (Acting Chief Engineer) at APKA Aviation Adventures Pvt. Ltd., Head of Design Organisation, IMS & R&D; Led LSA aircraft design team; Compliance, certification, budgeting; Finalist – TATA Steel Manufacturing Innovation Challenge, Thrissur, Kerala, India

Apr 2016 – Jun 2016

Boeing Extern at Boeing CoE – CYIENT, Value Analysis teardown of refuel/defuel manifolds; Selected among top 12 candidates in India, Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Journal Articles

George, Y., Yendluri, Y. V. D. Rao, Sarkar, A.
Experimental study on the effects of ambient light on the precision of short-range near-infrared LiDAR systems.
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C, 2025, Vol. 239(13), 5050.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/09544062251323799
(Q2 Journal)
George, Y., Rao, Y. V. D., Sarkar, A.
A 2-manifold model multi-rotor UAV control system.
Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering, 2025, Vol. 47, Article 40.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40430-024-05348-1
(Q2 Journal)
George, Y., Sarkar, A., Javed, A.
Empirical models for the error induced in piezoelectric ceramic transducer-based acoustic ranging instrumentation and measurement.
e-Prime – Advances in Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Energy, 2024, Vol. 7, Article 100484.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prime.2024.100484
(Q1 Journal)
George, Y., Harisankar, S., Shine, J. J., Sarkar, A., Javed, A.
Effects of systemic error on localization and control of differential drive mobile robot.
International Journal of Microsystems and IoT, 2023, Vol. 7, pp. 437–444.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10441392
George, Y.
Parametric cost analysis and quantitative risk assessment for developing strategies to counter risks in the design and production of medical aircraft in the Russian Federation.
International Journal of Engineering & Technology, 2021, Vol. 10(2), pp. 103–107.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.14419/ijet.v10i2.31523
(Q4 Journal)
George, Y., Sergeevna, B. A.
Feasibility study for an air ambulance in the Russian Federation.
Indian Journal of Science and Technology, 2020, Vol. 13(17), pp. 1730–1737.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17485/IJST/v13i17.294
(Q4 Journal)
George, Y.
Mechanics of streamlines in an open circuit fluid flow and its impact on the flow.
Journal of Advanced Research in Aerospace Science, 2019, Vol. 6(3–4), pp. 1–8.
DOI: http://doi.org/10.24321/2454.8669.201901
Reddy, S. K., Thotli, Y. George.
Review of Phantom Series Drone’s product life cycle management (PLM) using teardown-based data collection techniques.
2019.
Yuvaraj, G., Veeranjaneyulu, K.
Buoyancy lift augmentation.
Journal of Aeronautics & Aerospace Engineering, 2016, Vol. 5, Article 175.
DOI: https://www.longdom.org/open-access/buoyancy-lift-augmentation-2168-9792-1000175.pdf
Yuvaraj, G., Sharma, G. H., Chowduru, V. K., Reddy, M. M.
Design aspects of adaptive waste management system.
International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications, 2015, Vol. 3(3), pp. 19–25.
(Q4 Journal)

Conference Publications

George, Y., Rao, Y. V. D., Sarkar, A.
Modeling and calibrating daylight effects on LiDAR using Gaussian process regression.
16th International Conference on Computer Communication and Networks (ICCCNT 2025), July 6–11, 2025.
(Presented)
Aditya Shankar, V., Prerit Sunil, S., George, Y., Rao, Y. V. D.
Decentralized real-time acoustic SLAM for differential drive robots.
16th ICCCNT 2025, July 6–11, 2025.
(Presented)
George, Y., Rao, Y. V. D., Sarkar, A.
Distributed control for differential drive autonomous wheeled mobile robot.
In: Emerging Trends in Industrial Machines and Mechanisms, IPRoMM 2024.
Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering, Springer, Singapore, 2026.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-95-1872-2_5
George, Y., Rao, Y. V. D.
Streamline’s shape theory: A mathematical validation for Newtonian fluid flows.
In: Emerging Trends in Industrial Machines and Mechanisms, IPRoMM 2024.
Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering, Springer, Singapore, 2026.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-95-1872-2_6
George, Y., Sarkar, A.
A distributed algorithmic approach for simultaneous localization and mapping with acoustic sensors.
Proceedings of Advances in Robotics (AIR 2023), ACM, Article 27, pp. 1–6.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1145/3610419.3610446
George, Y.
Qualitative risk assessment and risk-mitigating strategies for the development of medical aircraft in the Russian Federation.
XLVII Gagarin Science Conference, Moscow, 2021, p. 1471.
ISBN: 978-5-00189-126-0
George, Y.
Streamline’s shape theory for understanding the mechanics of streamlines in an open circuit fluid flow.
XLVI Gagarin Science Conference (Gagarin Readings 2020), Moscow, p. 1670.
ISBN: 978-5-4465-2716-8
Yuvaraj, G., Baturina, A. C.
Techno-economic feasibility analysis for air ambulance systems in the Russian Federation.
Social and Humanitarian Aspects of Aviation Industry Development, Belarus State Aviation Academy, 2020, pp. 165–173.
ISBN: 978-985-7235-52-0
Yuvaraj, G., Sharma, H. G.
Algorithm for cosmic noise suppression in free space optical communications.
IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, Vol. 225, 2017.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/1757-899x/225/1/012241

Books

Yuvaraj, G. (Editor). Et al.
Futuristic Trends in Robotics & Automation.
Volume 3, Book 1, IIP Publishing, 2024.
ISBN: 978-93-6252-060-9

George, Yuvaraj, Sharma, Goyal Himani.
Governing Equation for Bio-Digester’s Performance.
LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, Saarbrücken, Germany, 2016.
ISBN: 3-659-94091-7

Dr. Yuvaraj George’s research focuses on modeling, control, and perception for autonomous aerial and mobile robots, with emphasis on geometric and manifold-based representations, decentralized control, SLAM, and sensor behavior modeling. His work aims to develop scalable, reliable, and deployable robotic systems for real-world environments.