Rushina Shah
About Rushina Shah
Rushina Shah is a Tech Lead Manager at Nuro, where she focuses on advanced control systems within the behavior team. She has a strong background in mechanical engineering and specializes in applying non-linear dynamics and control theory to synthetic and systems biology.
Work at Nuro
Rushina Shah currently serves as a Tech Lead Manager (TLM) at Nuro, focusing on the behavior team. Her work emphasizes advanced control systems, which are crucial for the development of autonomous technology. She has been in this role since 2021, contributing to the company's mission of transforming transportation through robotics. Prior to her current position, she worked as a Software Engineer at Nuro from 2020 to 2021, where she gained experience in software development and engineering practices.
Education and Expertise
Rushina Shah holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Mechanical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, which she completed from 2016 to 2020. She also earned a Master of Science (MS) in Mechanical Engineering from MIT from 2014 to 2016. Earlier, she obtained a Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, from 2010 to 2014. Her expertise lies in Synthetic & Systems Biology, where she integrates engineering principles with biological systems, particularly through the application of Non-linear Dynamics and Control theory.
Previous Experience
Before her tenure at Nuro, Rushina Shah gained valuable experience through various roles. She served as a Student Team Advisor for the MIT Driverless project, focusing on Motion Planning from 2018 to 2019. Additionally, she completed a Software Engineering Internship at Uber in 2019, working within the Advanced Technologies Group (ATG) for one month. In 2017, she interned as a Research Intern at Takeda Oncology for two months in the Greater Boston Area, further enhancing her skills in research and development.
Educational Background
Rushina Shah's educational journey began at V. C. W. Arya Vidya Mandir, where she studied from 2000 to 2008. She then pursued higher education in Mechanical Engineering, first at the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, where she completed her B.Tech. from 2010 to 2014. Following this, she attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, obtaining her MS from 2014 to 2016 and later her PhD from 2016 to 2020, solidifying her foundation in engineering and research.