Chitra Karanam
About Chitra Karanam
Chitra Karanam is a Software Engineer with a background in Electrical Engineering and a PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering. She has worked at Nuro since 2021 and has prior experience as a summer intern at Texas Instruments and as a Graduate Student Researcher at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
Work at Nuro
Chitra Karanam has been employed as a Software Engineer at Nuro since 2021. In this role, she contributes to the development and implementation of software solutions that support Nuro's autonomous vehicle technology. Her experience in software engineering is complemented by her background in electrical and computer engineering, allowing her to engage effectively in projects that require both technical and analytical skills.
Previous Experience at Texas Instruments
Chitra Karanam completed two summer internships at Texas Instruments in 2012 and 2013, each lasting two months. During these internships, she gained practical experience in the field of electrical engineering while working in the Bengaluru Area, India. These roles provided her with foundational skills that have informed her subsequent career in software engineering and research.
Education and Expertise
Chitra Karanam holds a B.Tech and M.Tech in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, where she studied from 2009 to 2014. She further pursued her education at the University of California, Santa Barbara, earning a PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering from 2014 to 2020. Her academic background has equipped her with extensive knowledge in areas such as RF sensing, angle-of-arrival estimation, and robotic RF sensing.
Research Experience at University of California, Santa Barbara
From 2014 to 2020, Chitra Karanam served as a Graduate Student Researcher at the University of California, Santa Barbara. During her six years in this position, she focused on experimental validations involving unmanned vehicles for RF sensing. Her research included advanced RF sensing technologies, such as through-wall imaging and person identification using WiFi, contributing to the field of wireless communication and sensing.