Rachith Dey-Prakash
Research Engineer · 3D Vision · Robotics · Deep Learning
Bio
I'm a Research Engineer passionate about building intelligent systems that bridge the gap between simulation and real-world deployment. My work focuses on 3D vision, robotics, and deep learning—designing algorithms, developing simulation frameworks, and creating scalable synthetic data pipelines to accelerate machine learning workflows.
At Intel Labs, I've contributed to novel 3D object surface reconstruction methods achieving 90× speedups over traditional approaches, co-developed SPEAR (an open-source photorealistic simulator in Unreal Engine 5), and led automation efforts that cut release times by over 95%. I've also driven evaluation pipelines for diffusion models to optimize for real-world deployment. I'm also actively involved in the academic community as part of the organizing committee for the Embodied AI Workshop at CVPR 2025.
My background spans machine learning, computer vision, DevOps, and software engineering, with hands-on experience in C++, Python, PyTorch, Unreal Engine, and cloud infrastructure. I'm always looking for opportunities to solve complex challenges and push the boundaries of AI-driven systems.
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Intel Labs
Research Engineer 2020 – Present- Co-developed SPEAR, an open-source photorealistic simulator in Unreal Engine 5
- Novel 3D object surface reconstruction methods achieving 90× speedups over traditional approaches
- Led automation efforts cutting release times by over 95%
- Drove evaluation pipelines for diffusion models to optimize real-world deployment
- Organizing committee for the Embodied AI Workshop at CVPR 2025
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- Bayesian Deep Learning with primary focus on Reinforcement Learning
- Graduate Teaching Assistant – ENPM662 Robot Modeling (Dr. Chad Kessens): conducted office hours, graded coursework, and delivered presentations on robotics simulation platforms
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Nexteer Automotive
Perception Algorithm Intern May – Aug 2019- Developed sensor fusion algorithms for real-time threat assessment and behavioral decision-making in ADAS systems
- Implemented a polynomial trajectory planner enforcing kinematic constraints as boundary conditions for online evasive maneuver planning
- Trained FCN for road semantic segmentation on the KITTI dataset as proof of concept
- C++ implementation on an autonomous vehicle platform alongside simulation framework development
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Micro Focus (formerly HP / Hewlett Packard Enterprise)
Software Engineer II 2016 – 2018- Worked on Operations Bridge Reporter (OBR) — a cross-domain IT reporting solution backed by Vertica data warehousing
- Team lead for Vertica and OBR interoperability: planned and executed database upgrades, maintenance, and configuration
- Contributed to containerization of OBR using Docker and Kubernetes, reducing product footprint by 50% and improving deployment speed
- Developed shell scripts to streamline installation and configuration of OBR on Linux environments
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National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK)
Bachelors in Electronics & Communication Engineering 2012 – 2016
Updates
- Jun 2026Part of the organizing committee for the Embodied-AI workshop at CVPR '26.
- Jun 2025Part of the organizing committee for the Embodied-AI workshop at CVPR '25.
- Jul 2024Generating synthetic data for 3D object surface reconstruction.
- Jun 2024SPEAR made its 5th open-source release! Check it out here.
- Oct 2023Presented SPEAR at the Intel Labs Open House event.
- Dec 2022SPEAR is now open-source! 🥳
- Oct 2020Building SPEAR — a simulator for photorealistic embodied AI research — from the ground up.
- Sep 2020Joined the Intelligent Systems Lab, led by Dr. Vladlen Koltun at Intel, as a research engineer.
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