Robots rarely see the world as a whole. They piece it together from images, point clouds, and imperfect sensor measurements, yet must somehow make sense of it and decide what to do next. I’m interested in that space between perception and action, where geometry, understanding, and autonomy come together.

I’m Akash Kumbar, an M.S. by Research student and Graduate Student Researcher at the Robotics Research Center, IIIT Hyderabad, advised by Prof. Madhava Krishna.

My research explores how robots reconstruct, interpret, and navigate their surroundings, with work spanning 3D scene reconstruction, sensor calibration, and autonomous exploration. This work has found its way to ICCV and IROS, including a Best Paper Award at an IROS 2026 workshop. I also contribute to teaching and peer review, both of which give me opportunities to share what I know and engage with ideas beyond my own research.

Before IIIT Hyderabad, I studied Electronics and Communication Engineering at KLE Technological University, where I worked on point-cloud upsampling at the Center of Excellence in Visual Intelligence.

Outside research, I train in mixed martial arts, hold a black belt in karate, and run marathons.

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