Pranav Lad

Academic robotics and applied research: Pranav coauthored multiple student/research papers while at VIT (e.g., railway track crack detection and haptic collaborative robot work), showing hands‑on robotics, sensors, and control systems experience from his undergraduate research. ieee+2

Industry roles spanning technical sales, applications, and academic outreach: After graduating he worked in technical sales and application engineering at TAL Manufacturing (2017–2020), engaged with iTech Robotics (internships and later collaboration), and transitioned into an Education/Customer‑facing engineering role at MathWorks (from ~2020) focusing on MATLAB/Simulink workshops and university engagement. orcid+1

Student & community engagement: He has been active in student/professional community activities (served as Secretary for an IEEE RAS chapter and participated in many institution-industry activities and workshops), indicating experience organizing and presenting technical trainings to students and faculty. zcoer+1