Aniruddh Puranic

I am a Computer Science PhD candidate at USC, where I am a member of the ICAROS and CPS-VIDA labs. My research interests include:

• neuro-symbolic learning for safe autonomy
• robot learning from demonstrations/imitation learning
• deep reinforcement learning
• formal verification of autonomous cyber-physical systems
• explainable AI for human-robot interactions

NOTE: I am seeking postdoc and research positions in the industry from 2024. Visit this page for an overview of my research and projects, or view my publications here. My resume can be found here.

I was a research intern during Summer 2022 at SRI International’s Center for Vision Technologies (CVT), working on lifelong learning. Prior to joining the PhD program, I was a Researcher in the Intelligent Connected Systems (ICS) Division at Toyota North America - InfoTech Labs (formerly, Toyota InfoTechnology Center) where I worked on data-driven formal specification for connected vehicle applications using edge computing.

I graduated with a masters in Computer Science (Intelligent Robotics specialization) from USC in 2018 and received my bachelors from B.M.S College of Engineering, India in 2016.

music

I am also an electronic music producer under the alias Andy-Ruddh and my sounds consist of raw and hypnotic techno. My music has been supported by Richie Hawtin, a pioneer of this genre. My label-debut EP reached its highest ranking of #31 on the Beatport Global Techno charts in February 2023.

You can find my discography here.

e-mails

• USC (Academic only): puranic[at]usc[dot]edu

• Personal: andyruddh[at]gmail[dot]com