Avinash Ravichandran

Avinash Ravichandran is a seasoned expert in applied science and perception, currently serving as Principal Applied Scientist at Cruise since December 2022. With a strong foundation in research and development, Avinash held roles as Principal Scientist and Sr Applied Scientist at Amazon Web Services from September 2017 to December 2022, and as Research Scientist at Amazon from November 2013 to September 2017. Prior experience includes a Post Doctoral Fellowship at UCLA, focusing on dynamic texture categorization, activity recognition, and video analysis, and a Research Assistant position at Johns Hopkins University, working on medical image segmentation and motion estimation. Avinash's educational credentials include multiple degrees from The Johns Hopkins University, culminating in a PhD in Electrical Engineering, fortified by a BS in Electronics and Communication Engineering from the University of Madras.