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Thiru Vikram
Born (1995-07-25) 25 July 1995 (age 28)
Udumalaipettai
NationalityUnited States
Alma mater
Occupations
  • Inventor
  • Entrepreneur
  • Engineer
TitleChief executive officer

Thiru Vikram (born July 25, 1995) is an inventor, engineer and entrepreneur, who is the CEO of Buffalo Automation, an artificial intelligence company headquartered in Buffalo, New York, that provides autonomous navigation technology for commercial ships and recreational boats.[1][2][3][4]

Early life and career

Vikram attended the Lawrence School, Lovedale in Ootacamund, Tamil Nadu, India.[5] Vikram was a Headboy and a member of the Robotics Club at Lovedale.[6]

He studied computer science and electrical engineering at the University at Buffalo School of Engineering and Applied Sciences where he co-founded Buffalo Automation with Alexander Zhitelzeyf and Emilie Reynolds, who were fellow engineering students at the university.[7][8] The company was initially founded to design and build an artificial intelligence system that enables ships and boats to self-navigate.[9][10] In 2015, Vikram left the University at Buffalo to focus on the company full-time.[11][12][13][14]

Vikram is a Dravidian Indian-American originally from Tamil Nadu in South India, and is a Hindu.[15][16]

Vikram serves in the US Army Reserve as a combat engineer.[17]

Awards

Vikram was awarded first place in the 2018 Entrepreneurs' Organization Global Student Entrepreneurship Awards Western NY Competition.[18]

In 2021, Vikram was recognized as a CSE Distinguished Junior Alumni by the University at Buffalo.[19]

In 2022, Vikram was featured as one of the United States’ 18 Top CEO’s in the Assistive Technology Startup Space and among the top 44 in Navigation by Boardroom Media.[20][21]

Inventions

Vikram is listed as an inventor in a few patents related to autonomous navigation technology. These include a sensor system for maritime vessels,[22] a deep learning intelligent sensing system integration,[23] training a deep learning system for maritime applications,[24] a deep learning intelligent sensing system for port operations,[25] and a lane and object detection systems and methods.[26]

References

  1. ^ Bratek, Kim (16 November 2018). "43North — Founder Friday: Thiru Vikram, Buffalo Automation". 43North. Retrieved 2019-10-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ Caya, Chris (2017-10-16). "Are self-navigating boats on the horizon?". WBFO. Retrieved 2019-10-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "Forget Robo-Cars and Hit the Water on an Autonomous Boat". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
  4. ^ Lindeman, Tracey (2018-04-19). "Autonomous Boats Will Be On the Market Sooner Than Self-Driving Cars". Vice. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
  5. ^ Nadu, Tamil (2012-04-05). "Country needs honest people: AVM Rai". The Hindu.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ "Robotic Club of Lovedale wins championship". The Hindu. Special Correspondent. 2011-02-10. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2021-05-11.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  7. ^ Caya, Chris. "Are self-navigating boats on the horizon?". news.wbfo.org. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
  8. ^ "Launch NY, Z80 back self-piloting ship startup". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2020-11-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ "Streamlining process of detecting fevers". www.buffalo.edu. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
  10. ^ Telford, William (2020-04-16). "Robot water taxis to be trialled by US tech giants in Plymouth". PlymouthLive. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
  11. ^ Friday, Joel Lehman |; April 27; 2018. "The journey to funding: Buffalo Automation's story". UpstartNY. Retrieved 2019-10-02. {{cite web}}: |last3= has numeric name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  12. ^ "Thiru Vikram-led Startup Wins University of Buffalo Entrepreneur Competition". India West. 2016-06-24. Retrieved 2019-10-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. ^ "Safer sailing with predictive technology". OceanHub. Retrieved 2019-10-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. ^ Miner, Dan (2016-04-14). "Self-navigating ship startup wins prestigious Panasci prize". Buffalo Business Journal. Retrieved 2019-10-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  15. ^ "Robotics startup wins Panasci competition". The Buffalo News. 2016-04-14. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
  16. ^ Friday, Joel Lehman |; April 27; 2018. "The journey to funding: Buffalo Automation's story". UpstartNY. Retrieved 2020-11-24. {{cite web}}: |last3= has numeric name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  17. ^ "Europe's first commercial robotaxi service is a yellow ferry that takes you to a Dutch golf course". AI Business. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
  18. ^ "Global Student Entrepreneur Awards!". Buffalo Tech Jobs. 2018-11-09. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
  19. ^ "CSE Alumni and Friends Award Recipients". engineering.buffalo.edu. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
  20. ^ "Meet United States's 18 Top CEO's in the Assistive Technology Startup Space". CEO. 2022-08-04. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
  21. ^ "Meet United States's 44 Top CEO's in the Navigation Space". CEO. 2022-08-08. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
  22. ^ "Patent Images". pdfpiw.uspto.gov. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
  23. ^ "Patent Images". pdfpiw.uspto.gov. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
  24. ^ "Patent Images". pdfpiw.uspto.gov. Retrieved 2021-03-06.
  25. ^ "Patent Images". pdfpiw.uspto.gov. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
  26. ^ "Patent Images". pdfaiw.uspto.gov. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
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