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Thiru Vikram

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Thiru Vikram
Born (1995-07-25) 25 July 1995 (age 29)
NationalityAmerican
CitizenshipNaturalized U.S. Citizen
Alma mater
Occupations
EmployerBuffalo Automation
OrganizationUnited States Army Reserve
TitleCEO of Buffalo Automation
RelativesD. Selvaraj (Maternal Grandfather)
HonoursDistinguished Alumni (University at Buffalo)

Thiru Vikram (born July 25, 1995) is an inventor, engineer and entrepreneur, who is the CEO of Buffalo Automation, a technology 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

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Vikram attended the Lawrence School, Lovedale, in Ootacamund, Tamil Nadu, India.[5] Vikram was a Head Boy 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 founded Buffalo Automation with fellow students.[7][8] The company was founded to design and build an artificial intelligence system called AutoMate that enables ships and boats to self-navigate.[9][10] In 2016, 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 the state of Tamil Nadu in South India and is a Hindu.[15][16]

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

Awards

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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 distinguished alumnus by the University at Buffalo.[19]

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

Inventions

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Vikram is listed as an inventor in a few patents, including:

  1. A sensor system for maritime vessels.[22]
  2. A deep learning intelligent sensing system integration.[23]
  3. Training a deep learning system for maritime applications.[24]
  4. A deep learning intelligent sensing system for port operations.[25]
  5. A lane and object detection systems and methods.[26]

References

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  1. ^ Bratek, Kim (16 November 2018). "43North — Founder Friday: Thiru Vikram, Buffalo Automation". 43North. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
  2. ^ Caya, Chris (2017-10-16). "Are self-navigating boats on the horizon?". WBFO. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
  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.
  6. ^ "Robotic Club of Lovedale wins championship". The Hindu. 2011-02-10. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2021-05-11.
  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.
  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. ^ Lehman, Joel (April 27, 2018). "The journey to funding: Buffalo Automation's story". UpstartNY. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
  12. ^ "Thiru Vikram-led Startup Wins University of Buffalo Entrepreneur Competition". India West. 2016-06-24. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
  13. ^ "Safer sailing with predictive technology". OceanHub. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
  14. ^ Miner, Dan (2016-04-14). "Self-navigating ship startup wins prestigious Panasci prize". Buffalo Business Journal. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
  15. ^ "Robotics startup wins Panasci competition". The Buffalo News. 2016-04-14. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
  16. ^ Lehman, Joel (April 27, 2018). "The journey to funding: Buffalo Automation's story". UpstartNY. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
  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.