Varun Batra

Varun Batra

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Driving Innovation and Creativity as Makerspace Manager: Empowering Minds, Building Futures

  • Education

    • A.S Modern School

      2009 - 2012
      High School Non-Medical
    • D.A.V. Public School

      1998 - 2008
      Primary School
    • Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay

      2020 - 2021
      Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Mechanical Engineering 8.13

      IITB-Monash Research Academy (Dropped)

    • Chitkara University

      2017 - 2020
      Master of Engineering Mechanical Engineering 9.49

      Activities and Societies: Teaching || Research Thesis: A Cognitive Framework on Object Recognition and Localization for Robotic Vision

    • Chitkara University

      2012 - 2016
      Bachelor of Engineering Mechanical Engineering 7.97

      Activities and Societies: Participated in the workshop organized on Production Improvement in R.M Exports, Jalandhar’2015 Attended Deutsche Engineering Week Attended 3 days Global Engineering Week on Sports Equipment Advancement Member of Indian Society for Technical Education’2014 Attended International Youth Fellowship Camp(World Camp, 2013) Attended a NSS camp held at Chitkara University, Punjab (March 2013) Member of National technical society SAE’2012(Society of Automotive Engineers) Member of Mechstien club’2012

  • Experience

    • Chitkara University

      Jul 2013 - Jul 2013
      Summer Trainee

      This training is based on the manufacturing of the study tables and the book stand.

    • Eastman Cast & Forge Ltd

      Jun 2014 - Jul 2014
      Trainee

      The training involved the learning of the spanner production and learns the use of various machines.

    • Ashirvad by aliaxis

      Jul 2015 - Dec 2015
      Internship Trainee

      To gain the knowledge of plastic piping systems.

    • Chitkara University

      Jul 2017 - Jun 2020
      Research And Teaching Assistant

      Department of Mechanical Engineering• Graded Assignments for one year, approximately 500 assignments graded.• Assisted students in prototype development, which involves working on technologies like lasercutting, 3D printing, and various application software.• Co-teacher for Reverse Engineering (3D Scanning) course run in collaboration with RascoAutomotive Systems Private Limited.• Taught 3 lab subjects that are: Computer Programming, Computer Graphics, and Machine Vision.• Provided feedback and guidance to 50+ students.Key achievement: With an aim to convey the better learning for —phobic— programming modules, the all new approach is framed for engineering students other than CS and IT. The approach is further shared with community by publishing the books through Amazon Kindle platform. Show less

    • Freelance

      Jun 2020 - Jul 2020
      Wordpress Website Manager

      Website Designed and Developed: https://vijayonline.in/> Managing content upload and any other requirements/amendments as per owner demand.

    • EI Softech

      Jun 2020 - Jul 2020
      Web Developer (Trainee)

      Beginner Learning (while implementation) for Web development on:CSS (Bootstrap 3)jQueryPHPMySQL

    • IITB-Monash Research Academy

      Aug 2020 - Nov 2021
      Research Scholar

      During this period, I worked on the project "AgriBot: Agriculture Inspection Robot –design and control".

    • BYJU'S

      Jan 2022 - Apr 2023
      Academic Specialist

      Department: Student Experience• Responsible for conducting variety of online video classes (Theory, Practice, Revision, Doubt Resolution, ExamPrep, Olympiad) as well as creating positive learning environmentfor students in grade 4-10 on Neo Paid platform.• Assisting students to strengthen their understanding of the concepts of Mathematics subject.

    • Plaksha University

      Apr 2023 - now
      Assistant Manager

      As the Manager of the Makerspace, I am responsible for overseeing all aspects of the Makerspace facility, fostering a creative and collaborative environment, and managing a team of makers. I am playing a pivotal role in driving innovation, supporting project development, and facilitating hands-on learning experiences for students, faculty, and community members.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Introduction to Artificial Intelligence

      Simplilearn
      Nov 2021
    • Python

      Kaggle
      Jul 2021
    • Problem Solving through Programming in C

      NPTEL
      Dec 2019
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  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Varun Batra
      Award of Academic Excellence Dr. Archana Mantri (Vice Chancellor) || Dr. Ashok K Chitkara (Chancellor) Jul 2020 Awarded due to distinctive performance in academics and research.
    • Awarded to Varun Batra
      Member BAJA SAEINDIA 2020 Mahindra BAJA SAEINDIA 2020, Punjab Mar 2020 Overall Incharge Press Meet || Judges Meet.
    • Awarded to Varun Batra
      Delivered an Expert Talk during FDP on Modelling & Simulation of Drones Chitkara University, Punjab Dec 2019 Topic of Talk: Machine Vision
    • Awarded to Varun Batra
      Resource Person at STEAM School Chitkara University, Punjab May 2018 3 Days Workshop on Make Your First Toy (Prototype).
    • Awarded to Varun Batra
      Workshop organized on Production Improvement in R.M Exports, Jalandhar Sandra Kamoun Oct 2015 Got First position in the Workshop for providing better solutions to increase the production.