“Discovery or Research is to see what everybody else has seen, and to think what nobody else has thought.”
- Albert Szent-Györgi (A Hungarian Biochemist & Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine, 1937)Sarat Chandra Nagavarapu
I am a Senior Research Scientist with the Advanced Remanufacturing and Technology Centre (ARTC), Agency for Science, Technology And Research (A*STAR), Singapore. I received my Ph.D. in Systems and Control Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay in 2016, advised by Prof. Leena Vachhani and Prof. Arpita Sinha. I received my M.Tech. in Information Technology from International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) Bangalore in 2010, and my M.Sc. and B.Sc. in Electronics from Andhra University, Visakhapatnam in 2006 and 2008 respectively. Before joining ARTC, I was with the Institute for Infocomm Research (I2R) , A*STAR, and held postdoctoral research positions at the Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore, working with Prof. Amal Chandran (Former Director, Satellite Research Centre (SaRC), NTU), Prof. Daniel E. Hastings (MIT), and Prof. Justin Dauwels across SaRC, CETRAN (ERI@N), and the ST Engineering - NTU Robotics Corporate Laboratory.
My research interests include multi-robot coordination, multi-agent path planning, autonomous navigation, optimization, AI/ML, intelligent transportation systems, and space robotics.
Research interests
- AI and optimization techniques for intelligent transportation applications
- Routing and optimization using meta-heuristics for large scale fleet management
- Strategies for autonomous vehicle (robot) navigation with collision avoidance
- Multi-robot exploration & mapping with decentralized coordination
- Classical and lifelong Multi-Agent Path Finding (MAPF) for multi-robot coordination
- Space debris removal from low Earth orbits using CubeSats with robotic arms
- Air traffic management and optimizing airport ground & runway operations
Professional Experience
- Senior Scientist-I - with the Advanced Remanufacturing and Technology Centre (ARTC), Agency for Science, Technology And Research (A*STAR), Singapore, 2026-present.
- Senior Scientist-I - with the Institute for Infocomm Research (I2R), Agency for Science, Technology And Research (A*STAR), Singapore, 2023-2026.
- Scientist-II - with the Institute for Infocomm Research (I2R), Agency for Science, Technology And Research (A*STAR), Singapore, 2022-2023.
- Postdoctoral Research Fellow - with Asst. Prof. Amal Chandran (Former Director, Satellite Research Centre (SaRC), NTU) and Prof. Daniel E. Hastings (MIT), Satellite Research Centre (SaRC), School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE), Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore, 2019-2021.
- Postdoctoral Research Fellow - with Assoc. Prof. Justin Dauwels, Centre of Excellence for Testing & Research of AVs - NTU (CETRAN), Energy Research Institute @ NTU (ERI@N), Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore, 2018-19.
- Postdoctoral Research Fellow - with Assoc. Prof. Justin Dauwels, ST Engineering - NTU Robotics Corporate Laboratory, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE), Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore, 2016-18.
Education
- PhD - Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay, Mumbai, India with Prof. Leena Vachhani and Prof. Arpita Sinha, 2016.
- M.Tech., Information Technology - International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) Bangalore, Bengaluru, India, 2010.
- M.Sc., Electronics - Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, India, 2008.
- B.Sc., Electronics - Government Degree College (Men), Srikakulam affiliated to Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, India, 2006.
Contact details:
3 CleanTech Loop#01-01, CleanTech Two
Advanced Remanufacturing and Technology Centre (ARTC)
Singapore 637143
Email: saratchandra[dot]nagavarapu[at]gmail[dot]com
Website last updated on 3 July 2026.