Thiru Vikram
Thiru Vikram | |
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| Born | 25 July 1995 |
| Nationality | American |
| Citizenship | Naturalized U.S. Citizen |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupations | |
| Employer | Buffalo Automation |
| Organization | United States Army Reserve |
| Title | CEO of Buffalo Automation |
| Relatives | D. Selvaraj (Maternal Grandfather) |
| Honours | Distinguished 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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Vikram is listed as an inventor in a few patents, including:
- 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]
- A lane and object detection systems and methods.[26]
References
[edit]- ^ Bratek, Kim (16 November 2018). "43North — Founder Friday: Thiru Vikram, Buffalo Automation". 43North. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
- ^ Caya, Chris (2017-10-16). "Are self-navigating boats on the horizon?". WBFO. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
- ^ "Forget Robo-Cars and Hit the Water on an Autonomous Boat". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
- ^ Lindeman, Tracey (2018-04-19). "Autonomous Boats Will Be On the Market Sooner Than Self-Driving Cars". Vice. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
- ^ Nadu, Tamil (2012-04-05). "Country needs honest people: AVM Rai". The Hindu.
- ^ "Robotic Club of Lovedale wins championship". The Hindu. 2011-02-10. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2021-05-11.
- ^ Caya, Chris. "Are self-navigating boats on the horizon?". news.wbfo.org. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
- ^ "Launch NY, Z80 back self-piloting ship startup". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
- ^ "Streamlining process of detecting fevers". www.buffalo.edu. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
- ^ Telford, William (2020-04-16). "Robot water taxis to be trialled by US tech giants in Plymouth". PlymouthLive. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
- ^ Lehman, Joel (April 27, 2018). "The journey to funding: Buffalo Automation's story". UpstartNY. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
- ^ "Thiru Vikram-led Startup Wins University of Buffalo Entrepreneur Competition". India West. 2016-06-24. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
- ^ "Safer sailing with predictive technology". OceanHub. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
- ^ Miner, Dan (2016-04-14). "Self-navigating ship startup wins prestigious Panasci prize". Buffalo Business Journal. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
- ^ "Robotics startup wins Panasci competition". The Buffalo News. 2016-04-14. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
- ^ Lehman, Joel (April 27, 2018). "The journey to funding: Buffalo Automation's story". UpstartNY. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
- ^ "Europe's first commercial robotaxi service is a yellow ferry that takes you to a Dutch golf course". AI Business. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
- ^ "Global Student Entrepreneur Awards!". Buffalo Tech Jobs. 2018-11-09. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
- ^ "CSE Alumni and Friends Award Recipients". engineering.buffalo.edu. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
- ^ "Meet United States's 18 Top CEO's in the Assistive Technology Startup Space". CEO. 2022-08-04. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
- ^ "Meet United States's 44 Top CEO's in the Navigation Space". CEO. 2022-08-08. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
- ^ "Patent Images". pdfpiw.uspto.gov. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
- ^ "Patent Images". pdfpiw.uspto.gov. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
- ^ "Patent Images". pdfpiw.uspto.gov. Retrieved 2021-03-06.
- ^ "Patent Images". pdfpiw.uspto.gov. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
- ^ "Patent Images". pdfaiw.uspto.gov. Retrieved 2022-06-21.