Vandi Verma
Dr. Vandi Verma | |
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Verma in 2024 | |
| Born | Vandana Verma |
| Other names | Vandi Verma Tompkins |
| Education | Kendriya Vidyalaya No. 2, Halwara |
| Alma mater | Punjab Engineering College Carnegie Mellon University |
| Known for | Mars Exploration Rovers Mars Science Laboratory PLEXIL |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Robotics, artificial intelligence, autonomous robotic systems |
| Institutions | NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| Thesis | [thesis Tractable Particle Filters for Robot Fault Diagnosis] (2005) |
Vandana "Vandi" Verma is a space roboticist and chief engineer at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, known for driving the Mars rovers, notably Curiosity and Perseverance, using software including PLEXIL programming technology that she co-wrote and developed.