Thiru Vikram

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Thiru Vikram
Thiru Vikram headshot.jpg
Born (1995-07-25) 25 July 1995 (age 26)
Udumalaipettai
NationalityUnited States
Alma mater
Occupation
  • Inventor
  • Entrepreneur
  • Engineer
TitleChief executive officer

Thiru Vikram (born July 25, 1995) is an inventor, engineer and entrepreneur, who is the CEO of Buffalo Automation, an artificial intelligence 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[]

Vikram attended the Lawrence School, Lovedale in Ootacamund, Tamil Nadu, India.[5] Vikram was a Headboy 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 co-founded Buffalo Automation with Alexander Zhitelzeyf and Emilie Reynolds, who were fellow engineering students at the university.[7][8] The company was initially founded to design and build an artificial intelligence system that enables ships and boats to self-navigate.[9][10] In 2015, Vikram left the University of Buffalo to focus on the company full-time.[11][12][13][14]

Vikram is a Dravidian Indian-American originally from South India, and is a Hindu.[15][16]

Awards[]

Vikram was awarded first place in the 2018 EO Global Student Entrepreneurship Awards Western NY Competition.[17]

Inventions[]

Vikram is listed as an inventor in a few patents related to maritime technology. These include a sensor system for maritime vessels,[18] a deep learning intelligent sensing system integration,[19] training a deep learning system for maritime applications[20] and a deep learning intelligent sensing system for port operations.[21]

References[]

  1. ^ "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. Special Correspondent. 2011-02-10. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2021-05-11.CS1 maint: others (link)
  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. ^ Friday, Joel Lehman |; April 27; 2018. "The journey to funding: Buffalo Automation's story". UpstartNY. Retrieved 2019-10-02.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  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. ^ Friday, Joel Lehman |; April 27; 2018. "The journey to funding: Buffalo Automation's story". UpstartNY. Retrieved 2020-11-24.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  17. ^ "Global Student Entrepreneur Awards!". Buffalo Tech Jobs. 2018-11-09. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
  18. ^ "Patent Images". pdfpiw.uspto.gov. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
  19. ^ "Patent Images". pdfpiw.uspto.gov. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
  20. ^ "Patent Images". pdfpiw.uspto.gov. Retrieved 2021-03-06.
  21. ^ "Patent Images". pdfpiw.uspto.gov. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
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