Vandi Verma

Dr.
Vandi Verma
Verma in 2024
Born
Vandana Verma
Other namesVandi Verma Tompkins
EducationKendriya Vidyalaya No. 2, Halwara
Alma materPunjab Engineering College
Carnegie Mellon University
Known forMars Exploration Rovers
Mars Science Laboratory
PLEXIL
Scientific career
FieldsRobotics, artificial intelligence, autonomous robotic systems
InstitutionsNASA'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.