Vandi Verma
| Dr. Vandi Verma | |
|---|---|
| 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.