Hirav Thakur
Bachelors of Computer Science, Honours · University of Waterloo
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About
I am a 4B Computer Science student at the University of Waterloo interested in machine learning, embodied intelligence, vision-language models, and spatial reasoning.
My current research focuses on how embodied agents can use learned representations and imagination to reason about environments beyond their immediate observations.
Research
Vision-Language Models for Embodied Navigation
Researching imagination-based approaches for vision-language navigation, with an emphasis on spatial reasoning, latent representations, and computationally efficient embodied models.
Experience
Ford Pro
2026Backend and platform engineering across production microservices and cloud infrastructure.
Cardea Health
2025–2026Built data processing systems for large clinical datasets using Python and AWS infrastructure.
Propel
2025Worked on internal web tools and frontend application infrastructure.
Projects
IntelligentTrace
AI-powered distributed systems log parser and critical event visualizer.
Interests
Machine learning, embodied AI, vision-language models, world models, robotics, algorithmic complexity, and history.