Kshetrimayum Lochan is a postdoctoral fellow at the Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, Khalifa University Centre for Robotics and Autonomous Systems (KUCARS), Khalifa University, United Arab Emirates, working on the ASPIRE Research Institute for Food Security in Drylands project. She obtained her PhD in Robotics and Control from the National Institute of Technology Silchar (NITS) in July 2018. From January to June 2018, she worked as a contractual faculty in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the National Institute of Technology Silchar (NITS), India. She then served as an assistant professor in the Mechatronics Department at Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), India, from July 2018 until September 2021. She was also a postdoctoral research fellow in Underwater Vehicle Manipulator System (UVMS) at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Palakkad Technology IHub Foundation (IPTIF) in 2022. She also earned the Mentor-Mentee Fellowship Award from the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) for the academic year 2021-2022. She also won a merit scholarship from the Northeastern Council (NEC) of India for her master’s and bachelor’s degrees. She has contributed to reputable international publications, conferences, and book chapters. She recently released the book "Robust Control Algorithms for Flexible Manipulators." Her research interest is in modelling and control of flexible manipulators, autonomous robots in complex environments of underwater and drylands.
