Hi, my name is Vaibhav (`VY-BUV`).
I'm currently a Member of Technical Staff at Radical AI, an early stage materials science R&D company. We're building a closed loop process that integrates high-throughput molecular quantum mechanics, atomistic predictive modeling and generative approaches, and a fully self-driving lab with automated synthesis and characterization. My role extends across the stack, ranging from high-performance computing for our simulations to robotics in the lab.
I’m interested in true systems engineering, high-performance applications (embedded & distributed), and scientific computing. Ultimately, I enjoy greenfield development, building things from scratch, rapid prototyping, and solving tough, real-world problems.
Before joining Radical, I was a software engineer at Volta Labs, a bio-automation startup. My role spanned the entire stack, encompassing high-performance firmware development using C/C++ & Rust, instrument control software in Python, and lightweight frontend work with React and Redux.
Prior to Volta, I worked at Lyft, where I helped predict and incentivize upcoming rides. I also worked on walking optimization, improving search, and de-noising inaccurate GPS locations.
I graduated from the University of Michigan, where I studied Computer Science and had the privilege of being a Co-Director at Shift Creator Space.
Here are
some things I've worked
on as well as some places I've worked.
If you'd like to get in touch, don't hesitate to shoot me an email at vbafna@umich.edu.