Hello,

I'm Kondapally Madhavi, a PhD scholar in Computer Science and Engineering at IIT Hyderabad, under the guidance of Dr. C. Krishna Mohan. My research centers on Autonomous Vehicle Technology.

I completed my Master's degree in Computer Science and Engineering at JNTU Hyderabad and B.Tech at Kakatiya University, Warangal. I am a passionate researcher in the fields of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), with a strong emphasis on computer vision. I actively contribute to open-source projects and enjoy collaborating with the research community.

I have made notable contributions to my field through publications in respected venues such as the IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, the International Joint Conference on Neural Networks (IJCNN) and the International Conference on Pattern Recognition (ICPR) Workshops. I have also developed a transitional weather dataset for autonomous driving, filed two patents, and served as an external reviewer for renowned platforms like IJCNN and journals including Neurocomputing.

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Education

2021 - Present

PhD in Computer Science and Engineering

Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Research Focus: Autonomous Vehicle Technology, Computer Vision in Transitional Weather Conditions with CGPA of 9.25 .

2010

Master of Technology in Computer Science and Engineering

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad
Focused on the application of location-based services and developed a project titled “Locating Friends and Family Using GPS” as part of her thesis work, with a final percentage of 73% .

2006

Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science and Engineering

Kakatiya University, Warangal
Completed Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) in Information Technology from Kakatiya University, Warangal with a final percentage of 73% .

Experience

Feb 2025 - Present

Senior Research Fellow

TiHAN, IIT Hyderabad

VLMs rely on heavy architectures unsuitable for real-time deployment. This project proposes a lightweight, efficient VLM that meets ADAS timing and resource constraints. Additionally, single-frame analysis in current systems lacks the temporal context needed for dynamic scenarios.

2015 - 2021

Assistant Professor

B.V Raju Institute of Technology, Narsapur, Department of IT

Worked as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Information Technology from February 18, 2015, to August 15, 2021, teaching various subjects, including Data Structures, Java, Big Data, and Machine Learning. Attended various certification courses in Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Python Programming, and Java.

2011 - 2012

Assistant Professor

MLR Institute of Technology and Management, Hyderabad

Worked as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Information Technology from February 18, 2015, to August 15, 2021, teaching various subjects, including Data Structures, Java, Big Data, and Machine Learning. Attended various certification courses in Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Python Programming, and Java.

Research Interests

Enhancing Autonomous Vehicle Technology in Transitional Weather Conditions

Developing robust perception systems for autonomous vehicles operating in challenging weather conditions.

Causal Interventional Training for Autonomous Vehicle Technology

Exploring causal reasoning approaches to improve vehicle perception in variable weather.

Developing Vision Language Models for Advanced Driver Assistance Systems

Building robust systems for scene understanding and decision making in autonomous driving.

Applying Vision LLMs for Medical AI Applications

Exploring multimodal models combining text and visual data for medical diagnostics.

Publications

Towards a Transitional Weather Scene Recognition Approach for Autonomous Vehicles

Kondapally Madhavi, K. N. Kumar, C. Vishnu and C. K. Mohan
Published in IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 2024.

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Object Detection in Transitional Weather Conditions for Autonomous Vehicles

Kondapally Madhavi, K. N. Kumar and C. Krishna Mohan
Published in 2024 International Joint Conference on Neural Networks (IJCNN), 2024.

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Sentimental Analysis on Twitter Data Using Hadoop with Spring Web MVC

RaviKiran Ramaraju, Kondapally Madhavi, G. Ravi
Published in Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing (Springer Nature), 2020.

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TransWardX: An Explainable Black-Box Object Detection Attack for Autonomous Driving in Transitional Weather Conditions

Kondapally Madhavi, Kumar. K.N, Mohan. C.K
Published in ICPR Workshops, 2024.

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Weather Scene Perception for Autonomous Vehicles

Kondapally Madhavi, Mohan CK
Published in IEICE Proceedings Series 81 (S3-4), 2024.

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System and Method for Performing Adaptive Object Detection In An Autonomous Vehicle System

Kondapally Madhavi, K Naveen Kumar, C Krishna Mohan, and Sobhan Babu
Indian Patent Office, Official journal No. 16219-274, Application no. 202541001505, Jan, 07, 2025 (filed).

System and Method for Generating Weather Transition Data for Autonomous Vehicle Training

Kondapally Madhavi, K Naveen Kumar, C Krishna Mohan, and Sobhan Babu
Indian Patent Office, Official journal No. 16219-273, Application no. 202541000718, Jan, 03, 2025 (filed).

Projects

Design and Development of Road Element Segmentation and Language Guided Vision Models

Senior Research Assistant for the Project grant from TiHAN IIT Hyderabad with the budget of ₹12,00,000. This project focuses on safe autonomous driving in adverse weather conditions.

Design and Development of AI-based real-time lightweight system for medical drone delivery

Principal Investigator for this ongoing research project focused on developing intelligent systems for medical supply delivery using drone technology.

Additional Information

Teaching Assistant at IIT Hyderabad
(PhD supervisor)

∗ CS6450 - Visual Computing
∗ CS6140 - Video Content Analysis
∗ CS6170 - Computer Vision for Autonomous Vehicle Technology
∗ CS6870 - Surveillance Video Analytics

External Reviewer

∗ IEEE International Joint Conference on Neural Networks (2024)
∗ IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Conference (2024)
∗ Elsevier Neurocomputing (2023)


Student member of the International Neural Network Society (INNS)

Technical Skills

Python 95%
TensorFlow/PyTorch 90%
Computer Vision 92%
Machine Learning 91%
Deep Learning 93%

Academic & Research Skills

Research Methodology 96%
Scientific Writing 95%
Statistical Analysis 92%

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