Akshar S. Chavan

I am currently a Ph.D. student in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at The Ohio State University, supervised by Dr. Marco Brocanelli. My research is dedicated to developing algorithms aimed at optimizing the battery lifespan of autonomous systems. Specifically, I focus on developing algorithms that not only enhance the operational efficiency of these systems but also extend their overall battery longevity. I validate and refine these algorithms through rigorous testing on autonomous mobile robots, where real-world conditions provide crucial insights into their practical effectiveness.

Prior to this, I earned a Master's of Science degree in Industrial Engineering from Wayne State University (2020). During my time there, I collaborated with Dr. Murat Yildirim in the Cyber-Physical Analytics Lab, where our research centered on opportunistic maintenance scheduling for connected vehicles.

My academic journey in engineering began with a Diploma in Automobile Engineering in 2011, which provided me with practical skills and a strong foundation in vehicle mechanics. Building on that foundation, I later earned a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Mumbai in 2014. This combination of hands-on training and academic knowledge has given me a comprehensive understanding of engineering principles. After completing my Bachelor's degree, I accumulated 3.5 years of teaching experience as a Lecturer in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, including roles at Government Polytechnic Thane and St. John College of Engineering and Management.

My diverse educational background equips me with a practical understanding across various engineering disciplines, enhancing my ability to optimize the performance of cyber-physical systems such as autonomous robots.

News

Feb 22, 2025	Excited to share that the abstract for ‘Rethinking Energy Management for Autonomous Ground Robots on a Budget’ has been selected for a poster presentation at the 2025 Edward F. Hayes Advanced Research Forum at The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. Looking forward to presenting our research!
Nov 09, 2024	The abstract for ‘Rethinking Energy Management for Autonomous Ground Robots on a Budget’ has been selected for a poster presentation at the 2024 John D. and Alice Nelson Kraus Memorial ECE Graduate Student Poster Competition, to be held on September 24, 2024, at The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.
Apr 25, 2024	Our work on A Battery Lifespan-Aware Protocol for LPWAN was selected for IEEE International Conference on Distributed Computing Systems (ICDCS), 2024.
Nov 15, 2023	Our work on A Maintenance-Aware Approach for Sustainable Autonomous Mobile Robot Fleet Management was selected for IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing.
Apr 24, 2023	Awarded the 2023-2024 Thomas C. Rumble University Graduate Fellowship through the Department of Computer Science at Wayne State University.

Selected Publications

IEEE

Towards High-Quality Battery Life for Autonomous Mobile Robot Fleets

Akshar Shravan Chavan, and Marco Brocanelli

In 2022 IEEE International Conference on Autonomic Computing and Self-Organizing Systems (ACSOS) , 2022

Bib HTML Video Code

@inproceedings{tcm,
  author = {Chavan, Akshar Shravan and Brocanelli, Marco},
  booktitle = {2022 IEEE International Conference on Autonomic Computing and Self-Organizing Systems (ACSOS)},
  title = {Towards High-Quality Battery Life for Autonomous Mobile Robot Fleets},
  year = {2022},
  pages = {61-70},
  keywords = {Greedy algorithms;Schedules;Navigation;Computational modeling;Charging stations;Robustness;Batteries;Autonomous Mobile Robots;Task and charge Scheduling;Battery Lifespan;Energy},
  doi = {10.1109/ACSOS55765.2022.00024},
  url = {http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1109/ACSOS55765.2022.00024},
  google_scholar_id = {u5HHmVD_uO8C},
}

IEEE

A Battery Lifespan-Aware Protocol for LPWAN

Sezana Fahmida, Akshar Chavan, Venkata Prashant Modekurthy, and 2 more authors

In 2024 IEEE 44th International Conference on Distributed Computing Systems (ICDCS) , 2024

Bib

@inproceedings{10630943,
  author = {Fahmida, Sezana and Chavan, Akshar and Modekurthy, Venkata Prashant and Saifullah, Abusayeed and Brocanelli, Marco},
  booktitle = {2024 IEEE 44th International Conference on Distributed Computing Systems (ICDCS)},
  title = {A Battery Lifespan-Aware Protocol for LPWAN},
  year = {2024},
  volume = {},
  number = {},
  pages = {1050-1061},
  google_scholar_id = {d1gkVwhDpl0C},
  keywords = {Degradation;Vibrations;Green energy;Protocols;Green products;Media Access Control;Batteries;LPWAN;IoT;LoRa},
  doi = {10.1109/ICDCS60910.2024.00101},
}

arXiv

A Clique Partitioning-Based Algorithm for Graph Compression

Akshar Chavan, Sanaz Rabina, Daniel Grosu, and 1 more author

2025

Bib

@article{chavan2025cliquepartitioningbasedalgorithmgraph,
  title = {A Clique Partitioning-Based Algorithm for Graph Compression},
  author = {Chavan, Akshar and Rabina, Sanaz and Grosu, Daniel and Brocanelli, Marco},
  year = {2025},
  eprint = {2502.02477},
  archiveprefix = {arXiv},
  google_scholar_id = {qjMakFHDy7sC},
  primaryclass = {cs.DS},
  url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.02477},
}

arXiv

Rethinking Energy Management for Autonomous Ground Robots on a Budget

Akshar Chavan, Rudra Joshi, and Marco Brocanelli

2025

Bib

@article{chavan2025rethinkingenergymanagementautonomous,
  title = {Rethinking Energy Management for Autonomous Ground Robots on a Budget},
  author = {Chavan, Akshar and Joshi, Rudra and Brocanelli, Marco},
  year = {2025},
  eprint = {2502.01858},
  archiveprefix = {arXiv},
  google_scholar_id = {2osOgNQ5qMEC},
  primaryclass = {cs.RO},
  url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.01858},
}