Education:
B.S., Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology

Hometown: Phoenix, AZ

Naveen is a graduate student pursuing a Master's in Aerospace Engineering starting in Fall 2024. He graduated from Georgia Tech in Spring 2024 with a Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering and a minor in Computer Science (Artificial Intelligence thread). 

Naveen's research interests are primarily based in spacecraft navigation and flight software. In undergrad, he was involved with research involving ground software for a cubesat formation-flying mission as well as a drone navigation avionics project. He also has completed internships with Blue Origin where he worked on ground software for the Lunar lander team and Honeywell Aerospace where he was involved with unit testing on defense hardware.

Besides academics, Naveen is an avid NBA fan (also enjoys playing basketball) and really enjoys music (primarily rap and r&b).