Mayank Sewlia

Assistant Professor
Department of Electrical Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

I study motion planning and control for robotic systems. My research focuses on how multiple robots can coordinate their movements and manipulate objects together.

Experience

Motion Planning Engineer, Neura Robotics GmBH, Germany, 2025-2026
PhD, Electrical Engineering, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden, 2025.
MSc, Aerospace Engineering, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Israel, 2020.
BTech, Aerospace Engineering, Alliance University, India, 2017.

Research and publications

MAPS²: Multi-Robot Autonomous Motion Planning under Signal Temporal Logic Specifications

Mayank Sewlia, Christos K. Verginis, and Dimos V. Dimarogonas.

The International Journal of Robotics Research, 2026.

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Trajectory Tracking for Multi-Manipulator Systems in Constrained Environments

Mayank Sewlia, Christos K. Verginis, and Dimos V. Dimarogonas.

Preprint, 2025.

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Generating and Optimizing Topologically Distinct Guesses for Mobile Manipulator Path Planning with Path Constraints

Rufus Cheuk Yin Wong, Mayank Sewlia, Adrian Wiltz, and Dimos V. Dimarogonas.

IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 2025.

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Leader-Follower Cooperative Manipulation Under Spatio-Temporal Constraints

Mayank Sewlia, Christos K. Verginis, and Dimos V. Dimarogonas.

IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2024.

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Cooperative Object Manipulation under Signal Temporal Logic Tasks and Uncertain Dynamics

Mayank Sewlia, Christos K. Verginis, and Dimos V. Dimarogonas.

IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 2022.

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Manifold-constrained Motion Planning for Cooperative Manipulation

Mayank Sewlia and Christos K. Verginis.

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Students

Master’s

Yiyu Sun (2026) — Kinodynamic Trajectory Generation and Tracking. Co-supervised with Dženan Lapandić.
Hampus Carlens (2024) — Manipulation on the Move for Pick-and-Place Tasks. Joint supervision with Ericsson Research. Thesis
Rufus Cheuk Yin Wong (2024) — Motion Planning of Redundant Manipulators. Co-supervised with Adrian Wiltz. Thesis
Sara Gomiero (2023) — Sampling-Based Synthesis of Controllers for Coupled Agents under Signal Temporal Logic Specifications.

Courses

JR302: Robotics Technology — Planning Module. Autumn 2026

Teaching

EL1020: Automatic Control — Teaching assistant, KTH. Bachelor’s level, 7.5 ECTS; Autumn 2022 and Autumn 2024.
EL2520: Control Theory and Practice — Advanced Course — Teaching assistant, KTH. Master’s level, 7.5 ECTS; Spring 2023.

Office

Room III-B1, Block III, IIT Delhi, Hauz Khas, Delhi 110016, India.
Email: sewlia@iitd.ac.in