Founder, researcher, and systems architect working at the intersection of artificial intelligence, autonomous robotics, distributed systems, computational neuroscience, and advanced manufacturing.
I am the founder of Drooid, an AI-native autonomous microsystem platform, and Cortex Labs, a research initiative focused on seizure prediction, computational neuroscience, and regenerative medicine.
Email: dankalu.work
Current Work
- Drooid. Developing AI-native autonomous microsystems, distributed swarm operating systems, resilient mesh networking, and generative robotics pipelines. [website] [github] [publication]
- Cortex Labs. Research initiative investigating computational neuroscience, seizure prediction, neural circuit mapping, and regenerative medicine. [website] [publication]
- Aurevia. Wearable EEG-enabled seizure prediction glasses integrating machine learning and edge inference. [Prototype] [architecture]
Research Publications
- Autonomous Microsystem Synthesis and Coordination Architecture (AMSCA). A framework for generating, manufacturing, deploying, and coordinating autonomous microsystems through distributed intelligence. [zenodo] [pdf]
- Aurevia: AI-Driven Seizure Prediction Through Wearable EEG Systems. A technical framework for real-time seizure prediction using wearable EEG systems and edge AI. [zenodo] [pdf]
- Artificial Intelligence and Stem Cell Therapy for Epilepsy. Review and framework exploring the convergence of regenerative medicine and machine learning. [zenodo] [pdf]
- Neural Circuit Mapping and Integration Analysis. Graph neural network approaches for analyzing stem cell integration within epileptic neural circuits. [zenodo] [pdf]
- Advanced Nanorobotic Surveillance Systems. Conceptual and engineering analysis of autonomous microsystems and distributed sensing platforms. [zenodo] [pdf]
Research Contributions
- NASA L'SPACE Mission Concept Academy. Completed NASA-affiliated L'SPACE Mission Concept Academy (Summer 2021). Worked on ARIST43US, a mission concept focused on detecting and characterizing water ice deposits in permanently shadowed lunar regions. [certificate] [mission publication]
- Lunar Water Ice Detection Mission. Mission architecture, remote sensing strategy, orbital systems design, resource characterization, and scientific instrumentation planning.
Open Source
- Swarm Algorithm Architecture. Interactive educational platform demonstrating swarm intelligence and distributed coordination algorithms. [website] [github]
- ResearchSynth. AI-assisted research synthesis platform. [website]
- Drooid Research Repositories. Research and engineering repositories related to autonomous systems, swarm intelligence, and mesh networking. [github]
Selected Technical Contributions
- Drooid. Founder & Systems Architect. Developed concepts relating to swarm autonomy, resilient networking, distributed mission coordination, and generative robotics.
- Aurevia. Founder & Research Lead. Designed wearable seizure prediction architecture integrating EEG sensing, machine learning inference, and personalized prediction models.
- Cortex Labs. Founder. Research in computational neuroscience, epilepsy prediction, stem cell therapies, and AI-assisted neurological analysis.
- NASA ARIST43US. Mission Concept Team Member. Contributed to mission architecture, sensing strategy, and lunar resource detection concepts.
Technical Timeline
- 2021. NASA L'SPACE Mission Concept Academy.
- 2022. Computational neuroscience and epilepsy research.
- 2023. Aurevia seizure prediction platform development.
- 2024. Cortex Labs research initiative.
- 2025. Drooid autonomous microsystem platform.
- 2026. AMSCA research and publication efforts.
Early Projects
These projects represent earlier software engineering and product development work completed during college.
- Anhora. Location-sharing and tracking platform.
- Vibely. Campus social engagement and positivity platform.
- Druid. ARKit and CoreML-powered object detection platform designed for visually impaired users.