san francisco · local time
pranav
guruprasad
researcher & engineer building systems that can understand, act, and find their way through the world.
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01 / work
what I'm building.
I'm building AI systems that can take actions over long horizons in multimodal software environments at Fig.
Previously, I worked across conversational AI, defense technology, and brain-machine interfaces. I like problems where intelligence has to leave the page and meet the messiness of reality.
02 / research
research interests.
- 01multimodal understanding
How systems perceive the rich, imperfect, chaotic world they work in.
- 02agents that act
Long-horizon workflows that require planning, adapting to asynchronous environments, and error recovery skills.
- 03evaluation
Environments and benchmarks that measure progress towards the next generation of multimodal action models.
03 / side quests
things I enjoy doing.
- 01surfing
- 02scuba diving
- 03tennis
Chasing a 4.0 rating and a first tournament.
- 04running
Training for a full marathon in 2026 (injured — this is getting pushed to 2027 😔)
- 05biking
Raised in Bangalore, spent a few incredible years in Goa and Atlanta, now in San Francisco.
04 / scrapbook
things that fascinate me.
A loose collection of links, ideas, and corners of the internet I keep revisiting.