[
	{
		"name": "Autonomous Swarm Robotics Center",
		"shortName": "ASRC",
		"lab": { "name": "CREATE Lab", "url": "https://create.autonomousrobotics.club/" },
		"institution": "George Mason University",
		"role": "Undergraduate Research Assistant",
		"period": "May 2026 – Present",
		"description": "Research group working on swarm robotics, with a focus on emergent behaviors and controlling robot fleets with one operator.",
		"focus": ["Swarm Robotics", "Emergent Behavior", "Multi-Robot Control", "ROS"],
		"links": [
			{ "label": "CREATE Lab", "url": "https://create.autonomousrobotics.club/" },
			{ "label": "GitHub", "url": "https://github.com/GMU-ASRC" },
			{ "label": "My Profile", "url": "https://create.autonomousrobotics.club/team/gagan-manjunatha" }
		],
		"projects": [
			{
				"name": "Astroswarm",
				"period": "May 2026 – Present",
				"description": "A visual coding game that turns swarm control into a playable simulator, generating trial data at scale on which algorithms best defend a target.",
				"tags": ["Python", "ROS", "Swarm Robotics"],
				"featured": true,
				"links": {
					"demo": "https://astroswarm.autonomousrobotics.club/",
					"code": "https://github.com/GMU-ASRC/astro-swarm",
					"article": "https://cec.gmu.edu/news/2026-07/new-art-herding-robots"
				}
			}
		]
	}
]