Mr. Ashwin Das Gururaja
Engineering Resilience: What Robotics Can Learn from Payments and Risk Systems
Abstract:
As robots move from controlled labs into messy, unpredictable environments, the need for resilient, trustworthy systems becomes critical. Drawing from over a decade of experience building real-time, fault-tolerant Commerce - Payments and Risk platforms at Adobe, this talk explores how the principles of Payments & Risk engineering can be applied to robotics. We’ll dive into lessons learned from designing systems that process billions in transactions — from fallback logic and human-in-the-loop decisions, to real-time monitoring and progressive rollouts. These same design patterns can help robotics engineers build systems that not only perform under pressure, but fail gracefully and recover intelligently. Whether you’re deploying warehouse robots, autonomous delivery units, or industrial automation, this session will give you a practical playbook for building robotic systems that are not just autonomous - but accountable.
Profie:
Ashwin Das Gururaja is a Senior Engineering Manager at Adobe, leading the Commerce - Payments and Risk Platform team. With over 15 years of experience, he specializes in building and scaling distributed systems that process billions of dollars in transactions, with a strong focus on fraud prevention and risk management. He has been instrumental in elevating the payments platform, expanding fraud mitigation capabilities, and modernizing subscription lifecycle management. His expertise in cloud technologies and distributed systems underpins his ability to architect scalable, resilient software solutions that significantly improve customer experiences and drive revenue growth. He holds a Master of Science in Information Technology from Carnegie Mellon University. As a thought leader, he manages globally distributed teams, leveraging skills in technical vision, engineering execution, and cross-functional collaboration.