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title: "Roopesh Varun - ZET Research Associate in Chennai | Tal"
description: "Meet Roopesh Varun, Engineering Design @IITM | Zero Emission Trucking Associate at CoEZET-IIT Madras | Ex-Zomato based in Chennai. AI stack includes claude, glama, and notebooklm."
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# Roopesh Varun on Tal

## Headline

Engineering Design @IITM \| Zero Emission Trucking Associate at CoEZET\-IIT Madras \| Ex\-Zomato

## About

I am a MS Research Scholar at IIT Madras and a Project Associate at CoEZET, focusing on how to decarbonize medium and heavy\-duty trucks in India\. As part of the Center of Excellence for Zero Emission Trucking, I analyse different clean energy pathways, including battery electric and hydrogen vehicles, and use mathematical models to project how these technologies will be adopted in the market\. I have a background in Mechanical Engineering from SSN College of Engineering, along with a few months of corporate operations experience at Zomato\.

## Location

Chennai

## AI stack

claude

glama

notebooklm

openai

## Work experience

ZET Research Associate at CoEZET IIT Madras, Aug 2025 \- Present · 1 yr 2 mos, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, Currently working on developing India’s Powertrain Roadmap😊\.

Career Break at CoEZET IIT Madras, Mar 2025 \- Jul 2025 · 5 mos

Key Account Manager at Zomato, Feb 2025 \- Jul 2025 · 6 mos, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, Managed a portfolio of 150\+ business partners, driving 15% month\-on\-month growth through cohort analysis, performance dashboards, and data\-driven strategy execution\. Built a “Burn Calculator & Tracker” tool to automate P&L calculations for both restaurant partners and Zomato, enabling faster decision\-making, sharper profitability insights, and improved financial reporting accuracy\. Designed and executed custom promotional campaigns that enhanced Average Order Value \(AOV\) and ROI, boosting partner sales by 15–25%\.

Research Intern at CoEZET IIT Madras, May 2024 \- Feb 2025 · 10 mos, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, Co\-authored India’s first Zero Emission Truck \(ZET\) adoption report, published by the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser, employing data modeling and scenario analysis to forecast emissions, energy demand, and logistics costs, shaping India’s freight decarbonization roadmap for Net Zero 2070\. Co\-authored an IEEE\-submitted study on EV battery chemistries \(LFP, NMC, LTO\) for hazardous goods transport, applying thermal runaway risk analysis and regulatory reviews to recommend safer configurations for national EV trucking policies\. Conducted electrification scenario modeling to evaluate the emissions reduction potential of Battery Electric Truck \(BET\) adoption, identifying policy measures to curb fossil fuel dependency and advance net\-zero goals, with findings endorsed by the Principal Scientific Adviser’s Office\. Analyzed safe electrification of trucks transporting hazardous and inflammable goods, assessing battery configurations and safety protocols to generate actionable recommendations for government adoption while ensuring regulatory compliance and operational safety

## Education

Master of Science, Engineering Design, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras

Bachelor of Engineering \- BE, Mechanical Engineering, SSN college of engineering

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