Vikram Kapila received a B.Tech. degree in Production Engineering and Management from Regional Engineering College, Calicut, India, in 1988, an M.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Florida Tech. in March 1993, and a Ph.D. degree from Georgia Tech. in March 1996. From September 1991 to December 1993 he was a Graduate Teaching Assistant with the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Florida Tech. From January 1994 to January 1996 he was a Research Assistant in the School of Aerospace Engineering at Georgia Tech. From January 1996 to August 1996 he performed research at Georgia Tech as a Research Scholar where he also served as a Teaching Assistant and as an Adjunct Faculty.

In September 1996, Dr. Kapila joined Polytechnic University, (now known as NYU Tandon School of Engineering) as a tenure-track Assistant Professor. He is currently a tenured Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at NYU Tandon where he directs a Mechatronics, Controls, and Robotics Laboratory. He is the Founding Director of the NYU Tandon PhD Hub. He has held visiting positions with the Air Force Research Laboratories in Dayton, OH. His current research is focused at the convergence of frontier technologies (e.g., robotics, artificial intelligence, augmented/virtual reality, and blockchain) with applications to natural and intuitive human-robot interaction, digital health, and STEM education.