🎓 Education
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
- Major: Mechanical Engineering
- Thesis: Advanced Motion Planning Strategies for Wheeled Mobile Robots: Performance, Efficiency, and Safety
- Nominated for Dean’s Achievement Award
Master of Science (M.S.)
- Major : Mechanical Engineering
- Thesis : Optimal Control of a Differential-Drive Mobile Robot
- Award : 3rd Place Winner (Department Research Competition)
- Nominated for Northeastern Association of Graduate Schools (NAGS) Best Master’s Thesis Award
Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
- Major : Mechanical Engineering
- Award : Magna Cum Laude, Dean’s List (5 consecutive semesters)
🛠️ Work Experience
Postdoctoral Researcher
- Designed a robust and provably safe motion planning system for a quadruped robot, enabling reliable navigation in off-road and rugged environments by combining model-based control with reinforcement learning
- Developed an autonomous culvert inspection system using a legged robot equipped with active low-light illumination control; successfully field-tested along the Erie Canal, NY (Spotlight presentation at ICRA 2025!)
- Supervised a team of 10+ students to deliver full-stack autonomy for an excavator in collaboration with Moog, Inc., targeting next-generation construction vehicle applications. Results presented at the ICRA 2025 Workshop on Field Robotics
Research Assistant
- Developed exact solutions for motion planning using nonlinear root-finding—more reliable than standard numerical method
- Designed a feedback controller with Lyapunov theory to improve tracking and stability, verified in both sim and real-world
- Integrated safety and energy efficiency using control barrier functions and re-planning strategies
- Designed model-based controller for car-like robots and participated in the 2023 IROS Autonomous Racing Grand Prix
Intern
- Used signal processing and frequency analysis to design control algorithms that reduce noise and vibration in asphalt compactors (Patent submitted)
- Created an intuitive GUI for interacting with electric vehicle battery systems, streamlining operations
- Built and tested a full-scale electric asphalt compactor prototype, including hardware-in-the-loop validation
- Supported new interns with onboarding and project orientation to ensure a smooth transition