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PhD Students

In Progress

  • Aakarshan Khanal (AE) – 2020 – ML methods applied to UQ with applications in UTM/AAM.
  • Jinaykumar Patel (AE) – 2020 – Set-theoretic control with Reachability informed Model Predictive Control.
  • Samrat Chaulagain (AE) – 2022 – Inference from graph networks – altruistic games and coalitions
  • Dikshya Bhattarai (ME) – 2023 – TBD
  • Suguru Sato (AE) – 2024 – Physics Informed Formations – Synchronization, and Collision Avoidance
  • Jeffrey Kirkman (AE, part-time, currently at LMCO)
  • Adam Johnson (ME, part-time, currently at JPL)

Completed

  1. Uluhan Cem Kaya (AE) Cooperative Manipulation and Formation Control using Multiple Aerial Vehicles, December 2023, Galaxy Unmanned Systems.
  2. Shobhit R. Voleti (AE) Cooperative Rendezvous in Multi-vehicle systems, December 2023, Julia Labs.
  3. Saina Namazifard (ME) Multiple Dipole Source Position and Orientation Estimation using non-invasive EEG-like Signals. December 2023, Baylor College of Medicine
  4. Tsung-Liang (Edward) Liu (AE) Optimal Aggressive Constrained Trajectory Synthesis and Control for Multi-Copters. August 2023.
  5. Baris Taner (AE) Robust Synthesis Methods for Cooperative Systems. December 2022. Currently with Plug Power, New York
  6. Kashish Dhal (Co-supervised by Dr. Animesh Chakravarthy) Reactive Motion Planning of Autonomous Vehicles in 3-Dimensional Environments using Collision and Rendezvous Cones. August 2022. Currently with Apple Inc., CA.
  7. Diganta Bhattacharjee (AE) Set-Theoretic Frameworks for Online Optimization, Estimation, and Control – July 2021. Post-Doc Researcher at Univ of Minnesota from October 2021.
  8. Rajnish Bhusal (AE) Uncertainty Propagation, Control, and Estimation of Stochastic Dynamic Systems Using Generalized Polynomial Chaos Expansion – July 2021. Currently with New York Air Brake.
  9. Katiyayani (Kati) Balachandran (AE) Shape modeling, attitude estimation, and classification of artificial Resident Space Objects (RSO) using photometric light curves – June 2021. Currently at LyteLoop Technologies, New York.
  10. Ameya Godbole (ME) Nonlinear Control of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles with Cable Slung Payloads – August 2019. Currently at The MathWorks Inc., Massachusetts
  11. Paul Quillen (AE) A Framework for Optimal Path Planning and Nonlinear Guidance for Autonomous Mobile Robots – August 2018. Currently at Aerovironment, California.
  12. Pengkai Ru (AE) Nonlinear Model Predictive Control for Cooperative Control and Estimation – May 2017. Currently at SAIC, California
  13. Tracie Conn A Framework for Employing Femto-satellites in Planetary Science Missions, Including a Proposed Mission Concept for Titan – December 2016. Currently with Orbital AI.
  14. Stanley Ryan Sifford (ME) System Health Monitoring Using Multiple Model Adaptive Estimation Techniques – December 2016. Currently at Raytheon Company, Texas
  15. Ghassan Atmeh (AE) Novel Neuro-Dynamic Methods for Solving Robotic Planning and Control Problems – December 2015. Currently at Latitude AI
  16. Brian Copp (AE) Bayesian Statistics and Information Fusion for GPS-Denied Navigation – December 2015. Currently at Raytheon Company, Arizona
  17. Alok Rege (AE) (co-advised with Prof. Brian Dennis) Characterization of Flapping Wing Aerodynamics and Flight Dynamics Analysis using Computational Methods – December 2015. Currently at Cummins Inc., Indiana
  18. Pavan Kumar Nuthi (AE) Aspects of Intuitive Control: Stabilize, Optimize, Identify – May 2015. Currently with Bell Flight.
  19. Laura Henderson (AE) (NSF Graduate Research Fellowship (2011), Amelia Earhart Fellowship (2011-2012). Modeling, Estimation, and Analysis of Unresolved Space Object Tracking and Identification – May 2014. Currently at Blue Origin
  20. Mousumi Ahmed (ME) (Amelia Earhart Fellowhip, 2011-2012). Graph-Theoretic Framework Based Cooperative Control of Multiple Unmanned Aerial Vehicles – December 2012. Currently at Lockheed Martin Company
  21. Jennifer Goss (AE) (Amelia Earhart Fellowship, 2006-08). Optimal-Control Theoretic Methods for Optimization and Boundary Control of Distributed Parameter Systems – May 2009. Currently at Sierra Nevada Corp.

PhD Completed (Co-Advised outside MAE/UTA)

  • Abhijit Das (EE, Jointly supervised with Prof. Frank L. Lewis) – 2010. Currently at Danfoss (US) Company
  • Jyotirmay Gadewadikar (EE, Jointly supervised with Prof. Frank L. Lewis) – 2007. Currently at Accenture
  • Dr. Puneet Singla (AE, Jointly supervised with Prof. John L. Junkins at Texas A & M University). Currently Professor at the Aerospace Engineering department at Penn State (Jointly supervised with Prof. John L. Junkins at TAMU)