CV

MSE

University of Pennsylvania

Robotics

• ESE 619: Model Predictive Control
• MEAM 517: Control and Optimization/Application in Robotics
• CIS 581: Computer Vision and Computational Photography
• ESE 615: Autonomous Racing

BSME

Purdue University

Mechanical Engineering

• ME 475: Automatic Control Systems
• ME 499: HMI/HRI Modeling and Control
• ME 452: Machine Design

Naval Research Enterprise Intern

United States Naval Research Laboratory

• Analyzed many agents swarming modeled through delay differential equations using mean field analysis
• Employed bifurcation theory to determine the conditions in which a swarm would switch from one behavior to another

Graduate Research Fellow

ScalAR Lab, University of Pennsylvania

• Examines the effects of inserting a paucity of agents into a swarm with the goal of influencing the behavior of the whole
• Quantifies uncertainty in unpredictable systems with conformal prediction used in the realm of target tracking
• Tracks agents with unknown dynamics in the presence of occlusions and faulty models

Graudate Research Assistant

Kod*lab, University of Pennsylvania

• Developed gaits for Jerboa, an underactuated and tailed bipedal robot, to take advantage of internal degrees of freedom for improved locomotion
• Analyzed dynamics behind hybrid, non-linear systems—especially legged robotics—using templates and anchors
• Implemented control algorithms in both simulation and hardware using event-based guards and feedback control

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Jain Research Lab, Purdue University

• Maintained and developed code using partially-observable Markov decision processes and Bayesian statistics to implement machine learning
• Authored conference paper applying clustering algorithms to human behavior
• Conducted human subject research to sense trust in automated systems using real-time sensors
• Crafted experiment design for examining human-machine interactions in the case of autonomous vehicles using a driving simulator

Teaching Assistant, MEAM 620: Advanced Robot Control

University of Pennsylvania

I was a TA in the springs of 2022, 2024, and 2025. On top of normal grading; assignment creating and testing; and other odd jobs, I:

• Updated legacy codebase post-pandemic for quadcopter control with minimizing learning curve and chance of errors under student use in mind
• Guided students in deploying code on quadrotors (Crazyflie 2.1) for the purposes of control, trajectory planning, and path finding
• Maintained drone hardware throughout crashes stemming from student-made code

Teaching Assistant, MEAM 520: Introduction to Robotics

University of Pennsylvania

• Assisted students with manipulator control of a Franka Emika Panda Arm in simulation and hardware for a pick and place task
• Debugged many lines of student code
• Ensured that the final project was entertaining and engaging

First Place, 10th F1TENTH Autonomous Grand Prix

EEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) 2022

Worked with Penn classmates in team ScatterBrain to win a head-to-head bracket undefeated, racing autonomous RC cars in an international field.

Master's Award for Teaching

University of Pennsylvania

Awarded for TA work in MEAM 520 and MEAM 620 in the 2021–2022 academic year.

H. William Bottomley Research Scholarship

Bottomley Scholar Program

'The Bottomley Research Scholarships were created to encourage undergraduate mechanical engineering students to participate in research projects, and ultimately pursue graduate education opportunities.'

Office of Undergraduate Research Scholarship

Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR), Purdue University

'OUR continues the research scholarship program to recognize undergraduate student engagement in original research, scholarship, or creative work.'