News
2023
2023
25 Apr 2023: I've been invited to give a talk at the ETH Autonomy Talks! Thanks to Gioele Zardini for organizing.
25 Apr 2023: I've been invited to give a talk at the ETH Autonomy Talks! Thanks to Gioele Zardini for organizing.
8 Feb 2023: I'll be giving today's IRIM seminar at Georgia Tech.
8 Feb 2023: I'll be giving today's IRIM seminar at Georgia Tech.
1 Jan 2023: I started as an Assistant Professor in the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Tech!
1 Jan 2023: I started as an Assistant Professor in the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Tech!
2022
2022
12 Aug 2022: We just wrapped up a really fun two week undergrad research opportunity, hosting students from Hampton University and the University of New Mexico through NASA ULI.
12 Aug 2022: We just wrapped up a really fun two week undergrad research opportunity, hosting students from Hampton University and the University of New Mexico through NASA ULI.
1 June 2022: I accepted my offer to be an assistant professor at Georgia Tech! I start in January 2023.
1 June 2022: I accepted my offer to be an assistant professor at Georgia Tech! I start in January 2023.
2021
2021
21 Dec 2021: Our full-day workshop, "Motion Planning with Implicit Neural Representations of Geometry," was accepted to ICRA 2022!
21 Dec 2021: Our full-day workshop, "Motion Planning with Implicit Neural Representations of Geometry," was accepted to ICRA 2022!
9 Nov 2021: After running a sci-fi book club for the past few months, I've been invited to give a lecture about sci-fi and its role in diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts for BIOS 214 (The Art of Science Communication).
9 Nov 2021: After running a sci-fi book club for the past few months, I've been invited to give a lecture about sci-fi and its role in diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts for BIOS 214 (The Art of Science Communication).
24 May 2021: I am a general chair for the upcoming Robotics for People workshop at R:SS 2021. Come check it out!
24 May 2021: I am a general chair for the upcoming Robotics for People workshop at R:SS 2021. Come check it out!
2020
2020
23 Dec 2020: I'm the webmaster for the upcoming 3rd NorCal Control Workshop. Check out the talks on Jan 22, 2021.
23 Dec 2020: I'm the webmaster for the upcoming 3rd NorCal Control Workshop. Check out the talks on Jan 22, 2021.
16 Sept 2020: I am starting a position as a postdoctoral scholar at Stanford University, working with Profs. Grace Gao.
16 Sept 2020: I am starting a position as a postdoctoral scholar at Stanford University, working with Profs. Grace Gao.
21 July 2020: I successfully defended my dissertation, "Reachability-based Trajectory Design." See the video.
21 July 2020: I successfully defended my dissertation, "Reachability-based Trajectory Design." See the video.
16 Jul 2020: Patrick and I presented our work on ARMTD (safe manipulator receding-horizon planning) at RSS 2020.
16 Jul 2020: Patrick and I presented our work on ARMTD (safe manipulator receding-horizon planning) at RSS 2020.
18 Jun 2020: Our paper introducing Reachability-based Trajectory Design was accepted to The International Journal of Robotics Research!
18 Jun 2020: Our paper introducing Reachability-based Trajectory Design was accepted to The International Journal of Robotics Research!
8 May 2020: I gave a Robotics Lunch talk about Reachability-based Trajectory Design at Stanford University, hosted by Prof. Dorsa Sadigh. Check out the video.
8 May 2020: I gave a Robotics Lunch talk about Reachability-based Trajectory Design at Stanford University, hosted by Prof. Dorsa Sadigh. Check out the video.
21 April 2020: I gave a Robotics Seminar at Cornell University, hosted by Prof. Hadas Kress-Gazit.
21 April 2020: I gave a Robotics Seminar at Cornell University, hosted by Prof. Hadas Kress-Gazit.
2019
2019
10 October 2019: I won Best Student Paper at the ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Conference (DSCC) with my paper on quadrotor trajectory planning
10 October 2019: I won Best Student Paper at the ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Conference (DSCC) with my paper on quadrotor trajectory planning
24 June 2019: I presented my work on safe motion planning in dynamic environments at RSS 2019 (click for video), as well as participated in RSS Pioneers.
24 June 2019: I presented my work on safe motion planning in dynamic environments at RSS 2019 (click for video), as well as participated in RSS Pioneers.
1 May 2019: I won the J. Robert Beyster Computational Innovation Graduate Fellowship for 2019 -- 2020.
1 May 2019: I won the J. Robert Beyster Computational Innovation Graduate Fellowship for 2019 -- 2020.