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Career

· Assistant Professor, Johns Hopkins University2025–
· Johns Hopkins University
· Robotics Technologist, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
· MS in Aeronautics & Astronautics, Stanford University
· PhD in Aeronautics & Astronautics, Stanford University
· BS in Aerospace Engineering, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Publications (17)

NeBula: Quest for Robotic Autonomy in Challenging Environments; TEAM CoSTAR at the DARPA Subterranean Challenge
arXiv.org · 2021
159
cited
GuSTO: Guaranteed Sequential Trajectory optimization via Sequential Convex Programming
IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation · 2019
119
cited
CoCo: Online Mixed-Integer Control via Supervised Learning
IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters · 2021
49
cited
NeBula: TEAM CoSTAR's Robotic Autonomy Solution that Won Phase II of DARPA Subterranean Challenge
Field Robotics · 2022
47
cited
Learning Mixed-Integer Convex Optimization Strategies for Robot Planning and Control
IEEE Conference on Decision and Control · 2020
37
cited
Trajectory Optimization on Manifolds: A Theoretically-Guaranteed Embedded Sequential Convex Programming Approach
Robotics: Science and Systems · 2019
33
cited
Multi-Agent Autonomy for Space Exploration on the CADRE Lunar Technology Demonstration
IEEE Aerospace Conference · 2024
23
cited
Design and Development of a Gecko-Adhesive Gripper for the Astrobee Free-Flying Robot
arXiv.org · 2020
19
cited
ShadowNav: Crater-Based Localization for Nighttime and Permanently Shadowed Region Lunar Navigation
IEEE Aerospace Conference · 2023
17
cited
Testing Gecko-Inspired Adhesives With Astrobee Aboard the International Space Station: Readying the Technology for Space
IEEE robotics & automation magazine · 2022
15
cited
ShadowNav: Autonomous Global Localization for Lunar Navigation in Darkness
IEEE Transactions on Field Robotics · 2024
3
cited
Deep Learning Warm Starts for Trajectory Optimization on the International Space Station
2025
2
cited
Exploring the Potential of Miniature Electrodynamic Tethers and Developments in the Miniature Tether Electrodynamics Experiment
2014
1
cited
Testing Gecko-Inspired Adhesives with Astrobee Aboard the ISS
2022
1
cited
CoCo: Learning Strategies for Online Mixed-Integer Control
2020
CRESCENT: Collision-Free Highly-Constrained Trajectory Optimization for Driving on the Moon
IEEE Transactions on Field Robotics · 2025
NeBula: Quest for Robotic Autonomy in Challenging Environments; A perspective from TEAM CoSTAR that won Phase II of DARPA Subterranean Challenge
2021
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