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Career

· Assistant Professor, Cornell University2020–
· Research, Harvard University2013–
· MS Electrical Engineering (Control Systems), University of Washington2003–2006
· BS Engineering, BS Mathematics, Harvey Mudd College1999–2003
· Assistant Professor, University at Buffalo

Publications (55)

A review of collective robotic construction
Science Robotics · 2019
184
cited
Programmable parts: a demonstration of the grammatical approach to self-organization
2005 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems · 2005
111
cited
Distributed amorphous ramp construction in unstructured environments
Robotica (Cambridge. Print) · 2014
66
cited
Optimal Rules for Programmed Stochastic Self-Assembly
Robotics: Science and Systems · 2006
62
cited
The statistical dynamics of programmed self-assembly
Proceedings 2006 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2006. ICRA 2006. · 2006
52
cited
Setpoint regulation for stochastically interacting robots
Auton. Robots · 2009
43
cited
Imperfect comb construction reveals the architectural abilities of honeybees
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2021
42
cited
ACHORD: Communication-Aware Multi-Robot Coordination With Intermittent Connectivity
IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters · 2022
37
cited
Simple passive valves for addressable pneumatic actuation
IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation · 2014
35
cited
Materials and mechanisms for amorphous robotic construction
2012 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems · 2012
30
cited
Dry Stacking for Automated Construction with Irregular Objects
IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation · 2018
28
cited
A compositional framework for programming stochastically interacting robots
Int. J. Robotics Res. · 2011
27
cited
A discriminative spatio-temporal mapping of face for liveness detection
International Conference on Identity, Security and Behavior Analysis · 2017
26
cited
Message Passing Inference with Chemical Reaction Networks
Neural Information Processing Systems · 2013
25
cited
A Compiler for Scalable Construction by the TERMES Robot Collective
Robotics Auton. Syst. · 2019
23
cited
Autonomous Adaptive Modification of Unstructured Environments
Robotics: Science and Systems · 2018
22
cited
Autonomous Multi-material Construction with a Heterogeneous Robot Team
International Symposium on Distributed Autonomous Robotic Systems · 2019
21
cited
Emergent Structures Assembled by Large Swarms of Simple Robots
2016
20
cited
Robotic construction of arbitrary shapes with amorphous materials
IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation · 2014
20
cited
Robust by composition: Programs for multi-robot systems
IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation · 2010
19
cited
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