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Career

· Director Of Graduate ML Programs, Milwaukee School of Engineering2025–
· Board Member, Wisconsin-Chiba Inc.2025–
· Open Source Developer Advocate, Memphis.dev2023–2023
· Associate Professor, Milwaukee School of Engineering2023–
· Assistant Professor, Milwaukee School of Engineering2018–2023
· Adjunct Research Assistant Professor, Marquette University2017–2018
· Data Scientist, AdRoll2016–2018
· Organizer, Data-Driven Wisconsin2016–
· Software Engineer, Red Hat2014–2016
· Research Assistant, University of Notre Dame2010–2016

Publications (205)

Adhesive force of a single gecko foot-hair
Nature · 2000
2,565
cited
Evidence for van der Waals adhesion in gecko setae
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2002
1,837
cited
How animals move: an integrative view.
Science · 2000
1,599
cited
Templates and anchors: neuromechanical hypotheses of legged locomotion on land.
Journal of Experimental Biology · 1999
1,199
cited
The grand challenges of Science Robotics
Science Robotics · 2018
1,060
cited
The Dynamics of Legged Locomotion: Models, Analyses, and Challenges
SIAM Review · 2006
759
cited
Similarity in multilegged locomotion: Bouncing like a monopode
Journal of Comparative Physiology · 1993
552
cited
Biologically inspired climbing with a hexapedal robot
J. Field Robotics · 2008
472
cited
RHex: A Biologically Inspired Hexapod Runner
Auton. Robots · 2001
435
cited
Insect-scale fast moving and ultrarobust soft robot
Science Robotics · 2019
432
cited
Mechanics of a rapid running insect: two-, four- and six-legged locomotion.
Journal of Experimental Biology · 1991
394
cited
Dynamics of geckos running vertically
Journal of Experimental Biology · 2006
391
cited
Dielectric elastomer artificial muscle actuators: toward biomimetic motion
SPIE Smart Structures and Materials + Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring · 2002
347
cited
An Integrative Study of Insect Adhesion: Mechanics and Wet Adhesion of Pretarsal Pads in Ants1
Integrative and Comparative Biology · 2002
343
cited
Tail-assisted pitch control in lizards, robots and dinosaurs
Nature · 2012
328
cited
Fast and Robust: Hexapedal Robots via Shape Deposition Manufacturing
Int. J. Robotics Res. · 2002
324
cited
Dynamic stabilization of rapid hexapedal locomotion.
Journal of Experimental Biology · 2002
301
cited
Neuromechanics: an integrative approach for understanding motor control.
Integrative and Comparative Biology · 2007
288
cited
Mechanics of six-legged runners.
Journal of Experimental Biology · 1990
282
cited
Leg design in hexapedal runners.
Journal of Experimental Biology · 1991
276
cited
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