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Career

· Research Scientist, MIT Julia Lab2024–
· Systems Hardware Engineering Intern, Boston University2022–2022
· Systems Engineer, Werfen North America2021–2022
· Founding Engineer, Covariant AI2018–2018
· Senior in Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign2012–2012
· REU Research Experience, University of Nebraska2010–
· Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering, Boston University
· PhD Student, University of California, Berkeley
· Research Assistant, University of California, Berkeley
· Research Assistant, University of Illinois
· Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Participant, University of Nebraska

Publications (21)

Deep Imitation Learning for Complex Manipulation Tasks from Virtual Reality Teleoperation
IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation · 2017
729
cited
Quasi-static manipulation of a Kirchhoff elastic rod based on a geometric analysis of equilibrium configurations
Int. J. Robotics Res. · 2014
175
cited
NeuralPDE: Automating Physics-Informed Neural Networks (PINNs) with Error Approximations
arXiv.org · 2021
97
cited
Learning deep neural network policies with continuous memory states
IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation · 2015
95
cited
Quasi-Direct Drive for Low-Cost Compliant Robotic Manipulation
IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation · 2019
80
cited
Laplace transforms for the nabla-difference operator
2011
76
cited
Proving path non-existence using sampling and alpha shapes
IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation · 2012
48
cited
Energy-Bounded Caging: Formal Definition and 2-D Energy Lower Bound Algorithm Based on Weighted Alpha Shapes
IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters · 2016
44
cited
Sigma hulls for Gaussian belief space planning for imprecise articulated robots amid obstacles
2013 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems · 2013
43
cited
Multi-armed bandit models for 2D grasp planning with uncertainty
2015 IEEE International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE) · 2015
42
cited
Probabilistically safe policy transfer
IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation · 2017
20
cited
Policy Learning with Continuous Memory States for Partially Observed Robotic Control
arXiv.org · 2015
19
cited
Mechanics and Quasi-Static Manipulation of Planar Elastic Kinematic Chains
IEEE Transactions on robotics · 2013
17
cited
Equilibrium Configurations of a Kirchhoff Elastic Rod under Quasi-static Manipulation
Workshop on the Algorithmic Foundations of Robotics · 2012
15
cited
Mechanics and manipulation of planar elastic kinematic chains
IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation · 2012
10
cited
Budgeted Multi-Armed Bandit Models for Sample-Based Grasp Planning in the Presence of Uncertainty
2014
6
cited
Multi-Arm Bandit Models for 2 D Sample Based Grasp Planning with Uncertainty
2015
6
cited
Gaussian Belief Space Planning for Imprecise Articulated Robots
2013
4
cited
Rotation Plane Doubly Orthogonal Recurrent Neural Networks
2016
Title Multi-armed bandit models for 2 D grasp planning with uncertainty
2015
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