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ECE and ISR alumni feature prominently at American Control Conference
Xiaobo Tan, Sean Andersson and Fumin Zhang played key roles at the conference.
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Alum Sean Andersson named Mechanical Engineering Department chair at Boston University
He is a former student of P. S. Krishnaprasad.
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Alumnus Udit Halder’s work published as cover article in Proceedings of The Royal Society A
Now a postdoctoral researcher, Halder and his UIUC colleagues developed mathematical models and control based on flexible octopus arms.
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New algorithms for multi-robot systems in low communication situations
Work by Clark School faculty, alumni and students is published on IEEE Access.
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Alum Vikram Manikonda named CTO of BlueHalo
Manikonda is the former president and CEO of IAI, acquired by BlueHalo in 2021.
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Alum Nitin Sanket wins Larry S. Davis Doctoral Dissertation Award
The Computer Science Department award recognizes technical, significant and impactful work.
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Alum George Kantor working on AI for agricultural robotics
Kantor is leading Carnegie Mellon University’s work in a new AI Institute for Resilient Agriculture, a joint initiative of the USDA and NSF.
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$100,000 investment from Amazon to power Clark School initiatives in diversity, robotics research and education
Beneficiaries include two Ph.D. fellowships in robotics, the Center for Minorities in Science and Engineering, a robotics capstone course, the Black Engineers Society and the Society of Professional Hispanic Engineers.
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Alum Xiaobo Tan named to Richard M. Hong Endowed Chair at MSU
At Maryland, Tan was advised by Professor John Baras and Professor P. S. Krishnaprasad.
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NASA's Perseverance launches to Mars; alumnus work aboard
Alumnus Philip Twu worked for three years on the Perserverance rover's navigation system.
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Alumna Sara Pohland to continue studies as NSF Graduate Research Fellow
Pohland will attend the University of California, Berkeley, pursuing research in robotics.
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Alumnus Kevin Galloway earns tenure at the U.S. Naval Academy
Galloway is a 2001 EE Ph.D., advised by Professor P.S. Krishnaprasad (ECE/ISR).
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ISR/ECE alumni collaborate on control paper published in PRS-A
Kevin Galloway and Biswadip Dey were advised by Professor P. S. Krishnaprasad and worked in the Intelligent Servosystems Laboratory.
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Alum Evandro Valente testifies on two economic development bills
The founder and CTO of Airgility, Inc. spoke before the Maryland House of Delegates Ways and Means Committee.
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Clark School researchers test decentralized task allocation algorithms for UAV teams
Paper published in IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters evaluates UAV team communication performance in imperfect communication conditions.
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Discoveries from NASA's Parker Solar Probe published in Nature
ISR alumnus Philip Twu helped develop the probe at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory.
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Best paper award for Bergbreiter, St. Pierre, Gosrich at Hilton Head workshop
The award was given for “A 3D-Printed 1 MG Legged Microrobot Running at 15 Body Lengths per Second.”
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Alumnus Philip Twu's exciting career in space robotics
Twu has worked on both the Parker Solar Probe and the 2020 Mars Rover.
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Alumnus Fumin Zhang promoted to full professor at Georgia Tech
His research interests are in the design and control of marine robots and mobile sensor networks, as well as cyber-physical systems theory.
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Alumnus Xiaobo Tan elevated to IEEE Fellow
His citation reads, “for contributions to modeling and control of smart materials and underwater robots.”
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