Past Members and Thesis

Past Postdoctoral Associates

  • Pingping Zhu, Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Cornell University until June 2020. Next Position: Assistant Professor at Marshall University.
  • Taylor Clawson, Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Cornell University until April 2020. Next Position: Software Engineer at Zoox.
  • Chang Liu, Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Cornell University until March 2020. Next Position: Assistant Professor at Peking University, Beijing, China.
  • Bo Fu, Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Cornell University until December 2018. Next Position: Machine Learning Development Lead for Rebellion Photonics, Inc.

Ph.D. Dissertations

  • Qingze Huo , Human Action Change Detection and Prediction, Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Cornell University, degree completed in December 2023.
  • Shi Chang Active Multiview Perception for Mobile Sensors, Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Cornell University, degree completed in December 2022.
  • Yucheng Chen Human-Inspired Satisficing Robot Decision Making, Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Cornell University, degree completed in December 2022.
  • Junyi Dong Holistic Scene Perception for Collaborative Human-Robot Teams, Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Cornell University, degree completed in December 2022. [PDF]
  • Hengye Yang Bio-Inspired Sensing and Control of Micro Aerial Vehicles (MAVs), Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Cornell University, degree completed in December 2022. [PDF]
  • Keith LeGrand Random Finite Set Information-Theoretic Sensor Control for Autonomous Multi-Sensor Multi-Object Surveillance, Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Cornell University, degree completed in August 2022.  Next Position: Assistant Professor at Purdue University. [PDF]
  • Jane (Jaejeong) Shin Information-Driven Multi-View Path Planning For Underwater Target Recognition, Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Cornell University, degree completed in August 2021.  Next Position: Assistant Professor at the University of Florida, Gainesville. [PDF]
  • Jake GemerekActive Vision and Perception, Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Cornell University, degree completed in August 2020.  Next Position: Systems Engineer at Moog Inc.  [PDF]
  • Taylor ClawsonNeuromorphic Sensing and Control of Autonomous Micro-Aerial Vehicles, Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Cornell University, degree completed in December 2019.  [PDF]
  • Weston RossHuman Driver Modeling via Artificial Neural Networks and Model Predictive Control, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Duke University.
  • Hongchuan WeiSensor Planning for Bayesian Nonparametric Target Modeling, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Duke University, degree completed in June 2016. [PDF]
  • Xu ZhangIndirect Training Algorithms for Spiking Neural Networks based on Spiking Timing Dependent Plasticity and Their Applications, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Duke University, degree completed in November 2016. [PDF]
  • Ashleigh SwinglerHeterogenous Sensor Network Planning and Control via Disjunctive Programming, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Duke University.
  • Wenjie LuAutonomous Sensor Path Planning and Control for Active Information Gathering, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Duke University, degree completed in October 2014.  [PDF]
  • Keith RuddSolving Partial Differential Equations Using Artificial Neural Networks, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Duke University, degree completed in Fall 2013. [PDF]
  • Greg Foderaro A Distributed Optimal Control Approach for Multi-agent Trajectory Optimization, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Duke University, degree completed in Fall 2013. [PDF]
  • Guoxian Zhang, An Integrated Online Path Planning and Control Approach for Robotic Sensor Networks, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Duke University, December 2010. [PDF]
  • Chenghui CaiInformation-Driven Sensor Path Planning and the Treasure Hunt Problem, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Duke University, degree completed in May 2008. [PDF]
  • Kelli C. BaumgartnerControl and Optimization of Track Coverage in Underwater Sensor Networks, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Duke University, degree completed in May 2008. [PDF]
  • Silvia Ferrari, “Algebraic and Adaptive Learning in Neural Control Systems”, Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Princeton University, 2002. [PDF]

Masters Theses

  • Saksham Kaushik, Biomimetic Flight: Adaptive Control of Micro-Aerial Vehicles and Insect Flight Exploration, Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Cornell University. December 2023.
  • Madhav Gupta, Mixed Reality in Sports Training: A Cyber-Physical Approach to Enhancing Rowing Technique and Performance, Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Cornell University. August 2023. [PDF]
  • Jovan Menezes, Human-Robot and Multi-Autonomous Agent Collaborations in Cyber-Physical Environments, Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Cornell University. August 2023. [PDF]

Other Graduate Students Supervised

  • Karthik Murthy,  Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Cornell University. 
  • David Van Wijk, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Texas A&M.
  • Rui Luo,  Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Cornell University. 
  • Zvonimir Stojanovski, Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Cornell University. 
  • Matthew Davidow,  Center for Applied Mathematics, Cornell University. 
  • Julian Morelli,  Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Cornell University. 
  • Drew Mitchner Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Cornell University MEng awarded December 2018.
  • Haritha Muralidharan Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering,
    Cornell University MEng awarded December 2018.
  • Bernardo Fichera Department of Aeronautical Engineering, Polytechnic University of Milan, M.S. awarded in June 2016.  
  • Ziye Xu Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, M.S. awarded in May 2013.  
  • Ming Qian Department of Electrical and Computer EngineeringDuke University, 2003-2004, Ph.D. awarded in May 2008.