Alumini
Ph.D. Students
Taylor Njaka
Ph.D. (2020)
Thesis Title: Design, Simulation, and Experimental Validation of a Novel High-Speed Omnidirectional Underwater Propulsion Mechanism
Hailin Ren
Ph.D. (2020)
Thesis Title: Human-Robot Interaction with Pose Estimation and Dual-Arm Manipulation Using Artificial Intelligence
Bijo Sebastian
Ph.D. (2019)
Thesis Title: Traversability Estimation Techniques for Improved Navigation of Tracked Mobile Robots
Anil Kumar
Ph.D. (2018)
Thesis Title: Estimation and Mapping of Ship Air Wakes using RC Helicopters as a Sensing Platform
Will Rone
Ph.D. (2018)
Thesis Title: Hyperredundant Dynamic Robotic Tails for Stabilizing and Maneuvering Control of Legged Robots
Wael Saab
Ph.D. (2018)
Thesis Title: Design and Implementation of Articulated Robotic Tails to Augment the Performance of Reduced Degree-of-Freedom Legged Robots
Zhou Ma
Ph.D. (2015)
Thesis Title: Sensing and Force-Feedback Exoskeleton (SAFE) Robotic Glove and Its Applications
Paul Moubarak
Ph.D. (2013)
Thesis Title: A Mobile Robot with Modular and Reconfigurable Mobility and Manipulation
Postdoctoral Fellows
Dr. Radu Robotin
(2011 - 13)
Dr. Xianxin Ke
(2010 - 11)
Dr. Samer Charifa
(2009 - 10)
Dr. Lawerence Wong
(2014 - 16)
MS Students
Yunfei Guo
MS (2020)
Thesis Title: Personalized Voice Activated Grasping System for a Robotic Exoskeleton Glove
Xiaoxue Han
MS (2020)
Thesis Title: Autonomous Cricothyroid Membrane Detection and Manipulation using Neural Networks and a Robotic Arm for First-Aid Airway Management
Teja Vanteddu
MS (2019)
Thesis Title: Grasp Stability with a Robotic Exoskeleton Glove
Shubhdildeep Singh Sohal
MS (2019)
Thesis Title: A Hybrid Tracking Approach for Autonomous Docking in Self-Reconfigurable Robotic Modules
Jiteng Yang
MS (2018)
Thesis Title: A Two-DOF Bipedal Robot Utilizing the Reuleaux Triangle Drive Mechanism
Shumin Feng
MS (2018)
Thesis Title: Mobile Robot Obstacle Avoidance Based on Deep Reinforcement Learning
Adam Williams
MS (2018)
Thesis Title: A Robotic Head Stabilization Device for Post-Trauma Transport
Brielle Junghee Lee
MS (2018)
Thesis Title: Development of Intelligent Exoskeleton Grasping Through Sensor Fusion and Slip Detection
Vinay R Kamidi
MS (2017)
Thesis Title: Design and Integration of Novel Single Degree of Freedom Leg For Fast Locomotion
Peter Racioppo
MS (2017)
Thesis Title: Design and Control of a Modular Articulated Snake Robot with Series Elastic Actuation
Eric Refour
MS (2017)
Thesis Title: Design and Integration of a Form fitting, General purpose Robotic Hand Exoskeleton
Jeffrey Phillips
MS (2014)
Thesis Title: Exoskeleton robotic arms for rehabilitation applications
Bohua Zhang
MS (2014)
Thesis Title: Robotic wrist exoskeleton device for debilitated patients
Yue Sun
MS (2014)
Thesis Title: Modeling and simulation of micro-droplet precision devices
Chad Gilman
MS (2012)
Thesis Title: Medical robotics – human wrist joint assist robot
Visiting Professors/ Research Scholars
Dr. Jae-Weon Choi
Visiting Scholar (2010 - 12)
Dr. Arif Ankarali
(2010 - 11)
Dr. Getachew Befekadu
(2009 - 10)
Undergraduate Students
Nicole Gouhin
(2017 - 18)
Tommy Hutcheson
(2016 - 17)
David Evans
(2016 - 17)
Brock Davis
(2016 - 17)
