Alumini

Ph.D. Students

Taylor Njaka

Taylor Njaka


Ph.D. (2020)
Thesis Title: Design, Simulation, and Experimental Validation of a Novel High-Speed Omnidirectional Underwater Propulsion Mechanism
Hailin Ren

Hailin Ren


Ph.D. (2020)
Thesis Title: Human-Robot Interaction with Pose Estimation and Dual-Arm Manipulation Using Artificial Intelligence
Bijo Sebastian

Bijo Sebastian


Ph.D. (2019)
Thesis Title: Traversability Estimation Techniques for Improved Navigation of Tracked Mobile Robots
Anil Kumar

Anil Kumar


Ph.D. (2018)
Thesis Title: Estimation and Mapping of Ship Air Wakes using RC Helicopters as a Sensing Platform
Will Rone

Will Rone


Ph.D. (2018)
Thesis Title: Hyperredundant Dynamic Robotic Tails for Stabilizing and Maneuvering Control of Legged Robots
Wael Saab

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

Zhou Ma


Ph.D. (2015)
Thesis Title: Sensing and Force-Feedback Exoskeleton (SAFE) Robotic Glove and Its Applications
Paul Moubarak

Paul Moubarak


Ph.D. (2013)
Thesis Title: A Mobile Robot with Modular and Reconfigurable Mobility and Manipulation

Postdoctoral Fellows

Radu Robotin

Dr. Radu Robotin


(2011 - 13)
Xianxin Ke

Dr. Xianxin Ke


(2010 - 11)
 Samer Charifa

Dr. Samer Charifa


(2009 - 10)
Lawerence Wong

Dr. Lawerence Wong


(2014 - 16)

MS Students

 Yunfei Guo

Yunfei Guo


MS (2020)
Thesis Title: Personalized Voice Activated Grasping System for a Robotic Exoskeleton Glove
 Xiaoxue Han

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

Teja Vanteddu


MS (2019)
Thesis Title: Grasp Stability with a Robotic Exoskeleton Glove
 Shubhdildeep Singh Sohal

Shubhdildeep Singh Sohal


MS (2019)
Thesis Title: A Hybrid Tracking Approach for Autonomous Docking in Self-Reconfigurable Robotic Modules
 Jiteng Yang

Jiteng Yang


MS (2018)
Thesis Title: A Two-DOF Bipedal Robot Utilizing the Reuleaux Triangle Drive Mechanism
 Shumin Feng

Shumin Feng


MS (2018)
Thesis Title: Mobile Robot Obstacle Avoidance Based on Deep Reinforcement Learning
 Adam Williams

Adam Williams


MS (2018)
Thesis Title: A Robotic Head Stabilization Device for Post-Trauma Transport
 Brielle Junghee Lee

Brielle Junghee Lee


MS (2018)
Thesis Title: Development of Intelligent Exoskeleton Grasping Through Sensor Fusion and Slip Detection
 Adam Williams

Vinay R Kamidi


MS (2017)
Thesis Title: Design and Integration of Novel Single Degree of Freedom Leg For Fast Locomotion
 Peter Racioppo

Peter Racioppo


MS (2017)
Thesis Title: Design and Control of a Modular Articulated Snake Robot with Series Elastic Actuation
 Eric Refour

Eric Refour


MS (2017)
Thesis Title: Design and Integration of a Form fitting, General purpose Robotic Hand Exoskeleton
Jeffrey Phillips

Jeffrey Phillips


MS (2014)
Thesis Title: Exoskeleton robotic arms for rehabilitation applications
Bohua Zhang

Bohua Zhang


MS (2014)
Thesis Title: Robotic wrist exoskeleton device for debilitated patients
Yue Sun

Yue Sun


MS (2014)
Thesis Title: Modeling and simulation of micro-droplet precision devices
Chad Gilman

Chad Gilman


MS (2012)
Thesis Title: Medical robotics – human wrist joint assist robot

Visiting Professors/ Research Scholars

Jae-Weon Choi

Dr. Jae-Weon Choi


Visiting Scholar (2010 - 12)
Arif Ankarali

Dr. Arif Ankarali


(2010 - 11)
Getachew Befekadu

Dr. Getachew Befekadu


(2009 - 10)

Undergraduate Students

Nicole Gouhin

Nicole Gouhin


(2017 - 18)
Tommy Hutcheson

Tommy Hutcheson


(2016 - 17)
David Evans

David Evans


(2016 - 17)
Brock Davis

Brock Davis


(2016 - 17)
Logan Eisenbeiser

Logan Eisenbeiser


(2018 - 19)