Lab-Alumni

Ph.D.

Name	Degree(s)	Dissertation Title	Current Employer
Andrew Goodyear	Ph.D. (2022)	A Nonlinear Bingham Filter for Pose Using Dual-Quaternions	Aerospace Corporation
Damien Guého	Ph.D. (2022), M.S. (2019)	Data-Driven Modeling For Analysis And Control Of Dynamical Systems	Geminus.AI
Zachary Hall	Ph.D. (2021), M.S. (2019)	A Probabilistic Framework to Locate and Track Maneuvering Satellites	AFRL-Dayton
Siddharth Parida	Ph.D. (2019), M.S. (2016)	Model-Data Fusion for Probabilistic Analysis of Civil Infrastructures	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Taewook Lee	Ph.D. (2018), M.S. (2012)	Data Driven Modeling and State Estimation of Nonlinear Dynamical Systems	Ford Motors
Michael Mercurio	Ph.D. (2017), M.S. (2014)	Sparse Collocation Methods for Solving High Dimension PDEs in Estimation and Control of Dynamical Systems	Applied Defense Solutions
Kumar Vishwajeet	Ph.D. (2016), M.S. (2012)	Uncertainty Characterization Methods for Dynamic System Identification and State Estimation	Delphi Advanced Engineering Center
Nagavenkat Adurthi	Ph.D. (2016), M.S. (2012)	Conjugate Unscented Transformation based Framework for Uncertainty Quantification, Nonlinear Filtering, Optimal Control and Dynamic Sensing	Blue Origin
Reza Madankan	Ph.D. (2014), M.S. (2011)	Model-Data Fusion and Adaptive Sensing of Large Scale Systems: Application to Atmospheric Release Incidents	Monsanto Inc.
Cheng Jin	Ph.D. (2012)	Automatic Basis Function Construction and Global-Local Approximation of Dynamic System Response	Apple Inc.
Jemin George	Ph.D. (2010)	An Adaptive Disturbance Accommodation Approach for Robust Control and Fault Detection in Uncertain Stochastic Systems	U.S. Army Research Laboratory

 

M.S.

Name	Degree(s)	Thesis/Project Title	Current Employer
Erin Cope	M.S. (2023)	Semi-Analytic Approach to Rapid Orbit Determination for the Perturbed Two-Body Problem	USAF
Matthew Brownell	M.S. (2022)	A Time-Varying Subspace Method for Shape Estimation of a Flexible Spacecraft Membrane	Ph.D. Student
Nate Osikowicz	M.S. (2021)	Shape Control of Tendon-Actuated Tensegrity Structures	Ph.D. Student
Mehdi Pujet-Mercier	M.S. (2020)	Uncertainty propagation for perturbed two-body orbits using Gaussian mixture models
David Schwab	M.S. (2020)	Efficacy of Gaussian Process Regression for Angles-Only Initial Orbit Determination	Ph.D. Student
Rei Yoshinaga	M.S. (2019)	Uncertainty Analysis on Hovering Helicopter using Conjugate Unscented Transform	JAXA
Thomas Palazzo	M.S. (2019)	A Lèvy Flight Based Approach To Solving Optimal Control Problems With Indirect Methods	Draper Lab
Zachary Hall	M.S. (2019)	Higher Order Polynomial Approximation For Applications in Space Situational Awareness	AFRL-Dayton
David Ciliberto	M.S. (2019)	Extended Kalman Filtering In Burdet Coordinates For Orbit De- termination	Ph.D. student at Texas A&M
Damien Gueho	M.S. (2019)	Learning Capabilities of Neural Network and Keplerian Dynamics	Geminus.AI
Amit Jain	M.S. (2019)	A Probabilistic Approach for Calculating Reachability Set Of Hypersonic Reentry	Ph.D. Student
Mehrdad Mirzaei	M.S. (2019)	Optimal Feedback Control Design For A Hypersonic Reentry Vehicle
Siddharth Parida	M.S. (2016)	Probabilistic geotechnical site characterization through stochastic inverse analysis of geophysical test measurements	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Hyensup Shim	M.S.-Project (2015)	An efficient 5-Point Algorithm for the Estimation of Relative Translational & Rotational UAV Motion
Michael Mercurio	M.S. (2014)	A noncombinatorial approach for efficient conjunction analysis	Ten One Space
Si Jeong Jang	M.S.-Project (2014)	Modeling and Control of Quadrotor
Taewook Lee	M.S. (2012)	Sparse Approximation based Maximum Likelihood Approach for Radiological Source Terms Identification	Ford Motors
Kumar Vishwajeet	M.S. (2012)	Adaptive Gaussian Mixture Model for Uncertainty Propagation Through Perturbed Two-Body Model
Nagavenkat Adurthi	M.S. (2012)	The Conjugate Unscented Transform - A Method to Evaluate Multidimensional Expectation Integrals	Blue Origin
Daniel R. Giza	M.S.-Project (2012)	An Approach for Nonlinear Uncertainty Propagation: Application to Orbital Mechanics	Moog Inc.
Thomas R. Leach	M.S.-Project (2012)	Control System Design for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
Reza Madanakn	M.S. (2011)	Polynomial Chaos Based Method for State and Parameter Estimation	Amazon Inc.
Jooseong Kim	M.S.-Project (2010)	Target Tracking using the Kalman Filter
Asad Ali	M.S. (2009)	Polynomial Chaos based Approach for State Limited Robust Control of Systems with Parametric Uncertainty	Osaro Inc.
Jonathan Missel	M.S. (2009)	Design Development and Control of Mobile Biaxial Inverted Pendulum.	Exelis Inc.
Chen Lin	M.S. (2009)	A Global-Local Approach for Optimal Trajectory Generation
S.G. Manyam	M.S. (2008)	Adaptive Sequential Linear Programming for Optimal Control Profiles	U.S. Army Research Lab
Baro Hyun	M.S. (2008)	State Estimation For Vision-Based Simultaneous Localization and Mapping of Unmanned Vehicles	KPMG Japan
Christopher Wirz	M.S.-Project (2008)	Multi-Input Modeling using Sparsity Constraints with Global- Local Approximation

B.S.

Name	Degree(s)	Thesis Title
Akhilesh Mulgund	B.S. (2023), Schryer Honors	Optimal Linear Estimator for Autonomous Pose Estimation for a Spacecraft
Guillermo Castro Martinez	B.S. (2022), Schryer Honors	Analysis of Higher-Order Effects on Low Altitude Lunar Orbits Caused by Irregularities in Mass Distribution
Nathan Osikowicz	B.S. (2021), Schryer Honors	Shape Control of Tendon-Actuated Tensegrity Structures
Richard C. McShane III	B.S. (2021), Schreyer Honors	A Control Theoretic Framework For Accurate Tracking of A Satellite In An Unknown Environment
Kendra Hale	B.S. (2020), Schreyer Honors	Uncertainty Analysis for Autonomous Entry at Titan
Sean Hixon	B.S. (2020), Schreyer Honors	Uncertainty Characterization of Angles-Only Initial Orbit Determination Algorithms using the Conjugate Unscented Transform