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<h1><span style="color: black;">The Robust Field Autonomy Lab at Stevens Institute
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<h2><br></h2><h2>Principal Investigator</h2>
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<p style="text-align: justify;"> Dr. Brendan Englot received S.B., S.M. and Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from MIT in 2007, 2009 and 2012,
respectively. At MIT, he studied motion planning for surveillance and inspection applications, deploying his algorithms on an underwater robot to inspect
Navy and Coast Guard ships. During 2012-2014, Brendan was with United Technologies Research Center in East Hartford, Connecticut, where he was a Research
Scientist and Principal Investigator in the Autonomous and Intelligent Robotics Laboratory and a technical contributor to the Sikorsky Autonomous Research
Aircraft. He joined Stevens as an Assistant Professor in 2014, and he is currently the Anson Wood Burchard Endowed Professor, and Director of the Stevens Institute for Artificial Intelligence (<a href="http://www.stevens.edu/siai">SIAI</a>). Brendan is the recipient of a 2017 NSF CAREER award and a
2020 ONR Young Investigator award. During 2018-2024, he held the Geoffrey S. Inman Endowed
Junior Professorship. (<a href="http://web.stevens.edu/facultyprofile/?id=2043">Link to Stevens faculty webpage</a>)<br></p><br><h2>Ph.D. Students</h2><br>
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<br><div style="text-align: justify;">Razan Andigani received dual Bachelor's Degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Robotics Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute in 2022, and a Master's Degree in Robotics from the University of Michigan in 2024. Her research interests include active perception, sensor fusion, and planning for autonomous marine robotics.
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<br><div style="text-align: justify;">Yin Chen received dual
Bachelor's Degrees in Materials Science and Engineering and Computer
Science and Electrical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology in 2003, a Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering from
Stevens Institute of Technology in 2005, and an Ordnance Engineering
Certificate also from Stevens in 2008. She is a senior Research
Aerospace Engineer for the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development
Command, Armament Center, co-located with the Armament Graduate School
where she is a faculty member teaching Systems Theory and Exterior
Ballistics. Her research interests are in reconfigurable robotic motion
mechanisms.
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<br><div style="text-align: justify;">Ivana Collado-Gonzalez received a Bachelor's Degree in Mechatronics Engineering from Tecnologico de Monterrey in 2021, and a Master's Degree in Robotics from Stevens Institute of Technology in 2023. Prior to joining Stevens, she worked at Xlab Protexa R&D, on the development of an autonomous mobile robot. Her research interests include robust motion planning and autonomous exploration.
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<br><div style="text-align: justify;">Kyle Hart received his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering in 2012 from Lehigh University. He received his master’s degree in mechanical engineering in 2013, also from Lehigh University. Since then,
he has been leading the Robotics and Intelligent Systems Engineering (RISE) Lab at Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division in Lakehurst, NJ. There, he has been developing robotic technology to aid sailors onboard aircraft carriers. His research
interests include robot localization and navigation under extremely challenging environments experienced at sea.
<br></div><br></h2><br><br></h2><br><br></h2><br><h2><br></h2><div style="padding: 10px 0pt; float: left;"><img style="width: 183px; height: 183px;" src="./people_files/yewei_photo_2.jpg" alt=""> </div>
<br><div style="text-align: justify;">Yewei Huang received a
Bachelor's Degree in Geographic Information Systems from Tongji
University in 2016, and a Master's Degree in Surveying and Mapping from
the same institution in 2019. Her research interests include distributed multi-robot systems, marine robotics, and robot navigation and decision-making.
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<br><div style="text-align: justify;">Yaxuan Li received his Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Qiushi Honors College in Tianjin University in 2020, and a Master's degree in Robotics from New York University in 2023. His research interests include visual SLAM, structure from motion and vision-based navigation of mobile robots.
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<br><div style="text-align: justify;">Xi Lin received a Bachelor’s degree in Aircraft Propulsion Engineering from Xiamen University in 2018, and dual Master’s degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Robotics from University of Michigan in 2021. His research interests are Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) and autonomous navigation problems of mobile robotics.
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<br><div style="text-align: justify;">Noé Pigret trained as a general engineer in France. He graduated from the Ecole Centrale de Lille after specializing in robotics at Centrale Nantes. He then took advantage of a joint program to enroll at Stevens Institute of Technology as a PhD student in Mechanical Engineering. He is working on active SLAM solutions for multi-robot systems and aims to develop high-fidelity simulation tools.
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<br><div style="text-align: justify;">Paul Szenher received a Bachelor of Engineering Degree in Computer Engineering and a Master of Science Degree in Computer Science from Stevens Institute of Technology in 2020 and 2023, respectively. As an undergraduate, he contributed to the RFAL lab as a Pinnacle Scholars Summer Research Assistant. His research interests include LIDAR-based traversability map generation and interpretation for high-speed navigation in unmapped environments.<br></div></p>
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<br><br><div style="text-align: justify;"><br><h2>Alumni</h2><br>
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<br><div style="text-align: justify;">Nicholas Haliscak - Master of Science in Maritime Systems (with Thesis) - January 2016<br>Dr. Nathaniel Goldfarb - Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering (with Thesis) - May 2016<br> Ronnie Ankner - Stevens Pinnacle Scholar Summer Research Assistant, 2016<br> Matthew Foerst - Stevens Pinnacle Scholar Summer Research Assistant, 2016<br> Lice Zhang - ME800 (Special Problems in Mech. Eng.) Master's Project, 2016<br> Dr. Xiangyu Xu - ME800 (Special Problems in Mech. Eng.) Master's Project, 2017<br> Kyle Alvarado - Maritime Security Center Summer Research Institute (SRI) Program Participant, 2017<br> James Fredericks - Maritime Security Center Summer Research Institute (SRI) Program Participant, 2017<br> Mathew Green - Maritime Security Center Summer Research Institute (SRI) Program Participant, 2017<br> Anthony Orrico - Maritime Security Center Summer Research Institute (SRI) Program Participant, 2017<br> Max Panoff - Maritime Security Center Summer Research Institute (SRI) Program Participant, 2017<br> Dengwei Gao - Visiting PhD Student, 2015-2017<br> <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://web.mit.edu/kdoherty/www">Dr. Kevin Doherty</a> - Bachelor of Engineering in EE (with Thesis) - May 2017 - Now at Boston Dynamics<br> Sarah Bertussi - Stevens Pinnacle Scholar Summer Research Assistant, 2017<br> Xiaoyu Zhu - ME800 (Special Problems in Mech. Eng.) Master's Project, 2018<br><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=SUlcDVIAAAAJ&hl=en"> Dr. Shi Bai</a> - Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering - May 2018 - Founder of iServe Robotics<br> Gregoire Caubel - Maritime Security Center Summer Research Institute (SRI) Program Participant, 2018<br> Anthony Donatelli - Maritime Security Center Summer Research Institute (SRI) Program Participant, 2018<br> Victoria Kapp - Maritime Security Center Summer Research Institute (SRI) Program Participant, 2017, 2018<br> Naomi Kroyer - Maritime Security Center Summer Research Institute (SRI) Program Participant, 2018<br> Christopher Slappich - Maritime Security Center Summer Research Institute (SRI) Program Participant, 2018<br> Joshua Zeitlinger - Maritime Security Center Summer Research Institute (SRI) Program Participant, 2018<br> Sumukh Patil - ME800 (Special Problems in Mech. Eng.) Master's Project, 2018<br> Nathan Smith - ME401 (Special Problems in Mech. Eng.) Undergraduate Research Project, 2018<br> Hui Zhang - ME800 (Special Problems in Mech. Eng.) Master's Project, 2018<br> Michal Lyskawinski - Master of Science in Computer Science - May 2019<br> Dr. Justin
Sitler - Master of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering (with Thesis)
- May 2019<br> Dong Cui - Visiting PhD Student, 2017-2019<br>
Jonathan Gomis - Visiting Master's Student, ENSTA Bretagne, Summer 2019<br>
Dante D'Amico - Maritime Security Center Summer Research Institute (SRI) Program Participant, 2019<br>
Alec Espina - Maritime Security Center Summer Research Institute (SRI) Program Participant, 2019<br>
Alice Huston - Maritime Security Center Summer Research Institute (SRI) Program Participant, 2019<br>
Matthew Kirby - Maritime Security Center Summer Research Institute (SRI) Program Participant, 2019<br>
Daniel Lentini - Maritime Security Center Summer Research Institute (SRI) Program Participant, 2019<br>
Federico Macchiavelli - Maritime Security Center Summer Research Institute (SRI) Program Participant, 2019<br>
Asif Uddin - Maritime Security Center Summer Research Institute (SRI) Program Participant, 2018, 2019<br>
Kevin Ward - Maritime Security Center Summer Research Institute (SRI) Program Participant, 2019<br>
Michael DiGregorio - Stevens Pinnacle Scholar Summer Research Assistant, 2019<br>
<a style="font-weight: bold;" href="https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=hd2fzEsAAAAJ&hl=en/">Dr. Tixiao Shan</a> - Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering - August 2019 - Now a Computer Scientist at SRI International<br>
Caralyn Cyr - ME401 (Special Problems in Mech. Eng.) Undergraduate Research Project, 2019<br>
Jiajing Zhou - ME800 (Special Problems in Mech. Eng.) Master's Project, 2019<br>
<a style="font-weight: bold;" href="https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=6DnaYlAAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao/">Dr. Jinkun Wang</a> - Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering - Jan. 2020 - Now a Software Engineer at Anyware Robotics<br>
Haotian Gu - ME800 (Special Problems in Mech. Eng.) Master's Project, 2020<br>
Ryan O'Shea - ME401 (Special Problems in Mech. Eng.) Undergraduate Research Project, 2020<br>
Helen Walter-Cardinal - Master of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering (with Thesis) - May 2020<br>
Trent Berrien - Maritime Security Center Summer Research Institute (SRI) Program Participant, 2020<br>
Jack Bonoli - Maritime Security Center Summer Research Institute (SRI) Program Participant, 2020<br>
Anton Danylenko - Maritime Security Center Summer Research Institute (SRI) Program Participant, 2020<br>
Kevin Raleigh - Maritime Security Center Summer Research Institute (SRI) Program Participant, 2020<br>
Tyler Wright - Maritime Security Center Summer Research Institute (SRI) Program Participant, 2020<br>
Daniel Zatko - Maritime Security Center Summer Research Institute (SRI) Program Participant, 2020<br>
Ming Liu - Visiting PhD Student, 2020<br>
<a style="font-weight: bold;" href="https://jdmartin86.github.io/">Dr. John D. Martin</a> - Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering - May 2021 - Now a Fellow at the Openmind Research Institute<br>
Ron Dumalagan - Maritime Security Center Summer Research Institute (SRI) Program Participant, 2021<br>
Dairon Estevez - Maritime Security Center Summer Research Institute (SRI) Program Participant, 2021<br>
Kristina Sunada - Maritime Security Center Summer Research Institute (SRI) Program Participant, 2020, 2021<br>
Mehrab Syed - Maritime Security Center Summer Research Institute (SRI) Program Participant, 2021<br>
Matthew Zecca - Stevens Pinnacle Scholar Summer Research Assistant, 2020, 2021<br>
<a style="font-weight: bold;" href="https://sites.google.com/view/fanfeichen/">Dr. Fanfei Chen</a> - Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering - Aug. 2021 - Now a Senior Software Engineer in Perception at Seegrid<br>
Connor O'Leary - ME800 (Special Problems in Mech. Eng.) Master's Project, 2021<br>
Shalemuraju Katari - Master of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering - Jan. 2022<br>
Takumasa Dohi - ME401 (Special Problems in Mech. Eng.) Undergraduate Research Project, 2022<br>
Thomas Gana - ME401 (Special Problems in Mech. Eng.) Undergraduate Research Project, 2022<br>
Christine Huang - Stevens Pinnacle Scholar Summer Research Assistant, 2022<br>
Julia Meyerson - Visiting High School Summer Research Assistant, 2020, 2021, 2022<br>
Chloe Potherat - Visiting Master's Student, ENSTA Bretagne, Summer 2022<br>
Alec Rybarski - Stevens ME SURP Summer Research Assistant, 2022<br>
Kristen Williams - Stevens Pinnacle Scholar Summer Research Assistant, 2022<br>
Franklin Wong - Stevens ME SURP Summer Research Assistant, 2022<br>
Benjamin Mirisola - ME401 (Special Problems in Mech. Eng.) Undergraduate Research Project, 2022<br>
Thomas Colarusso - Summer Research Assistant, 2020-2022, ME800 Master's Project, 2023<br>
Cameron Murphy - Summer Research Assistant, 2022, ME401 Undergraduate Research Project, 2023<br>
Elmedina Veliu - Undergraduate Research Assistant, 2023<br>
Alexandre Batard - Visiting Master's Student, ENSTA Bretagne, Summer 2023<br>
Shiv Bhatt - Stevens ME SRP Summer Research Assistant, 2023<br>
Noah Spina - Stevens Pinnacle Scholar Summer Research Assistant, 2023<br>
Sean Tetrick - Stevens Pinnacle Scholar Summer Research Assistant, 2023<br>
<a style="font-weight: bold;" href="https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=O4ZToj8AAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao">Dr. John McConnell</a> - Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering - May 2023 - Now an Assistant Professor at US Naval Academy<br>
Luisa Bonfim - Spring/Summer Research Assistant, 2023<br>
<a style="font-weight: bold;" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/erik-pearson-95573769">Dr. Erik Pearson</a> - Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering - January 2024 - Now a Research Engineer at Fauna Robotics<br>
Cameron Ruddy - Senior Research Engineer, 2023-2024<br>
Lucas Babbio - Visiting High School Summer Research Assistant, 2024<br>
J. Lovelace - Stevens Pinnacle Scholar Summer Research Assistant, 2023, 2024<br>
Vincent Renda - Stevens Pinnacle Scholar Summer Research Assistant, 2024<br>
Daniel Roche - Stevens Pinnacle Scholar Summer Research Assistant, 2023, 2024<br>
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