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My current research focuses on aerial/ground robots, wearable devices, and other cyber-physical systems that are supported by cloud computing and that operate over advanced wireless communication networks.

The FOE symposium is unique from traditional conferences in that it brings together top experts from diverse fields, which fosters an opportunity to create new connections, trigger ideas in fundamentally new and exciting directions, and collaborate with top engineers and innovators who are like-minded.  

I lead programs in large-scale automated-intelligent big data machine learning and artificial intelligence systems for prognostics, diagnostics, and monitoring of industrial assets.

I develop methodologies for the analysis, design, and control of autonomous systems, with an emphasis on self-driving vehicles, autonomous aerospace vehicles, and large-scale robotic networks.

The FOE allowed me to expand my professional network. Most importantly, the FOE allowed me to establish new interdisciplinary collaborations that catalyzed my research on space robotics. 

My research interests include data-enhanced power system modeling and analysis, security-oriented cyberphysical techniques for studying the interdependencies of electrical and cyber infrastructures, and making algorithms more robust with respect to untrustworthy inputs.

FOE was valuable because I was able to interact with young and innovative engineering leaders, and we were able to share ideas with each other in a way that I expect will have a big impact on advancing the state of the art across many domains of engineering in the US. For example, I am partnering with an engineer I met there on a Grainger Foundation Frontiers of Engineering Grant that seeds our collaboration on situational awareness-based resilient response for cyber-physical systems.

We examine stem cell mechanobiology, i.e., the influence of intrinsic environmental properties (e.g., stiffness) on a cell’s decision to become one type of tissue or another. We mostly direct stem cells to become skeletal and cardiac muscle for therapeutic applications.

The FOE symposium was an outstanding opportunity to learn about many disparate disciplines of engineering and to brainstorm how my research could interact with or benefit from these areas. I developed a new perspective on several topics and networked with leaders in academia and industry, subsequently exploring new collaborative opportunities.

I research functional materials for sustainable technologies and materials sustainability, including solid-state sorbents for environmental applications like carbon capture, gas separation materials, and rational and accelerated design of materials through an integrated computational and experimental approach.

The FOE program allowed me to meet accomplished and diverse researchers working on interesting topics outside my area of expertise. The entire event was enlightening and intellectually-stimulating in a big way. What impressed me the most was the sense of creativity reflected by everyone’s research both on and off stage. The whole experience left me with a much broader view of different sectors working together towards a much bigger goal. My experience at the FOE motivated me to leave the bench recently for a very unique opportunity - a one year detail at my organization's program coordination office where I will take a "30,000-foot" view of the entire organization, further my understanding of major programs, and solve problems outside my comfort zone.