Principal Investigator
Kaveh Akbari Hamed, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Virginia Tech
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Vinay R. Kamidi
Ph.D. Candidate
Mechanical Engineering
Thesis: Distributed Feedback Control Algorithms for Cooperative Locomotion: From Bipedal to Quadrupedal Robots
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Jeeseop Kim
Ph.D. Candidate
Mechanical Engineering
Thesis: Cooperative Locomotion of Quadrupedal Robots: From Supervisory Predictive Control to Distributed Control
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Leila Amanzadeh
Ph.D. Student
Mechanical Engineering
Co-advisor: Dr. Alex Leonessa
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Abhishek Pandala
Ph.D. Candidate
Mechanical Engineering
Thesis: Robust Control of Quadrupedal Locomotion in Complex Environments
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Basit Muhammad Imran
Ph.D. Candidate
Mechanical Engineering
Co-advisor: Dr. Alex Leonessa
Thesis: Distributed Control of Multiagnet Legged Systems
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Randy Fawcett
M.S. Student
Mechanical Engineering
Thesis: Real-Time Planning and Nonlinear Control for Robust Quadrupedal Locomotion with Tails
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Current Graduate Students
Joseph Martin
M.S. Student
Mechanical Engineering
Thesis: Design of Time-Varying Hybrid Zero Dynamics Controllers for
Exponential Stabilization of Agile Quadrupedal Locomotion
Defense date: October 2020
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Graduate Students Alumni
Loek J. Trimbach
International Visitor (M.S. Student), 01/2018-03/2018
Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e)
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Visitors
Jerry Lian
Undergraduate Student
Mechanical Engineering
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Michael Otooni
Undergraduate Student
Electrical and Computer Engineering
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Shengyuan Niu
Undergraduate Student
Mechanical Engineering
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Zihang Zhao
Undergraduate Student
Mechanical Engineering
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Fujun Ruan
Undergraduate Student
Mechanical Engineering
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Anshool Pradhan
Undergraduate Student
Mechanical Engineering
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Sean Eagen
Undergraduate Student
Mechanical Engineering
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Jiajun Zhang
Undergraduate Student
Mechanical Engineering
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Undergraduate Students
Neema Ahmadian
K12 Researcher
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K-12 Researchers
Prospective Students
We are looking for motivated, talented graduate students from all over the world, who wish to undertake Ph.D. research at the cutting edge of control theory and robotics. The desired candidates hold an MS or BS degree in Engineering (preferably ECE, ME, AE), (Applied) Mathematics, Computer science, or related fields. The candidates for these positions should have a strong background in mathematics, programming, and hardware together with hands-on experience. In particular, we are interested in the following skills:
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Strong mathematical background on control theory and robotics;
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Strong programming skills: C/C++, MATLAB/Simulink, Python, ROS, and Microcontrollers; and
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Implementing feedback control in hardware (sophisticated legged machines in the lab).
If interested in this position, please e-mail Dr. Akbari Hamed with a 1) cover letter and 2) resume/CV as PDF attachments. Incomplete applications will not be considered.