Principal Investigator
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Nikolaus Correll PhD in Computer Science EPFL 2007 MS in Electrical Engineering ETH2003Asst. Professor in Computer Science Asst. Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering (by courtesy) Asst. Professor in Aerospace Engineering Sciences (by courtesy) |
Staff
Post-Docs
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Dustin Reishus PhD, USC, 2009 MS in Computer Science, USC, 2005 BS in Computer Science, USC, 2003 |
PhD Students
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Dave Coleman BS in Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2010 Minor in Computer Science, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2010 Research interests: robotic arm manipulation, grasping, and perception |
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Anshul Kanakia BS in Computer Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2010 Research interests: Design and Application of Swarm Robot Algorithms |
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John Klingner BA in Physics, Cornell College, 2012Research interests: Quadrotors, Robotics |
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Erik Komendera BSE in Aerospace Engineering, University of Michigan, 2007 Research interests: Biologically-inspired robotics, nonlinear dynamics, machine learning, robotic assembly. |
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Shang Ma MS in Computer Science, Tsinghua University ’12 BS in Business Administration, Zhejiang University ’09 BS in Electrical Engineering, Zhejiang University ’09 Research Interests: Human-Computer Interaction, Ubiquitous Computing, Wearable Computing, Tangible User Interface, Robotics, Hardware Design |
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Andy McEvoy MS in Aerospace Engineering, Spacecraft Dynamics & Controls, Texas A&M University, 2005 BS in Aerospace Engineering, Texas A&M University, 2004 Research Interests: Robotic Construction and Assembly |
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Halley Profita MS in Industrial Design, Georgia Tech, 2011. BSBA in Management Science, University of Miami, 2008 Research Interests: Wearable and Embedded Assistive Technology, E-Textiles, Novel Sensing |
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Rowan Wing MS in Education, University of Colorado, Boulder, 2006 Bachelor of Arts and Sciences, St. John’s College, 1999 Research Interests: Machine learning, cognitive modeling, and applications to education |
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Charles Dietrich |
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Heather Hava |
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Dana Hughes |
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Jaeheon Jeong |
Undergraduates
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Michael Beam ME candidateNSF REU |
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Britta Ulm ME candidateNSF REU |
Alumni
Phd Students
Dr. Michael Otte, CS, Fall 2011, PhD Thesis: ”Any-Com Multi-Robot Path Planning”, now Post-Doc with Emilio Frazzoli at the ARES Lab, MIT
Master’s Students
Vijeth Rai, Fall 2011, ECE, MS Thesis: “Self Assembly of Modular Robots with Finite Number of Modules Using Graph Grammars”, now researcher at the Center for Bionic Medicine at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago and on his way to a PhD at Virgina Tech.
Undergraduates
Christopher Johnson, ECE, Spring 2013, NSF REU on the Self-Organizing Amorphous Facade and Goldshirt Electronics.
Henry Horsey, ME, Olin College, Summer 2012, UROP project on designing elements of the Self-Organizing Amorphous Facade.
Daniel Sutton, CS, Spring 2012, Senior Thesis: “Object Interaction Language (OIL): An intent-based language for programming self-organized sensor/actuator networks“.
Karamjeet Khalsa, CS, Spring 2011, Senior Thesis: “Realistic Simulation of Spatial Computers and Robot Swarms”.
Brian McDonald, CS, Spring 2010, UROP project on low-level drivers for the CLAM manipulating arm, now MSE student in CU’s ECE program.
Visitors
Prof. Ken Sugawara, Tohoku Gakuin University, Japan, 2011-2012



















