Lab Alumni
Former PhD or MS Thesis Students and Post-Docs

Brian Bittner
Ph.D in Robotics (2020)Researcher in John Hopkins University
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, 2016
M.S. Robotics, University of Michigan, 2018
Ph.D. Robotics, University of Michigan, 2020.

Dan Zhao
Ph.D in Mechanical Engineering (2021)Senior Control Engineer in XPENG Robotics
B.S.M.E Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, 2014
M.S. Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Micghian, 2019
PhD. Mechanical Engineering, University of Micghian, 2021.

Matthew Kvalheim
Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering (2018)Postdoctoral researcher at the University of Pennsylvania
Ph.D. Electrical Engineering 2018, University of Michigan.
M.S. Mathematics 2017, University of Michigan.
M.S. Electrical Engineering 2017, University of Michigan.
B.S. Electrical Engineering 2013, Ohio University.

Parag Bobade
Postdoctoral ResearcherElectrical Engineering
PhD , Engineering Mechanics, Virginia Tech, 2017
MS, Mathematics, Virginia Tech, 2017
M.Tech, Mechanical Engineering, IIT Bombay, 2014
B.Tech, Mechanical Engineering, NIT Jamshedpur, 2011

Soonhyeong Choi
Master's StudentECE (Robotics)
B.S. Information Science, Military Art and Science(double major), Korea Military Academy, 2014

Ziyou Wu
Ph.D in Robotics (2024)Robotics
B.S. Data Science, University of Michigan, 2019.
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiaotong University, 2019.
PhD. Robotics, University of Micghian, 2024.
Former Graduate Students (non-thesis)

Anirudh Aatresh
Masters StudentEECS (Robotics)
B.Tech. Electronics and Communication Engineering, National Institute of Technology Karnataka, India, 2021

Anand Asokan
Master in Robotics (2021)Robotics
B.Tech Instrumentation and Control Engineering, NIT Tiruchirappalli, India, 2019
M.S. Robotics, University of Michigan, 2021

Arun Bishop
Master in Robotics (2021)Robotics
B.S.E Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, 2020
M.S. Robotics, University of Michigan, 2021

Bingqian Yang
Master StudentMechanical Engineering
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, 2020

Devin McCulley
Master StudentRobotics

Daniel Kennedy
Ph.D Pre-candidateElectrical and Computer Engineering
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Kentucky, 2021

Duncan Abbot
Master in ECE (2020)Robotics
second year masters student in ECE Robotics.

Erick Vega
Master StudentElectrical & Computer Eng
M.S. Applied Mathematics, University of Michigan, 2015. B.S. Applied Mathematics, University of Arizona, 2013

Sandilya Sai Garimella
Master of ScienceRobotics
B.S.E. Mechanical Engineering, Minor in Electrical Engineering, University of Michigan, 2019-2022

Gaurav Manda
Master studentElectrical Engineering
B.S. Electrical Engineering, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities, 2018

Gokul Prabhakaran
Master StudentRobotics
B.S. Mechanical Engineering and Minor in Computer Science, National University of Singapore, 2022

Guangyi Liu
Master StudentMechanical Engineering
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Southeast University Chengxian College, 2022

Taesung Heo
Masters StudentMechanical Engineering
B.S.M.E 2014 Department of Mechanical Engineering, POSTECH, Pohang, South Korea.

Yue Sun
Research AssociateRobotics Institute
B.S. Automation Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China, 2014
M.S. Robotics, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 2016

Ji Hwang Kim
Master studentRobotics
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Rice University, 2018

Mohammad Khodabakhsh
PhD StudentElectrical Engineering

Pranjal Ravindra Khakse
Master of ScienceMechanical Engineering
B.Tech Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, 2019-2023

Hao Luo
Undergraduate StudentMechanical Engineering
B.S.E. Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, 2019.

Nicholas Pagliocca
Master StudentElectrical & Computer Engineering
M.S. Mechanical Engineering, Rowan University, 2022

Piyapath Siratarnsophon
Masters StudentElectrical Engineering and Computer Engineering

Peerayos Pongsachai
Master StudentRobotics
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, New York University, 2020

Paul Danciu
Master StudentIntegrated Circuits and VLSI
BSE in computer Engineering, University of Michigan, 2021

Rohit Banerjee
Master StudentRobotics
BEng Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Manchester, 2020

Ryan Sandberg
Ph.D Pre-candidateApplied Mathematics

Zekun Bian
Master StudentMechanical Engineering
B.S. Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, 2015.
M.S. Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, 2018
Former Undergraduate Students

Advait Deshpande
Undergraduate StudentComputer Science Engineering
BSE Computer Science Engineering, University of Michigan, 2023

Arnold Zhou
Undergraduate StudentComputer Science and Statistics

Austin Chen
Undergraduate StudentElectrical Engineering and Computer Science
B.S. Electrical Engineering, University of Michigan, 2018. B.S. Computer Science, University of Michigan, 2018.

Andrew Lyandar
Undergraduate StudentElectrical Engineering
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, Fall 2022

Arjun Sangwan
Undergraduate StudentComputer Engineering
B.S.E. Electrical Engineering, University of Michigan, 2019.

Beckett McMath
Undergraduate StudentElectrical Engineering
B.S.E. Electrical Engineering, University of Michigan, 2019.

Elizabeth Bisson
Undergraduate StudentMechanical Engineering
B.S.E. Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, 2019.

Cameron Burdgick
Undergraduate StudentComputer Science & Data Science
B.S.E. Computer Science & Data Science, University of Michigan, 2024

Claudia Ma
Undergraduate StudentMechanical Engineering
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, 2018.

Chad Schaffer
Undergraduate StudentComputer Engineering

Derek Xia
Undergraduate StudentComputer Science

Ellen Reed
Undergraduate StudentComputer Engineering

Fuhu Xiao
Undergraduate StudentComputer Engineering
B.S.E. Computer Engineering, University of Michigan, 2020

Gregory Cunningham
Undergraduate StudentElectrical Engineering

Anish Gupta
Visiting StudentRobotics
B.Tech. Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Engineering, VNIT, India, 2018

Haochen Yu
Undergraduate StudentComputer Science
B.S. Computer Science, University Of Michigan, 2023

Haotian Li
Undergraduate StudentComputer Engineering
B.S.E. Electrical Engineering, University of Michigan, 2020.

Jack Gregory
Undergraduate StudentElectrical Engineering

Jacob Chateau
Visiting ScholarMathematics

Jakub Kraus
Undergraduate StudentData Science, Mathematics

Joseph Franc
Undergraduate StudentComputer Science

Jiayi Chen
UndergradusateElectrical and Computer Engineering
B.S. Electrical Engineering, University of Michigan, 2020, B.S. Electrical and Computer Engineering, Shanghai Jiaotong University, 2020

Jonathan Jeyachandran
Undergraduate StudentMechanical Engineering
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, 2019.

James Nykamp
Undergraduate StudentMechanical Engineering
B.S.E. Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, 2021

Joseph Jang
Undergraduate StudentMechanical Engineering with a minor in Computer Science

Josh Trate
Undergraduate StudentPhysics and Computer Science

Jerry Liu
Undergraduate StudentElectrical Engineering
B.S. Electrical Engineering, University of Michigan, 2021

Chun Lin Liu
Undergraduate studentComputer Science
Working on B.S.E Computer Science

Yunshan Liu
Visiting studentMeasuring and Control Technology and Instrument
B.S. Measuring and Control Technology and Instrument,Tianjin University, 2017.

Madison Ellsworth
Undergraduate StudentMechanical Engineering
B.S.E. Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, 2020.

Michael Kolakowski
Undergraduate StudentMechanical Engineering
B.S.E. Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, 2020.

Min Kyu Kim
M.S. StudentRobotics
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 2024

Matthew Magro
Undergraduate StudentComputer Engineering

Michael Saloka
Undergraduate StudentMechanical Engineering
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, 2019.

Ming-Yuan Yu
PhD StudentRobotics

Naeun Kim
Undergraduate StudentComputer Science
B.S. Computer Science, University of Michigan, 2019.

Nicholas Peabody
Undergraduate StudentElectrical Engineering
“B.S.E. Electrical Engineering, University of Michigan, 2023”

Nathan Silverman
Undergraduate StudentComputer Engineering
B.S.E. Computer Engineering, University of Michigan, 2020.

Prabhleen Pawar
Undergraduate StudentComputer Science
B.S.E Computer Science, University of Michigan, 2026

Preston Fossee
Undergraduate StudentMechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering
B.S.E. Mechanical Engineering, B.S.E. Electrical Engineering, University of Michigan, 2020

Colin Tan
Undergraduate StudentComputer Science and Mathematics
B.S. Computer Science, University of Michigan, 2019. B.S. Honors Mathematics, University of Michigan, 2019.

Vikram Sachdeva
Undergraduate StudentElectrical Engineering
B.S. Electrical Engineering, University of Michigan, 2019.

Sashreek Shankar
Undergraduate StudentComputer Engineering
B.S.E. Computer Engineering, University of Michigan, 2025

Taha Teke
Undergraduate StudentComputer Science
B.S. Computer Science, University of Michigan, 2023

Tyson Lin
Undergraduate StudentComputer Engineering
B.S.E. Computer Engineering, University Of Michigan, 2025

Zhuzhu Wang
Undergraduate StudentElectrical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering
B.S. Electrical Engineering, University of Michigan, 2020. B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 2020.

William van den Bogert
Undergraduate StudentMechanical Engineering
B.S.E. Mechanical Engineering in Progress, Complete in 2021

Yiannos Demetriou
Undergraduate StudentComputer Science, Cognitive Science, and Biopsychology, Cognition and Neuroscience
B.S. Computer Science, B.S. Cognitive Science, B.S. Biopsychology, Cognition, and Neuroscience, University of Michigan, 2023

Madhav Goli
Undergraduate StudentElectrical Engineering
B.S.E.E. 2019 Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
