Hello! I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Aerospace Engineering at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University at Daytona Beach. I am broadly interested in developing principled frameworks for complex large-scale systems (systems with high degree of freedom or many decision makers) which are robust to real-world disturbances and adversarial attacks. My frameworks provide modeling, design, and analysis tools while enabling such systems to operate capably and safely. While I enjoy establishing theoretical properties of my frameworks, I also strongly believe in demonstrating their validity on real hardware platforms. My approach combines techniques from control theory, game theory, and reinforcement learning to address the fundamental challenges of scalability, uncertainty, and complexity in such systems.
\({\color{red}Note}:\) I am actively looking for motivated students interested in solving problems in the area of control, optimization, machine learning, and multi-agent systems. Students who have a strong mathematical background in linear algebra and probability are encouraged to apply. If you fit this description, please feel free to email me with your CV.
Previously, I was a postdoctoral scholar in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue University from September 2023 to August 2026, where I worked with Professor Vijay Gupta. I received my Ph.D. in 2023 from the department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Michigan State University where I was advised by Professor Shaunak D. Bopardikar.
Recent news
10/20/2026: Our paper titled, “Leveraging Offline Data for Online Linear Quadratic Control” has been accepted for publication by IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control (IEEE-TAC)
10/13/2026: Our paper titled, “Personalized and Collaborative Online LQR via Thompson Sampling” has been accepted for publication at Neurips 2026
09/23/2025: Gave a talk (Invited) titled, “Towards Designing Robust Smart Infrastructure Systems” at IEEE CSS Rising Star Symposium. Online available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ifu6g-tkVEU.
08/06/2025: Attended an invited workshop for Future Faculty Fellows organized by Northeastern Univeristy
06/08/2025: Gave a talk titled, “Robust Modeling for Complex Large-Scale Systems” at University of Maryland, College park
04/11/2025: Our paper titled, “Competitive Perimeter Defense in Linear Environments” has been accepted for publication by Theoretical Computer Science
04/08/2025: Our paper titled, “Time-Optimal Trajectory of a Dubins Vehicle with a Controllable Laser” has been accepted for publication by IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control (IEEE-TAC)
04/01/2025: Presented a poster at the 2025 CERIAS Annual Cybersecurity Symposium at Purdue University
10/20/2024: Our paper titled, “Rationality of Learning Algorithms in Normal-Form Games” has been accepted for publication by IEEE Control Systems Letters (IEEE-LCSS)
05/30/2024: Our paper titled, “Ranodmized Competitive Perimeter Defense on a Line” has been accepted for publication by IEEE Control Systems Letters (IEEE-LCSS)
05/30/2024: Presented a poster at the 2024 CERIAS Annual Security Symposium at Purdue University
01/09/2024: Our Paper titled, “Multi-vehicle perimeter defense in conical environments” has been accepted for publication by IEEE Transactions on Robotics (IEEE-TRO)
04/27/2024: Presented a poster at the 10th Midwest Workshop on Control and Game Theory
07/20/2023: Successfully passed my PhD defense
05/31/2023: Our Paper titled, “Perimeter defense using a turret with finite range and startup time” has been accepted for publication in the American Control Conference (ACC)
04/22/2023: Presented a poster at the 9th Midwest Workshop on Control and Game Theory
08/15/2022: Awarded a certificate in Leadership, Team Work and Communication
04/14/2022: Received the best poster award at Michigan State University Engineering Graduate Symposium
03/31/2022: Graduated from Michigan State University Leadership Academy Cohort
07/31/2019: Graduated from Michigan State University with M.Sc. in Electrical and Computer Science