About

I am an Assistant Professor in University of Richmond’s Department of Computer Science. My research develops the mathematical principles, algorithms, and architectures to create collaborative, safe human-robot teams. My career spans government, industry, and academic institutions serving in roles across the autonomous systems stack: developer, principal investigator, and educator.

Education

Ph.D. Electrical and Computer Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology

• Advisor: Prof. Magnus Egerstedt, GRITS Lab
• Thesis: Motion Description Languages: From Specification to Execution

M.S. Electrical Engineering, University of Maryland College Park

B.S. Physics and Applied Mathematics, Hampden-Sydney College

Professional Experience

• Assistant Professor, Virginia Commonwealth University
• Lead Autonomous Systems Engineer, MITRE Corporation
• Sr. Principal Research Scientist, BAE Systems FAST Labs
• Assistant Professor, York College of Pennsylvania
• Research Engineer, Intelligent Automation, Inc. (now Blue Halo)
• Research Engineer, Army Research Lab