I am currently a graduate student in the Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University, supported by a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship and advised by Chris Atkeson. My research focuses on motion planning and control theory as applied to autonomous robots, particularly in the areas of humanoids and manipulation.

I received dual-BS degrees in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology when I was 19. As an undergraduate in the Center for Robotics and Intelligent Machines, my research was jointly advised by (in the order of appearance) Magnus Egerstedt, Ayanna Howard, and Mike Stilman. I hold Tri-MS degrees in Electrical & Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Robotics from Georgia Tech and CMU, as well as the EIT certification from the Georgia State Board of Registration for Engineer & Land Surveyor. In my spare time, I’ve planned theoretical missions at the Jet Propulsion Lab to probe small-bodies in our solar system and contributed over 100 articles to Wikipedia in the areas of control theory and robotics. I have an Erdős number of 4.

In my formative years, I wrote poems in the Tang Dynasty style of Jueju and collected recordings by Wilhelm Furtwängler. Independent of my scientific pursuits, I remain a devoted humanist and have broad interests in the study of the arts, particularly in classic European paintings, sculptures, and musicology. I enjoy reading literary works from the Western Canon, especially versed dramas and narrative poems. Works by Mozart, Shakespeare, and the pre-Raphaelites are among my favorite things in life.

My email is robot@cmu.edu

I own a MacBook.

I talk to myself.

If you are dazzled enough by this whirlwind introduction and think we might have an interesting discussion on any aspects of life including mundane topics such as school and research, feel free to contact me. Let’s talk. If you decide to email me, do use the subject “π/2″ to avoid my spam filter.