Lecturer

Educational Background Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of California at Berkeley — 1994 M.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of California at Berkeley — 1992 B.Tech., Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras — 1989 Research Interests Decision and Control Algorithms for Enabling Autonomy Advanced Air Mobility Robotics Intelligent Transportation Systems Systems, Control & Applied Optimization Awards & Honors IEEE ITSS Distinguished Lecturer - 2025 Fellow, IEEE - 2018 Best Paper Award, IEEE International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems - 2014 Fellow, ASME - 2010 The Association of Former Students' Distinguished Achievement Award (College Level) - 2009 Tenneco Award for Meritorious Teaching of Engineering - 2009 Texas A&M University College of Engineering Faculty Fellow - 2009