Our Team
William Robert (Bob) Norris, Ph.D, MBA ~ Lab Director
With more than 20 years of unmanned system technology, business development, marketing, and program management experience, I am well-qualified in developing opportunities for the introduction and commercialization of new products.
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wrnorris@Illinois.edu
With more than 20 years of unmanned system technology, business development, marketing, and program management experience, I am well-qualified in developing opportunities for the introduction and commercialization of new products.
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wrnorris@Illinois.edu
Graduate Students
Hang Cui ~ Graduate Research Assistant
Experienced data analyst with a demonstrated history of working in the machinery industry. Skilled in reinforcement learning, AI, deep learning, Python, MATLAB & Simulink, LabVIEW, and C++. Strong information technology professional working on a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) focused in robotics and system engineering from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
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Experienced data analyst with a demonstrated history of working in the machinery industry. Skilled in reinforcement learning, AI, deep learning, Python, MATLAB & Simulink, LabVIEW, and C++. Strong information technology professional working on a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) focused in robotics and system engineering from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
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Michaela Lobato ~ Graduate Research Assistant
Michaela graduated with her B.S. from the Grainger College of Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in December 2019. Her major was in systems engineering and design with a concentration in robotics and autonomous systems and a minor in Spanish.
She is now a graduate student involved in robotics research in the Autonomous and Unmanned Vehicle Systems Laboratory within the Industrial and Enterprise Systems Engineering department at UIUC. Her research has focused on multi-robot localization and terrain mapping using UAVs.
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Michaela graduated with her B.S. from the Grainger College of Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in December 2019. Her major was in systems engineering and design with a concentration in robotics and autonomous systems and a minor in Spanish.
She is now a graduate student involved in robotics research in the Autonomous and Unmanned Vehicle Systems Laboratory within the Industrial and Enterprise Systems Engineering department at UIUC. Her research has focused on multi-robot localization and terrain mapping using UAVs.
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Sharan Balasubramanian ~ Graduate Research Assistant
I’ve done my Bachelor’s in mechanical engineering with a minor in automobile engineering. During my Bachelor’s, I gained a fair share of knowledge in designing and manufacturing a Formula student car when I was a part of Pegasus Racing (http://www.pegasusracing.in/). When attending Formula Student Germany, I attended a techtalk on autonomous vehicles and got interested towards autonomy. So I started my master’s with a focus on machine learning and data science and joined the AUVSL team. I’m interested in applying machine learning towards real-life systems. My current area of research involves using neural networks for modelling dynamic systems for Kalman filtering and localization.
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I’ve done my Bachelor’s in mechanical engineering with a minor in automobile engineering. During my Bachelor’s, I gained a fair share of knowledge in designing and manufacturing a Formula student car when I was a part of Pegasus Racing (http://www.pegasusracing.in/). When attending Formula Student Germany, I attended a techtalk on autonomous vehicles and got interested towards autonomy. So I started my master’s with a focus on machine learning and data science and joined the AUVSL team. I’m interested in applying machine learning towards real-life systems. My current area of research involves using neural networks for modelling dynamic systems for Kalman filtering and localization.
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Yu Chen ~ Graduate Research Assistant
I am a master student who majors in mechanical science and engineering and works under the leadership of Prof. William Robert Norris. I have gained my fair share of knowledge in manufacturing, mechanical design, and structural analysis during my undergraduate days in Michigan State. Now I am focusing my interest and energy on studying robotics and dynamic control in a demanding graduate school program in U of I.
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I am a master student who majors in mechanical science and engineering and works under the leadership of Prof. William Robert Norris. I have gained my fair share of knowledge in manufacturing, mechanical design, and structural analysis during my undergraduate days in Michigan State. Now I am focusing my interest and energy on studying robotics and dynamic control in a demanding graduate school program in U of I.
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Maxwel Cichon ~ Graduate Research Assistant
Systems engineering student with robotics and test engineering experience
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Systems engineering student with robotics and test engineering experience
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Ayush Rajput ~ Graduate Research Assistant
I am a graduate student at UIUC majoring in data science. I enjoy working at the intersection of machine learning, decision science and control systems. I am currently working with the submarine team and helping them to design an efficient underwater motion controller.
I am a graduate student at UIUC majoring in data science. I enjoy working at the intersection of machine learning, decision science and control systems. I am currently working with the submarine team and helping them to design an efficient underwater motion controller.
Sourabh Kannadka ~ Graduate Research Assistant
I am a graduate student pursuing data science and advanced analytics in the industrial engineering program here at UIUC. I am passionate about incorporating AI techniques to improve complex processes. My current research is on multi-sensor data fusion and neural network based controller development in C++.
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I am a graduate student pursuing data science and advanced analytics in the industrial engineering program here at UIUC. I am passionate about incorporating AI techniques to improve complex processes. My current research is on multi-sensor data fusion and neural network based controller development in C++.
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Konur Yigit ~ Graduate Research Assistant
I'm a graduate student at the Department of Aerospace Engineering of UIUC. My interests include high-level control of robotic agents, controller design, and control software development. I hold an M.Sc. degree in marine engineering from MIT and a B.Sc. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Tr Naval Academy.
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I'm a graduate student at the Department of Aerospace Engineering of UIUC. My interests include high-level control of robotic agents, controller design, and control software development. I hold an M.Sc. degree in marine engineering from MIT and a B.Sc. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Tr Naval Academy.
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Justin Yurkanin ~ Undergraduate Research Assistant
I'm a graduate student with experience in controller design and hope to assist with the underwater submarine project in any way I can.
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I'm a graduate student with experience in controller design and hope to assist with the underwater submarine project in any way I can.
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Woojin Ahn ~ Undergraduate Research Assistant
I am a graduate student at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign majoring in systems engineering.
My concentration is autonomous systems and robotics and minor is computer science.
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I am a graduate student at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign majoring in systems engineering.
My concentration is autonomous systems and robotics and minor is computer science.
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Undergraduate Students
Chirag Rastogi ~ Undergraduate Research Assistant
I am an undergraduate student at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign pursing a degree in computer engineering. I am working with the team on the autonomous submarine. My interests include mobile Robotics, computer vision and machine learning.
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I am an undergraduate student at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign pursing a degree in computer engineering. I am working with the team on the autonomous submarine. My interests include mobile Robotics, computer vision and machine learning.
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Sidhanth Asur ~ Undergraduate Research Assistant
I am a freshman studying systems engineering and design at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, concentrating in robotics and automation, with a minor in political science. My interests include robotics, cutting-edge technology, and any mode of transportation.
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I am a freshman studying systems engineering and design at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, concentrating in robotics and automation, with a minor in political science. My interests include robotics, cutting-edge technology, and any mode of transportation.
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Joanna Wu ~ Undergraduate Research Assistant
I am a sophomore at UIUC majoring in systems engineering with a concentration in robotics.
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Orson Wang ~ Undergraduate Research Assistant
I am a sophomore studying Systems Engineering and Design with a concentration in autonomous systems and robotics.
I am a sophomore studying Systems Engineering and Design with a concentration in autonomous systems and robotics.
Matthew Obradovic ~ Undergraduate Research Assistant
Yash Khaitan ~ Tentative
Yash Khaitan ~ Tentative
Graduated Team Members
Rodra Hascaryo ~ Research Engineer
Rodra is an M.S. alum of aerospace engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His primary interests are systems engineering and autonomous systems. He works on improving navigation of autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) by incorporating dynamic models into the motion prediction step of simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM).
Currently, he is a PhD research assistant in aerospace engineering at UIUC.
Rodra's LinkedIn
Rodra is an M.S. alum of aerospace engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His primary interests are systems engineering and autonomous systems. He works on improving navigation of autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) by incorporating dynamic models into the motion prediction step of simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM).
Currently, he is a PhD research assistant in aerospace engineering at UIUC.
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James Keiller ~ Research Engineer
James graduated with an M.S. in electrical engineering from UIUC in December 2019, and works as a research engineer for AUVSL. Robotics, particularly autonomous mobile vehicles, are his primary research interest. His thesis was a localization engine for heterogenous teams of autonomous vehicles using ultra-wideband (UWB) beacons.
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James graduated with an M.S. in electrical engineering from UIUC in December 2019, and works as a research engineer for AUVSL. Robotics, particularly autonomous mobile vehicles, are his primary research interest. His thesis was a localization engine for heterogenous teams of autonomous vehicles using ultra-wideband (UWB) beacons.
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Sandeep Srikonda ~ Research Engineer
I graduated with a Master's in aerospace engineering in August 2019. I have since been working as a research engineer at AUVSL developing controllers using reinforcement learning and model based motion planning. I also work with perception, mapping and localization teams and coordinate some of their research.
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I graduated with a Master's in aerospace engineering in August 2019. I have since been working as a research engineer at AUVSL developing controllers using reinforcement learning and model based motion planning. I also work with perception, mapping and localization teams and coordinate some of their research.
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Contact AUVSL
Professor William R. (Bob) Norris
Department of Industrial and Enterprise Systems Engineering
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
210B Transportation Building
104 S. Mathews Ave.
Urbana, IL 61801-3080
(217) 300-6647
Email: wrnorris@Illinois.edu
Professor William R. (Bob) Norris
Department of Industrial and Enterprise Systems Engineering
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
210B Transportation Building
104 S. Mathews Ave.
Urbana, IL 61801-3080
(217) 300-6647
Email: wrnorris@Illinois.edu
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