People
Panos Artemiadis
Director, Professor of Mechanical Engineering
partem@udel.edu
Panos Artemiadis received his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) in Greece, in 2009. Then he worked as a postdoctoral research associate in the Mechanical Engineering Department, at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He worked as an Assistant Professor in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Arizona State University since 2011 and then as an associate professor until 2019, when he joined the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Delaware, where he is currently a Professor. He is the recipient of the 2014 DARPA Young Faculty Award, the 2014 AFOSR Young Investigator Award, and he is an ASME Fellow.
Bradley Hobbs, Ph.D.
Post-Doctoral Researcher
Bradley Hobbs received his B.S. in Mechatronics Engineering from Middle Tennessee State University and his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Delaware. His Ph.D. focused on a visual feedback approach to training gait kinetics using robotic systems over compliant terrain. He is currently a postdoctoral researcher focused on the research and development of a custom force platform for robot-assisted rehabilitation.
Email: bwh@udel.edu
Charikleia Angelidou
Graduate Student (Ph.D.)
Charikleia Angelidou received her Diploma in Mechanical Engineering and her MSc in Autonomous Systems and Robotics from the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) in Greece. She has worked in the field of Robotic Process Automation as a software developer from 2020 – 2021. She is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering on the performance analysis of an ankle-foot prosthesis with controllable impedance in dynamic environments.
Email: cangelid@udel.edu
Jesus Orozco
Graduate Student (Ph.D.)
Jesus Orozco received his B.S. and M.Eng. in Aerospace Engineering from Texas A&M University. He also worked in the Flight Dynamics Facility at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in support of Launch Vehicles, Human Space Flight, and various on-orbit spacecraft. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering focused on electroencephalographic feedback on subject engagement in infants with the use of a robotic swarm.
Email: jaon@udel.edu
Stergios E. Bachoumas
Graduate Student (Ph.D.)
Stergios E. Bachoumas received his Diploma in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering from the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) in 2019. He also received his M.Sc. in Autonomous Systems and Robotics from NTUA in 2022. His research is focused on creating multimodal interfaces for the interactions between human operators and swarms of robots.
Email: stevbach@udel.edu
Shubham Kumbhar
Graduate Student (Ph.D.)
Shubham S. Kumbhar received his dual degree (B.Tech. + M.Tech) in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay) in India, in 2022. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering focused on developing control frameworks for physical human-humanoid collaboration.
Email: shubhamk@udel.edu
Ben Caro
Master's in Robotics Student
Ben Caro received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Delaware in May 2024, and he is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Robotics. Previously, he worked on creating a simulated environment for robot swarm control. Currently, he is working with a bimanual manipulator to automate complex human tasks.
Email: bencaro@udel.edu
Riya Baranwal
Master's in Robotics Student
Riya Baranwal earned her B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the National Institute of Technology Srinagar in India. She is pursuing a Master’s in Robotics, focusing on human interaction and understanding.
Email: riyabara@udel.edu
Connor Ludwin
Master's in Robotics Student
Connor Ludwin received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Delaware in May 2024. He is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Robotics, focusing on analyzing gait data on compliant surfaces.
Email: ludwicon@udel.edu
John (Jack) Cahill
Undergraduate Student Mechanical Engineering
Jack Cahill is pursuing his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering with a Minor in Mathematics at the University of Delaware Honors College. He is focusing on human-swarm interaction.
Email: jccahill@udel.edu
Coleman Walsh
Undergraduate Student Cognitive Science and Computer Science
Coleman Walsh is pursuing his B.S. in Cognitive Science and Computer Science with a minor in Neuroscience at the University of Delaware. He is focusing on EEG-based human-swarm interaction.
Email: cowalsh@udel.edu
Ciaran Destino
Undergraduate Student Mechanical Engineering
Ciaran Destino is pursuing his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Delaware. His research focuses on the low level control of mecanum wheel robots.
Email: cdestino@udel.edu
Alumni
Name and Degree graduated with
Vaughn Chambers, Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, UD
Chrysostomos Karakasis, Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, UD
Camryn Scully, MS in Robotics, UD
Yashwanth Tekumudi, MS in Robotics, UD
Jensen Gaither, BS in Mechanical Engineering, UD
Emiliano Quinones Yumbla*, Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, ASU
Matthew Cavorsi*, Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Harvard
Zachary The, MS in Robotics, UD
Rob Samuelson, MS in Robotics, UD
Jack Swift, BS in Mechanical Engineering, UD
Sydney Przywara, BS in Mechanical Engineering, UD
Michael Rosen, BS in Mechanical Engineering, UD
Ajitesh Singh, MS in Robotics, UD
Justin Hunt*, Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, ASU
Carly Thalman, Ph.D. in Systems Engineering, ASU
Allysa Mae Tuano, BS in Mechanical Engineering, UD
Lynsey Lehmann, BS in Mechanical Engineering, ASU
Enoch M. O’Neal, BS in Mechanical Engineering, ASU
Michael Drolet, BS in Computer Science, MA in Mathematics, ASU
Daniel Lee, BS in Mechanical Engineering, ASU
Alexander Fulginiti, BS in Mechanical Engineering, ASU
Brandon Dubbs, BS in Mechanical Engineering, ASU
Harsh Lal, MS in Mechanical Engineering, ASU
Junxin Wang, MS in Mechanical Engineering, ASU
Ruby Obeng, MS in Biomedical Engineering, ASU
Linda Fou, MS in Mechanical Engineering, ASU
Bryan Whitsell, Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, ASU
George Konstantinos Karavas, MS in Mechanical Engineering, ASU
Jeffrey Skidmore, Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, ASU
Masood Nevisipour*, Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, ASU
Robert Holgate*, Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, ASU
Shreya Udupa, BS with Honors in Mechanical Engineering, ASU
Andrew Barkan, BS with Honors in Mechanical Engineering, ASU
Daniel Larsson, MS in Aerospace Engineering, ASU
Mark Ison, Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, ASU
Alison Gibson, BS in Mechanical Engineering, ASU
Elena Whitton, BS with Honors in Mechanical Engineering, ASU
Yuting Wang, MS in Mechanical Engineering, ASU
Chris Antuvan, MS in Mechanical Engineering, ASU
Harshil Patel, MS in Mechanical Engineering, ASU
Eric Yanez, BS with Honors in Mechanical Engineering, ASU
Gerald O’Neill III, BS with Honors in Mechanical Engineering, ASU
Vincent Bevilacqua, BS with Honors in Mechanical Engineering, ASU
Jennifer Megan Mincieli, BS with Honors in Mechanical Engineering, ASU
Dillon Card, BS with Honors in Mechanical Engineering, ASU
Akshat Baveja, MS in Mechanical Engineering, ASU
Ryan Frost, MSE in Mechanical Engineering
Jeremy Johnson, BSE in Mechanical Engineering
Xavier Vargas, BSE in Mechanical Engineering
Stephen Warren, BSE in Mechanical Engineering
William Lee, BSE in Mechanical Engineering
Taylor Cerchie, BSE in Mechanical Engineering
Brad Shoemaker, BSE in Mechanical Engineering
Jonathon Houda, BSE in Mechanical Engineering
Where they are now
Grant Street Group
Johnson & Johnson
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Mesodyne
University of Puerto Rico
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W. L. Gore & Associates
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Globus Medical
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Salesforce
Sol Robotics, Nikon
Apple
Apple
Apple
ASML
pursuing PhD in ASU
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Intel
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pursuing Ph.D. in ASU
Honeywell Aerospace
Peraton Labs
SoftWear Automation, Inc
Research Scientist, Ohio State University
Seismic
Bringham Young University – Idaho
Virgin Orbit
pursuing Ph.D. in University of California Berkeley (NSF Graduate Fellow)
pursuing Ph.D. in Georgia Tech
Abelee
SpaceX (NSF Graduate Fellow)
US Navy
Intel Corporation
Biofourmis
Progressive Machine and Design
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SaaS Operations at Shotzoom Software / CoachNow
ViaSat Inc
SpaceX
SpaceX
Amazon
pursuing Ph.D. in Boston University
Honeywell Aerospace
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Philips
Intel Corporation
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ON Semiconductor
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