President
Chara is a Ph.D. student in the department of Mechanical Engineering, specializing in robotics, automation control, and machine learning. She is currently working on developing intelligent controllers for powered lower-limb prostheses for individuals with below-knee amputations. Her goal is to restore natural human walking over dynamic and compliant environments for people with lower-limb amputation. Chara is an active member of the Data Science Student Association, as well as a representative of the Women in Engineering (WiE) branch at the University of Delaware, committed to increasing gender equity in STEM. She is an enthusiastic foreign language and martial arts learner.
Vice-President
Chinmay is a Ph.D. student in the Mechanical Engineering Department. He is specializing in robotics and state estimation at the RPNG Lab (Robotics Perception and Navigation Group). He is currently developing navigation algorithms for quadruped robots. He aims to enhance robot autonomy by fusing different sensor modalities and developing robust application-specific navigation algorithms.
Secretary
Jesus is a Ph.D. student in the department of Mechanical Engineering, specializing in human-swarm interaction. Current work includes leveraging brain signals to obtain determinants of trust from the human operator of the robot swarm. His goal is to bridge the gap between swarm robotics and real-world adoption and implementation in a way that promotes safety in operations for everyone involved.
Treasurer
Shubham is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, specializing in robotics, bipedal locomotion, and physical human-robot collaboration. He is currently working on designing optimization-based control strategies for humanoid robots specific to physical collaboration. His goal is to develop a complete intention-based control framework that improves the quality of humanoid-human collaboration. He is also an energetic ultimate and table tennis player who is good at sketching anime characters.
Social Chair
Stergios is a Ph.D. student in the Mechanical Engineering Department, concentrating on exploring the intelligence and autonomy of robotic systems. His current research focuses on applying deep learning techniques to identify hierarchical structures in swarm robotic systems. His final goal is to provide explanation and interpretable strategies that will help humans understand how multiagent systems collaborate to achieve a group task. During his free time, Stergios engages in various activities such as playing chess, reading, and avidly pursuing running.