Team
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Guilherme Pereira
Professor
Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Engineeringguilherme.pereira@mail.wvu.edu
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Dimas Dutra
Teaching Assitant Professor
Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Engineeringdimas.abreuarchanjodutra@mail.wvu.edu
Working on robust state and parameter estimation in nonlinear dynamical systems through variational inference and Monte Carlo methods, with applications to robotic localization and mapping, system identification, and control systems.
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Paulo Simplicio
Ph.D. Student
Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Engineeringpvg00001@mix.wvu.edu
Paulo Simplício is a Ph.D. student in Mechanical Engineering at West Virginia University. His research interests include Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Control Systems, Robotics Perception, Artificial Intelligence, and Robot Motion Planning.
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Luis Escobar
Ph.D. Student
Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Engineeringlfe00004@mix.wvu.edu
Luis Escobar is a Ph.D. student in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. Interested in applications of multi-robot systems, coordination, and design.
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Michael Winston
Master Student
Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Engineeringmjwinston@mix.wvu.edu
Michael Winston is a master student in Aerospace Engineering at West Virginia University.
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John Winter
B.SC. Student (Research Apprenticeship Program)
Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Engineeringjpw00024@mix.wvu.edu
Mechanical and Aerospace student working on autonomous drone landing using computer vision.
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Austin Sponaugle
M.Sc. Student
Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Engineeringals0071@mix.wvu.edu
Austin Sponaugle is a Master’s student in Mechanical Engineering at West Virginia University. Interested in the design and control of unmanned aerial vehicles
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Marlon Domingues
M.Sc. Student
Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Engineeringmarlon_domingues@usp.br
Marlon Domingues is a master student in Mechanical Engineering.
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Bruno Coelho
Visiting Scholar
Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineeringbrunonazario@ufop.edu.br
Bruno Coelho is an Assistant Professor at the Federal University of Ouro Preto in Brazil. He is currently on leave participating in postdoctoral program financed by CNPq.
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José Simão
Visiting Scholar
Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Engineeringjosesimao@usp.br
José Simão is an undergraduate student of Electrical Engineering at the University of São Paulo, Brazil.
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Aryan Gunda
B.SC. Student (Research Apprenticeship Program)
Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Engineeringag00151@mix.wvu.edu
Aryan is a aerospace engineering student working with drones for inspection of dams.
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Vinicius Ferreira
B.Sc. Student
Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Engineeringvdf00001@mix.wvu.edu
Undergraduate in Aerospace Engineering.
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Federico Berton
Visiting Scholar
Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Engineeringfederico.berton@studenti.unipg.it
Federico Berton is a master student in Computer and Robotics Engineering (Data Science curriculum) at the University of Perugia, Italy.
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Rogerio Lima
Ph.D. Student
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineeringrrl00003@mix.wvu.edu
Rogerio Lima is a Ph.D. student in Aerospace Engineering performing research on Aerial Robotics. Localization and state estimation of tethered UAVs are the focuses of his research.
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Lauren Cash
M.SC. Student
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineeringlnc00008@mix.wvu.edu
Lauren Cash is pursuing a master's degree in Mechanical Engineering. Her research is focusing on the localization of teams of people and drones to aid in search and rescue.
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Bernardo Martinez
Ph.D. Student
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineeringbm00002@mix.wvu.edu
Bernardo Martinez is a Ph.D. student in Aerospace Engineering. Research interests include Aerial Robotics, Motion Planning, and Design.
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Leonardo Peele
B.SC. Student (Research Apprenticeship Program)
Lane Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineeringlsp00013@mix.wvu.edu
Undergraduate in Computer Science, interests in Cybersecurity and Software Development.
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Ifenna Ekwenem
B.SC. Student - Research Assistant
Lane Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineeringice0001@mix.wvu.edu
Ifenna Ekwenem is pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Engineering. Interests in robotics, automation and is currently researching creating systems of communications between unmanned vehicles and control systems.
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Anna Puigvert i Juan
M.Sc. Student
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineeringap00063@mix.wvu.edu
Physicist currently pursuing a MSME, interests in Robotics, Machinery, and Computer Programming. Committed to diligence and perfection.
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Jeremy Rathjen
M.Sc. Student
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineeringjwr0014@mix.wvu.edu
Masters in mechanical engineering student at WVU with an interest in robotic systems and their applications to numerous industries and fields of research. Jeremy's thesis was focused on landing a UAV with the help of a tether.
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Alexander Flasch
B.Sc. Student (Research Apprenticeship Program)
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineeringajf00004@mix.wvu.edu
Alexander Flasch is a Undergraduate student of Mechanical Engineering. Research interests include, manipulation robotics, integration of robotics in botany/horticulture, and rocketry. Current research on gripper designs to aid horticulture with robotic, manipulation.
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Daniel Givler
B.Sc. Student (Research Apprenticeship Program)
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineeringdeg00001@mix.wvu.edu
Sophomore Mechanical Engineering student with interest in Manipulators and Robotics with applications in the space and rover sector
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Ayman Seif
B.Sc. Student (Research Apprenticeship Program)
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineeringams00035@mix.wvu.edu
Sophomore in Aerospace and Mechanical engineering currently pursuing a Bachelor’s in both fields, interests include robotics and aero/astronautical applications. Committed to good ethics and improvement of human life.
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Lucas Hehl
M.Sc. Student
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineeringlh00027@mix.wvu.edu
Mechatronics Engineer currently pursuing a MSc in ME, interests include Robotics and Embedded Systems. Committed to good engineering ethics.
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Danylo Shapovalov
M.Sc. Student
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineeringds0144@mix.wvu.edu
M.Sc. in Aerospace Engineering, specialized in "Dynamics and Controls" area of study. Research area is in automation and exploration using tethered mobile robots.
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Kevin Legrand
B.Sc. Student (Research Apprenticeship Program)
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineeringkl0095@mix.wvu.edu
Kevin Legrand is a mechanical & aerospace engineering student at WVU who wants to help advance society as far as possible through new, innovative technology. Some of his interests are robotics, autonomous vehicles and space flight.
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Al Mahmud
M.Sc. Student
MECHANICAL AND AEROSPACE ENGINEERINGam0324@mix.wvu.edu
Interests: Design, Simulation, Collision Resilience
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Bella Orly U. Kayiranga
Undergraduate student
Mechanical and Aerospace engineeringomkayiranga@mix.wvu.edu
Senior in Mechanical and Aerospace engineering interests include innovation and automation in the aviation industry and robotics. Her research was focused on landing of quadrotors using vision. Bella is currently a Unmanned Aircraft System Inspector at Rwanda's Civil Aviation Authority.
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Erin Dodd
B.SC. Student (Research Apprenticeship Program)
Mechanical and Aerospaceeed0008@mix.wvu.edu
Freshman Mechanical Engineering student working with drone landing.