1000 Hilltop Circle, 216 ENG,
Baltimore, MD 21250
Email: ankgoel@umbc.edu
Phone: TBD
Assistant Professor
Mechanical Engineering Department
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Research in our group is focused on the following areas:
Control of cyber-physical systems
We develop control techniques using theoretical tools, simulation-based numerical experiments, machine learning techniques for complex cyber-physical systems operating in uncertain and unknown environments.
Current research is focused on developing learning autopilot for aircraft and multicopters that can learn using measured data in real-time, expands the operational envelope, and reduce failure in the event of sudden dynamic changes in the environment.
Applications include Autonomous vehicles, industrial robots, and autopilots.
Learning in Complex systems
We develop computationally efficient, data-driven, learning-based techniques for estimating states and parameters of complex dynamic systems such as atmospheric and flow models.
Current research is focused on developing computationally inexpensive methods that will improve prediction accuracy and enable the implementation of complex control systems in real-time to improve system performance.
Current Openings: I am actively hiring masters and Ph.D. students for the following projects.
Real-time learning for quadcopter autopilots
Machine learning for control applications
Visual navigation
Data-driven adaptive control for combustor regulation and gust mitigation
Minimum qualifications
familiarity with feedback control systems, linear and nonlinear control, rigid-body dynamics
interest and programming experience in MATLAB, Python, or C++
Preferred qualifications
hands-on experience with instrumentation, sensors
multidisciplinary research interests
How to Apply: Please include the following in your email:
latest CV
a short cover letter describing your research interests and a list of relevant courses
academic transcripts
relevant links (e.g. own website, GitHub, Google Scholar, thesis, publications, etc.)