About me:

I am an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at the Colorado School of Mines, and director of the Autonomy, Robotics, & Intelligent Algorithms (ARIA) Lab. Before joining Mines, I was a research scientist and a postdoc at MIT. I have a PhD degree in Electrical Engineering, an MS degree in Mathematics, and an MS degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas at Dallas. I got my BS degree in Electrical Engineering from IKIU, Iran.  My CV is available here. 

Research overview:

My research is in the fields of robotics and computer vision, with topics including robust perception, autonomy, simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM), and multi-agent systems. The goal of my research is to pioneer robust and reliable algorithms for robotic perception and autonomy that work in challenging conditions.  I integrate these algorithms into real-world robots, and demonstrate their capabilities in challenging environments.