ABOUT ME

I am Nariman Niknejad, currently in the third year of my Ph.D. program in Mechanical Engineering at Michigan State University. My research centers on designing safe and optimal controllers for dynamical systems by fusing data with prior system knowledge. Set‑based techniques—particularly the use of ellipsoids and zonotopes—are employed to capture uncertainty, guarantee robustness, and enable real‑time implementation.

My academic path began with a B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from K. N. Toosi University of Technology (2020), followed by an M.S. in Biosystems Engineering from Auburn University (2022). Over the course of these studies, I have led and contributed to several industrial and academic projects in control, dynamics, and mechatronics.

Current technical interests include:

• Mechatronics and robotics  

• Dynamics and physics‑informed modeling  

• Data‑driven and set‑based optimal control  

Beyond engineering, I perform as an electrical guitarist and actively pursue both spoken and programming languages.