PhD Journey Recap
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Wrapping up my PhD has been a good moment to reflect on what mattered most in the journey.
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milestones
PhD Completed: Dissertation Defense
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I successfully defended my PhD dissertation, Controller Synthesis through Riemannian Optimization, at the University of Washington.
Best Student Paper Award — IEEE CDC 2024
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I’m grateful to share that our work received the Best Student Paper Award at IEEE CDC 2024.
UW Aero & Astro Research Showcase (3rd Place)
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At the 1st UW Aero & Astro Research Showcase, I presented work on consensus over Lie groups and received 3rd place.
research-updates
Dissertation in Five Contributions
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For readers who want a concise summary, here are five core contributions from my dissertation.
Research Roadmap (2026)
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In 2026, I’m focusing on research that connects geometric optimization with practical autonomy.
talk-notes
Talk: IEEE CDC 2025 (Rio) — Intrinsic Successive Convexification
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I presented our work at IEEE CDC 2025 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Talk: IEEE CDC 2024 — Using Riemannian Optimization to Learn Optimal Controllers
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I presented this work at IEEE CDC 2024 in Milan, Italy.
Talk: NASA Johnson Space Center — Trajectory Optimization over Riemannian Manifolds
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I gave a research showcase talk at NASA Johnson Space Center on trajectory optimization over Riemannian manifolds.
Talk: IEEE CDC 2023 — Distributed Computation of Geometric Quantities
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I presented this work at the 62nd IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC 2023) in Singapore.
Talk: CCTA 2023 — Synchronization on Riemannian Manifolds
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I gave this conference talk at IEEE CCTA 2023 in Bridgetown, Barbados.