Research Projects
The Machine Learning Control Project explores how modern data-driven techniques can augment or replace traditional control design methodologies. While classical control theory depends heavily on first-principles modeling, many real-world systems …
The Subject of Robotics Project investigates the symbolic, structural, and material conditions under which human and artificial subjects emerge. Drawing from control systems, robotics, artificial intelligence, and Lacanian psychoanalysis, the …
The Dialectical Information Architecture Project develops a novel framework for organizing, navigating, and evolving complex information systems. Built on a synthesis of traditional information architectures—hierarchical, organic, and sequential—the project introduces …
The Metastimuli Project develops methods to augment human learning by transforming conventional educational content—text, audio, or video with dialogue—into metastimuli: signals dynamically correlated with the learner’s own personal information management …
The Mechatronics and Computing Education Project develops and studies novel pedagogical approaches for integrating electrical systems, mechanical systems, and computational methods in engineering curricula. A key aim is to equip …
UAV Harvesting of Strobili from Coniferae
Funded by the Washington State Department of Natural Resources, this undergraduate research project included a team of SMU senior students. The goal was to improve strobili (cone) harvesting techniques by …
Smart Thermostat for Energy Efficiency
This undergraduate research project was funded by Puget Sound Energy via the Independent Colleges of Washington to develop a smart thermostat device based on principles of lumped-parameter modeling and estimation.
Spin Transport and Control Systems Project
Spin Transport and Control Systems Project investigated the control, measurement, and theoretical modeling of spin systems at the nanoscale. Originating from the challenges of magnetic resonance force microscopy (MRFM), the …
Knee Exoskeleton Project
This project reviewed knee joint musculature and developed a bio-inspired knee exoskeleton aimed at assisting individuals with quadriceps weakness or pain from conditions such as Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome (PFPS) and …