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Anirudha Majumdar

Associate Professor of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering

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Research interests: Controlling highly agile robotic systems such as unmanned aerial vehicles, with formal guarantees on their safety and performance.

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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Solving problems in energy, combustion, fluids, lasers, materials science, robotics and control systems, and nuclear security