Michael Posa
Scholar

Michael Posa

Google Scholar ID: DCSFMuAAAAAJ
Associate Professor, University of Pennsylvania
RoboticsControlOptimizationContact dynamicsMachine Learning
Citations & Impact
All-time
Citations
1,978
 
H-index
20
 
i10-index
31
 
Publications
20
 
Co-authors
52
list available
Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
  • 2024 Best Paper Award from IEEE RAS TC on Model-based Optimization for Robotics for T-RO paper "Consensus Complementarity Control for Multi-Contact MPC"
  • Advised Brian Acosta’s PhD thesis on "Real-time Perception and Mixed-Integer Footstep Control for Underactuated Bipedal Walking on Rough Terrain"
  • Advised William Yang’s PhD thesis on "Controlling Contact Transitions for Dynamic Robots"
  • Mentored Bibit Bianchini, recipient of the 2025 John Goff Prize and selected for the 2024 Rising Stars in Mechanical Engineering Workshop
  • Organized and participated in multiple workshops at top conferences including RSS 2025 and ICRA 2025