- Recipient of the Antonio Ruberti Young Researcher Prize (2023)
- Air Force Office of Scientific Research Young Investigator Research Award (2019)
- Army Research Office Young Investigator Award (2017)
- Multiple paper awards including O. Hugo Schuck Best Paper Award (2021), Roberto Tempo Best CDC Paper Award (2020), etc.
Research Experience
- Served on the faculty of Mechanical Engineering at the University of California, Riverside from 2013 to 2025
- Currently working in the EECS Department at UCI
- Research projects involve learning-based control, safe autonomy, and brain-inspired computing
Education
- Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2012
- Laurea Magistrale (M.S. equivalent) in Automation Engineering, University of Pisa, 2007
- Laurea (B.S. equivalent) in Computer Engineering, University of Pisa, 2004
Background
A Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of California, Irvine. Research interests include control and network systems, machine learning, and computational neuroscience.
Miscellany
Looking for talented students and postdocs interested in learning-based control, safe autonomy, and brain-inspired computing.