Alexander Davydov Email & Phone Number

Santa Barbara, Ca, Us

Santa Barbara, California, United States

NSF Graduate Research Fellow, UCSB Chancellor's Fellow, and Ph.D. Candidate in the Mechanical Engineering Department- Studying machine learning architectures and optimizers from a dynamics and control perspective- Developing novel theoretical analysis methods based on contraction theory, monotone operator theory, and convex optimization- Designing new machine learning architectures with built-in performance guarantees

Los Altos, California, United States

Laurel, Md

Guidance, Navigation, and Control Group; Advanced Concepts Section- Developed and tested decentralized multi-agent algorithms for coordinated capture of a fast evader in reach-avoid games- Results published in IEEE Control Systems Letters- Presented results in Guidance, Navigation, and Control Group meetings

College Park, Md

Collaborative Controls and Robotics Laboratory (CCRL)- Discovered conditions that guarantee optimal coverage in robotic swarms - Demonstrated these conditions in MATLAB and in physical robotic systems- Developed a novel approach for wind turbine wake estimation via adaptive coverage control in teams of aerostats and validated the approach in MATLAB simulations- 1 IEEE journal publication & 1 AIAA conference proceedings publication

Lexington, Ma

Structural & Thermal-Fluids Engineering Group- Performed dimensional stability testing of an imager for space-flight application - Designed and executed thermal vacuum test for ball bearings- Designed and analyzed mass model of a satellite payload in SolidWorks and SolidWorks Simulation- Presented results in weekly mechanical systems meetings

Greenbelt, Md

- Supported the Wide-Field InfraRed Survey Telescope (WFIRST) at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center- Designed and modeled a 1/3 scale model of the WFIRST door & sun shield- Designed the hinge for the WFIRST door & sun shield engineering design unit- Utilized Creo Parametric and Excel to analyze and select components for ground support equipment

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Mechanical Engineering

NSF Graduate Research Fellow, UCSB Chancellor’s Fellow Concentration in Dynamic Systems, Controls, and Robotics Advisor: Francesco Bullo

Bachelor'S Degree, Mechanical Engineering, Cum Laude

GPA: 3.92/4.00 Experiences include: First-Year Innovation and Research Experience (FIRE) - Autonomous and Unmanned Systems Lab, Keystone.