Divya Srivastava, Ph.D. Email & Phone Number

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Atlanta, GA

- Conducted mixed-methods human-subjects research to develop novel transparency techniques to maintain shared mental models in Human-AI teams for improved team performance- Investigated impact of design decisions of machine learning (ML) algorithms on human factors/human-subject experience when teaching ML agents using mixed quantitative and qualitative.

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

- Contributed to design of experiments for human-subjects research of modeling cognitive workload of pilots using physiological metrics- Performed 200+ statistical tests on empirical data from human subjects- Developed implementation plan for autonomous agent interaction with human pilots

Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

- Demonstrated multi-agent control algorithms in Gazebo- Developed knowledge maps for hypersonic vehicles- Generated methods and tools for human integration into teams of multiple Reinforcement Learning agents

- Enabled multi-agent quadrotor simulation in Gazebo- Demonstrated live multi-agent quadrotor system in Robotarium- Developed interface for easy user interaction for flight planning

- Developed controls system in python to manipulate various end effectors for a UR10 collaborative robot arm- Used computer vision and machine learning to implement UR10 cobot

Washington D.C. Metro Area

- Developed a smartwatch interface to control multi-agent system using gesture recognition- Developed UI to ensure user-friendly interaction

Pasadena, CA

- Worked on creating an Adaptable UAV Swarm Autonomy and Formation Platform- Developed control algorithms to demonstrate a swarm of quadcopters that execute formations on user command- Developed communication system to control swarm via direct user input into command line- Designed flight arena for testing purposes

Rutgers University, NJ

- Awarded “Ingenuity Award” by Rutgers Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department- Designed and manufactured a stereolithography 3-D printer employing the novel concept of a moving light projection as well as movie files- Led development of software and user interface using Python and developing integration code in Arduino to communicate between.

Rutgers University, NJ

- Designed and engineered quadcopter drone from scratch- Optimized quadcopter for stable, long term flight- Modeled PID Controllers for drone stability with quantitative datasets- Completed undergraduate thesis “Modelling PID Controller for Drone Stability”- Worked on charactering dynamic stability by developing a repeatable method to measure time response

Rutgers University, NJ

- Sponsored by NASA NJ Space Grant Consortium - Designed, fabricated, and tested Multirotor Vehicles in the Applied Fluids Laboratory.- Modelled PID Controller for Drone Stability with quantitative data sets in the Applied Fluids Laboratory.- Participated in the NJ Space Grant Summer Conference 2016 and presented research slides/poster to distinguished.

Pasadena, CA

- Worked on The Zephyrus Missions: Developing A Cheap, Reusable, and Modular High Altitude Ballooning Platform for Near-Space Experiment- Designed and implemented payload deployment system for payload-carrying high altitude balloon- Manufactured, assembled, and launched weather balloon system in desert- Focused on developing the avionics system using.

Rutgers University, NJ

- Understanding Air Quality from Outer Space: “The Clear Sky Bias”- Utilized R programming to perform QA on satellite data and IMPROVE ground sites

Rutgers University, NJ

- Worked on "Surface Validation of Space-based Carbon Observatory" project- Designed and engineered drone to take vertical profiles of CO2- Calibrated CO2 sensors- Piloted DJI Phantom drone on 12 flights to collect data- Developed an accurate method to validate information collected from space-based observatories- Utilized R programming to do statistical.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians

Activities and Societies: Woodruff School of Graduate Women - PresidentPresident's Fellow

Master Of Science - Ms, Mechanical Engineering

President's Fellow

Bachelor’S Degree, Mechanical Engineering With Aerospace Concentration (Honors), Computer Science (Minor)

Activities and Societies: She’s The First (Vice President), Douglass Residential College (Member Mentor), Pi Tau Sigma Mechanical.

High School, Regular High School Diploma

Activities and Societies: Captain - JV/Varsity Field Hockey, Treasurer - National Honors Society, First Chair - Chamber Orchestra, The.