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Arlington, Virginia, United States

• This role provided numerous opportunities to develop algorithms for robotic perception across different robotic platforms; including both software-in-the-loop practices, model conversion/optimization, and deployment to.
• Developed a hand pose detection model for control of an unmanned robotic systemusing MediaPipe and Tensorflow.
• Helped build networking solutions for multi-agent software in C++, including securitymeasures such as a challenge handshake protocol (CHAP).
• Deployed a deep learning object detection model on a Clearpath unmanned vehicleusing a Linux environment and provided analysis on how to increase accuracy throughbetter data collection and data augmentation.
• Tested the results associated with a keypoint model and converted it from a PyTorchframework into ONNX. Learned the limitations and options for framework conversion,as well as how to use tools to alter ONNX model.
• Researched, ran tests, and converted a loop closure algorithm from Py-Torch into tflite. Also simulated flight paths in a Gazebo environment to train thisalgorithm for future deployment on a drone.

Dania Beach, FL

• Became acquainted with autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs).
• Helped integrate a total field magnetometer onto a Remus 100, characterized thesensor, and provided networking code for data collection.
• Simulated advanced signal processing techniques involving gradiometry and magneticmodeling to remove magnetic background noise.
• Worked with machine learning techniques like independent component analysis tosolve blind source separation of magnetic anomalies.
• Incorporated long baseline (LBL) and ultra-short baseline (USBL) technology.

Dania Beach, FL

• Applied filtering, both fourier and wavelet based, to raw magnetometer and ADCP data to investigate the effects of internal ocean waves on the Earth's magnetic field.
• Performed spectral analysis to highlight frequency information of signals
• Programmed automated data cleaning techniques based on wavelet decomposition
• Research background on internal waves and solitons in relation to the magnetic field
• Produce and present biweekly reports to U.S. Navy agencies and signal processing experts

Master'S Degree, Computer Science

Specializing in Computational Perception for Robotics

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Ocean Engineering, 3.7

Activities and Societies: RobotX competition, Roboboat competitionMy time is split between two Navy-based projects that involve coding.

Master'S Degree, Ocean Engineering

Bachelor'S Degree, Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Florida Fencing, Sigma Nu, University Choir