With the ambition that AI can achieve fully-autonomous mobile robots, I am presently studying the integration of decision-theoretic planning and machine learning on a team of miniature mobile robots, treating the full spectrum of sensorimotor control.

As a Postdoc in Lisbon, I pursued two primary lines of work.• Multi-Agent Intelligent Surveillance Systems (MAIS-S) [CMU-Portugal Program and FCT]:In collaboration with roboticists, computer vision experts, and a prominent video-surveillancecompany, I helped develop a prototype of a surveillance system equipped with robot patrols andautomated event response.• Decentralized Multiagent Planning for Balance Control in Smart-Grids:We have begun to investigate the application… Show more As a Postdoc in Lisbon, I pursued two primary lines of work.• Multi-Agent Intelligent Surveillance Systems (MAIS-S) [CMU-Portugal Program and FCT]:In collaboration with roboticists, computer vision experts, and a prominent video-surveillancecompany, I helped develop a prototype of a surveillance system equipped with robot patrols andautomated event response.• Decentralized Multiagent Planning for Balance Control in Smart-Grids:We have begun to investigate the application of recent multiagent decision-making and optimization methods to control future energy grids which are burdened by heterogeneous production, dynamic consumption, and unpredictable renewable energy sources. Show less

During my Graduate Studies at the AI Lab, I pursued two main projects.• Coordination Decision Support Assistants (COORDINATORs) [DARPA]:I developed distributed algorithms for coordinating agents’ uncertain interactions through an iterative process of proposing and evaluating probabilistic promises called commitments. • Temporal Planning for Automatic Service Composition [AFOSR, Rackham]:Towards optimizing the deliveries of rich services, I introduced a new class of Dec-POMDPs… Show more During my Graduate Studies at the AI Lab, I pursued two main projects.• Coordination Decision Support Assistants (COORDINATORs) [DARPA]:I developed distributed algorithms for coordinating agents’ uncertain interactions through an iterative process of proposing and evaluating probabilistic promises called commitments. • Temporal Planning for Automatic Service Composition [AFOSR, Rackham]:Towards optimizing the deliveries of rich services, I introduced a new class of Dec-POMDPs and a solution methodology that advanced the state-of-the-art in planning for weakly-coupled agents. Show less

I developed and implemented interactive consumer surveys (using Java, Flex/Flash, PHP, and MySQL) that were employed in marketing research.

I developed, simulated (C++, Python, MATLAB), evaluated (both empirically and analytically), and deployed (on ground robots) high-level navigation algorithms for swarming autonomous vehicles.

I studied the application of single-agent reinforcement learning algorithms to a multi-agent domain, with a focus on the emergence of both cooperative action selection and communication.

I simulated, verified (in Vera, Verilog), and debugged an I/O chip and PCI/PCI-X transactor.