I am a lecturer in the Department of Aeronautics at Imperial College London. My research interests range from co-design optimization and machine learning for modeling and control of complex systems to adaptive multifunctional composite structures and autonomous flight systems. Before joining Imperial, I was a postdoc at the University of Washington, mentored by Steve Brunton, and closely collaborating with Bing Brunton and Nathan Kutz. I received my Doctor of Science in Mechanical Engineering at ETH Zurich, mentored by Paolo Ermanni, developing co-design optimization and data-driven control methods for morphing wings applied to Airborne Wind Energy.
Affiliations and Appointments
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Imperial College London, UK
- 2022 Sept. – present Lecturer, Department of Aeronautics
- 2022 Sept. – present Lecturer, Department of Aeronautics
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University of Washington, USA
- 2024 March – present Affiliate Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering
- 2020 Oct. – 2022 August Postdoctoral Fellow Brunton Lab, Mechanical Engineering
Education
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Doctor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, 2020
ETH Zurich -
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, 2016
ETH Zurich -
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, 2013
ETH Zurich
Research projects
Exploiting statistical methods to robustify the sparse identification of nonlinear dynamics (SINDy) algorithm
Data-driven methods for model discovery and their application for nonlinear model predictive control.
Flapping wing micro aerial vehicles
Agile and computationally efficient trajectory tracking of sub-gram MAVs.
Data-driven aeroelastic reduced-order modeling
Data-driven modelling methods to develop highly accurate and tractable reduced-order aeroelastic models that are valid over a wide range of operating conditions and are suitable for control.
Concurrent wing design and flight mission optimization
System level power production optimization of airborne wind energy drones by concurrently optimizing the wing design and flight mission.
Design, optimization, and manufacturing of lightweight composite wing structures.