Collaborators, Mentors, & Department:
Since March of 2023, I have been in the Haptic Intelligence Department at Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems in Stuttgart, Germany, led by Dr. Katherine J. Kuchenbecker. I am working with many people on the team on various projects! Check out the Department's webpage:
Faculty Advisors/Collaborators
Dr. Katherine J. Kuchenbecker
Dr. Katherine J. Kuchenbecker is my postdoc advisor in the Haptic Intelligence Department at Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems in Stuttgart Germany. Dr. Kuchenbecker is a world expert in the field of haptics. I am working with Dr. Kuchenbecker on organismal haptics.
Dr. Sabetta Matsumoto
Dr. Sabetta Matsumoto is an associate professor of Physics and Quantitative Biosciences at Georgia Tech that is a theoretical and experimental physicist that is the world leader on knitted physics and physical mimics.
Dr. Roxanne Moore
Dr. Roxanne Moore is a research engineer in the Mechanical Engineering department at Georgia Tech that is a subject matter expert on engineering education. Dr. Moore specifically has a lot of experience in engaging high schoolers in the ideas of invention.
Dr. Michael Brecht
Dr. Michael Brecht is currently head of the Active Touch group at the Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience Berlin as well as Humboldt Universitat Berlin. Dr. Brecht has experience in a diverse array of skills in neuroscience.
Dr. Young Hui Chang
Dr. Young Hui Chang is a professor of applied physiology at Georgia Tech and a subject matter expert on neuromechanics in mammals ranging from mice all the way to elephants.
Dr. Joe Mendelson
Dr. Joe Mendelson is currently the Director of Research at Zoo Atlanta and a professor of Biological Sciences at Georgia Tech. Dr. Mendelson assists with all Zoo research including elephants, gorillas, and snakes.
Current Postdoc & Grad Collaborators
Suzanne Stathatos
Suzanne Stathatos is a PhD student at Caltech studying computating and mathematical sciences. Suzanne has interest in leveraging machine learning and computer vision techniques to enable large-scale biodiversity monitoring.
Cassie Shriver
Cassie Shrive is currently a PhD student in Quantitative Biosciences being co-advised by Dr. David Hu and Dr. Young Hui. Cassie has been working on Conservation Technology and animal biomechanics projects since her undergrad at Duke and is working with me on advancing large mammalian biomechanics and Conservation Technology at Tech.
Krishma Singal
Krishma Singal is a PhD student in the School of Physics at Georgia Tech working with Sabetta on studying the physics of knitted fabrics. Krishma is an expert experimentalist on knitted physics and soft matter physics. We are currently working on knitted elephant trunk mimics.
Lena Kaufmann
Lena Kaufmann is currently a neuroscience PhD student in the Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience. Lena is working on elephant neuroscience through different behavior and physiology studies. We are working on different projects focusing on the elephant trunk.
Noemie Reveyaz
Noemie Reveyaz and I are currently working on elephant trunk wrinkling and the development of these wrinkles. Noemie is a neuroscientist at the Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience. Noemie is also studying varying projects focused on herp and small mammal brain development.
Dr. Muhammad Yunusa
Dr. Yunusa is a postdoctoral researcher at MPI-IS that is an expert on Liquid Metals, specifically Liquid Galium. Muhammad is collaborating with me on several projects focusing on using new chemistry and material science characterizations for research projects.
Dr. Mrudul Chellapurath
Dr. Chellapurath and I worked together at MPI-IS in the Locomotion in Biorobotic and Somatic Systems (LBaSS) group. Mrudul is an expert at bio-inspired robotics and controls. We have worked on several projects including perspectives of science as well as bio-inspired gripping studies of the spiny squirrel.
Dr. Pranav Khandelwal
Dr. Khandelwal is an expert in computational tracking of novel wildlife species. Pranav and I have worked on several projects together including projects in the LBaSS group on tracking of mammals and other species. Pranav has several different projects ongoing on gliding.
SeyedReza Rezai
SeyedReza (Reza) was a research scientist in the LBaSS group working on soft actuator control of fish tail. Reza and I worked on several projects in the LBaSS group including spiny tailed squirrel physics research studies. Reza is currently pursuing a PhD in Mechanical Engineering in Canada.
Margaret Zhang
Maggie began as a collaborator at undergraduate student at Georgia Tech studying the difference between elephant neuro-perception of reaching tasks and the difference between sight and tough for precision reaching. Maggie is now a PhD student in the EMBiR lab at University of Michagen working on biomechanics.
Ben Seleb
Ben Seleb is currently a PhD student in Saad Bhamla' s lab at Georgia Tech. Ben is the TA for the GaTech4Wildlife Course at Georgia Tech and helps find new projects and lead new projects. He is an expert on conservation technology and is working towards expanding the scope of what we know how technology can help stop the sixth mass extinction on our planet.
Audra Davidson
Audra Davidson is currently a Science Communications Officer in the College of Arts & Sciences at Georgia Tech. Audra & I worked on organizing the first Zoo Biomechanics Day in 2020. We are now looking on expanding the Zoo Biomechanics Day to new locations with Cassie Shriver leading these initiatives.
Current Interns
Alper Kocak
Alper is currently working with me as an intern at MPI-IS specifically focused on biomechanical modeling of bird bills as well as modeling of bio-inspired haptic devices.
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From Fall of 2018 to Summer of 2022, I did my Ph.D. at Georgia Tech in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. During my time there, I was able to work with a number of outstanding undergraduate and graduate researchers. See the team at the button below!