M. Khalid Jawed
Associate Professor, 2023 - Present
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
University of California, Los Angeles
Assistant Professor, 2017 - 2023
Postdoctoral Fellow, Carnegie Mellon University, 2016-2017
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, MIT, 2016
SM in Mechanical Engineering, MIT, 2014
BSE in Aerospace Engineering, University of Michigan, 2012
BSE in Engineering Physics, University of Michigan, 2012
Curriculum vitae [pdf]
Personal website: khalidjawed.com
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/mkhalidjawed/
Dr. Yupeng Zhang
Postdoctoral Researcher
University of California, Los Angeles
January 2025 - Present
Postdoc, Caltech, 2023 - 2024
Postdoc, Northwestern, 2022
Ph.D., Texas A&M, 2021
B.E. with honors, Engineering Mechanics, Dalian University of Technology, 2015
Dr. Tuan-Anh Vu
Postdoctoral Researcher
University of California, Los Angeles
February 2025 - Present
ARAP Scholar, A*STAR Centre for Frontier AI Research, 2023 - 2024
Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 2024
B.Sc. in Computer Science, Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City, 2016
Personal website: https://tuananh1007.github.io/
Zhuonan Hao
Ph.D. Student (Robotics and Control)
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
University of California, Los Angeles
July 2021 - Present
M.Sc. in Mechanical and Aerospace, University of California, San Diego, 2021
B.Sc. in Vehicle Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, 2019
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zhuonan-hao
Personal website: https://zhuonanhao.github.io/Home/
Yongkyu Lee
Ph.D. Student (Robotics and Control)
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
University of California, Los Angeles
September 2021 - Present
B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering, Hanyang University, 2021
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yongkyulee/
Shivam Panda
Ph.D. Student (Robotics and Control)
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
University of California, Los Angeles
September 2021 - Present
M.Tech & B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering with Honors , Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, 2021
LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/shivam-kumar-panda-aa20b5135
Radha Lahoti
Ph.D. Student (Robotics and Control)
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
University of California, Los Angeles
September 2022 - Present
M.Tech & B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, 2022
Personal website: https://radhalahoti.netlify.app/
Esther Gérard
Ph.D Student (Mechanical Engineering)
Mechanical Engineering
University of California, Los Angeles
October 2023 - Present
Mason (Ziming) Zhao
Ph.D Student (Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering)
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
University of California, Los Angeles
September 2024 - Present
BS in Computer Science, BS in Interdisciplinary Engineering Studies from Purdue University, 2023
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mason-ziming-zhao-849941191/
Dr. Siwoong Woo
Visiting Research Scientist
University of California, Los Angeles
February 2025 - Present
Samsung Electronics, Republic of Korea, 2016-Present
Postdoctoral Researcher, Mechanical Engineering, KAIST, Republic of Korea, 2015-2016
Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, KAIST, Republic of Korea, 2015
B.Sc., Mechanical Engineering, KAIST, Republic of Korea, 2008
Jaehwan Jeong
Visiting Graduate Student
University of California, Los Angeles
March 2025 - Present
Ph.D Student (Artificial Intelligence), Korea University, March 2024 - Present
B.E. in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Chung-Ang University, 2021
Kenny Truong
Master’s Student
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
University of California, Los Angeles
October 2024 - Present
BS in Mechanical Engineering with Minor in Computer Science (CSU Long Beach)
Luo Russell
Undergraduate Researcher, Class of 2027
Data Theory + GIS Minor
University of California, Los Angeles
March 2025 - Present
Evelyn Zhu
Undergraduate Researcher, Class of 2027
Mathematics + Specialization In Programming
University of California, Los Angeles
March 2025 - Present
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/EvelynZ88
GitHub: https://github.com/EvelynZhu88
Anirudh Kannan
Undergraduate Researcher, Class of 2027
Electrical Engineering + Applied Math
University of California, Los Angeles
September 2024 - Present
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/akannan05/
Github: https://github.com/akannan05
Jason Irie
Undergraduate Researcher, Class of 2026
Mathematics of Computation
University of California, Los Angeles
October 2024 - Present
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-irie-2bb2b0243/
GitHub: https://github.com/Shoheicode
Jin Qi Chong
Undergraduate Researcher, Class of 2028
Electrical Engineering
University of California, Los Angeles
March 2025 - present
Adam Alon
Undergraduate Researcher, Class of 2025
Mechanical Engineering
University of California, Los Angeles
April 2024 - present
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/adam-alon-475051144
Jinying Lin
Undergraduate Researcher, Class of 2026
Computer Science
University of California, Los Angeles
January 2025 - Present
Alexandra Ren
Undergraduate Researcher, Class of 2026
Computer Science
University of California, Los Angeles
January 2025 - Present
Harris Song
Undergraduate Researcher, Class of 2028
Computer Science
University of California, Los Angeles
January 2025 - Present
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/harris-song/
Shengjie “Jerry” Zhu
Undergraduate Researcher, Class of 2025
Electrical Engineering
University of California, Los Angeles
April 2024 - Present
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shengjie-zhu
Henry Braid
Undergraduate Researcher, Class of 2025
Mathematics of Computation
University of California, Los Angeles
September 2024 - Present
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/henry-braid-381096259/
Github: https://github.com/henrybraid
Ryan Chaiyakul
Undergraduate Researcher, Class of 2025
Computer Engineering
University of California, Los Angeles
September 2024 - Present
Lindsay Qin
Undergraduate Researcher, Class of 2027
Computer Science
University of California, Los Angeles
March 2024 - Present
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/qindsay
GitHub: https://github.com/qindsay
Yonatan Ahituv
Undergraduate Researcher, Class of 2027
Computer Engineering
University of California, Los Angeles
April 2024 - Present
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yonatan-ahituv-665025296/
GitHub: github.com/YonatanAhituv
Deanna Pham
Undergraduate Researcher, Class of 2027
Mechanical Engineering
University of California, Los Angeles
September 2024 - Present
Zhiheng Jiang
Undergraduate Researcher, Class of 2028
Computer Science and Engineering
University of California, Los Angeles
October 2024 - Present
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jiangzhiheng/
Personal Website: https://jzh001.github.io/
Darren Chin
Undergraduate Researcher, Class of 2026
Computer Engineering
University of California, Los Angeles
October 2023 - present
LinkedIn: linkedIn.com/in/darrenchin25
Samantha Tinney
Undergraduate Researcher, Class of 2025
Mechanical Engineering
University of California, Los Angeles
February 2024 - Present
Arnulfo Orozco
Undergraduate Researcher, Class of 2027
Mechanical Engineering
University of California, Los Angeles
April 2024 - present
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/arnulfo-orozco
Miranda Christine
Undergraduate Researcher, Class of 2025
Mechanical Engineering
University of California, Los Angeles
July 2024 - Present
Brian Ye
Class of 2026
Mechanical Engineering
May 2024 - Current
Sam Gerstmann
Web/Social Media Manager & Undergraduate Researcher, Class of 2025
Computer Science and Linguistics
University of California, Los Angeles
September 2024 - present
Charbel Habchi
Research Collaborator
Assistant Professor, Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2015 - Present
Habilitation to Direct Research (HDR) in Mechanical Engineering, University of Angers, 2018-2019
Ph.D. in Energy and Thermal Sciences, University of Nantes, 2007-2010
M.S. in Energy and Thermal Sciences, University of Nantes, 2006-2007
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Lebanese University, 2002-2007
Personal Website: https://sites.google.com/view/charbelhabchi
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=4y2BCgEAAAAJ
ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Charbel_Habchi