Postdoctoral Fellow
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI)
Multi-camera perception • 3D Reconstruction • SLAM • Underwater & Field Robotics
I am a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI), where I work on multi-modal perception for underwater robots. My research spans multi-camera sensing, 3D reconstruction, and Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) in dynamic and visually degraded environments — from the deep ocean to Arctic glaciers.
I earned my Ph.D. in Computer Science (Robotics) from Northeastern University, advised by Dr. Hanumant Singh, with thesis committee members from MIT and Toyota Research Institute. My work has taken me to some of the most extreme environments on Earth, including the Arctic, Antarctic, and deep ocean, where I design and deploy perception systems on autonomous and remotely operated vehicles.
Selected updates across research, fieldwork, and appointments.
Conducted an ROV survey of whale bones in Utqiagvik, Alaska, building 3D models to study ecological change over time.
Joined MBARI as a Postdoctoral Fellow, focusing on multi-modal underwater perception, dense mapping, and self-supervised scene understanding.
Published A Certifiably Correct Algorithm for Generalized Robot-World and Hand-Eye Calibration in The International Journal of Robotics Research.
Presented Enhancing Situational Awareness in Underwater Robotics with Multi-modal Spatial Perception at the ICRA Workshop on Field Robotics.
Presented 3D Vision for Underwater Robot Perception in the Context of AUV Operations at the AID Workshop.
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The International Journal of Robotics Research, 2025
Journal of Ocean Technology, 2024
IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), 2024
Deploying robotic systems from the Arctic to the Antarctic
ROV survey studying the ecological significance of subsistence whale remains. Imagery used to construct and label 3D models and detect changes over time.
Led ROV survey of freshly forming pancake sea ice aboard the Icebreaker Healy, collecting imagery and telemetry to analyze structural properties of Arctic sea ice.
Integrated multi-camera rig with inertial sensing on ROV Minerva to inspect subsea infrastructure and the shipwreck Hercules in the Trondheim fjord.
ASV field operations mapping Kongsbreen and Blomstranda glaciers to detect changes at active calving fronts.
Designed camera units and software for the British Antarctic Survey's DEFiANT program, studying variability of Antarctic sea ice from aircraft.
Sensor integration and control software for Boston Dynamics' Atlas humanoid at IHMC. Team placed 2nd in the competition.
A generic multi-camera SLAM system for arbitrary camera system configurations.
ROS driver for FLIR cameras integrating Spinnaker SDK with hardware synchronization.
Information-theoretic optimization for optimal camera arrangement on mobile robots.
Read/write, conversion, downsampling, filtering, and visualization of rosbags.
Multi-modal multi-floor SLAM dataset with cameras, IMU, and LiDAR sensors.
Lecturer • Fall 2023
Northeastern University. Complete teaching responsibility for this graduate-level course — designing syllabus, lectures, projects, and assignments.
Teaching Assistant • Spring 2020
Developed materials for the graduate-level course, mentored students on projects, and shared teaching and grading responsibilities.
Field Robotics Laboratory
Mentored multiple master's students on theses and projects in robotics and engineering, including students advised by Dr. Singh and Dr. Rosen.
I'm always interested in collaborations, speaking opportunities, and connecting with fellow researchers.
