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I accept new students in the fall, winter and spring quarters, but I do not teach in summer. Many of the projects described below also include opportunities for masters thesis topics. At this time I only accept MS students for the thesis option.
Current openings: 2-3 undergraduates, 1-2 masters
My group is developing experimental and theoretical methods of system integration, test, verification and validation for complex cyber-physical systems based on the Wrappings architecture developed by Kirstie L. Bellman and Christopher A. Landauer of The Aerospace Corporation, who collaborate on this project. We are developing a test bed for experimentation in the general area of organic computing, computational reflection, and self-x systems. We use swarm robotics as a tool to test our ideas. The system's actuators are modified toy cars equipped with sensors and computational resources. System performance benchmarks are derived from four "games:" follow-the-leader, one-on-one tag, soccer practice, and push-the-box. Our current focus is on a more basic task: learning to drive.
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Current openings: 2-3 students needed on the motor and battery for the Formula Electric.
Both SAE teams have opportunities for electrical engineers. I am available to advise ECE students for the gas-powered vehicle, and will be advising the first Cal Poly Pomona Formula Electric vehicle.
Current openings: 2-3 undergraduates
Design, build, and document new laboratory experiments and lecture demonstrations for use in a variety of courses in ECE, physics, chemistry, and materials science. Topics include the Michelson and scanning Fabry-Perot interferometers, the determination of semiconductor bandgaps by optical absorption spectroscopy, spatial and spectral characterization of LEDs and photodiodes, and applications of Fourier optics.
Current openings: 1 undergraduate with a strong physics or chemistry background
Upgrade instrumentation, perform new measurements, and implement simulations. I am especially interested in finding a student with a strong l/unix background to implement simulations of temporal and spatial energy distribution on a high-performance computational cluster. An interest in physics, chemistry, or materials science is a plus.
This project was supported by the EPA P3 Program. It was a collaboration with Pablo La Roche and Michael Fox of the Cal Poly Pomona Architecture Department.
This collaborative project was selected for exhibition at DesCourse New Orleans in 2007. DesCours is a contemporary architecture and art event sponsored by the New Orleans American Institute of Architects.
