Nick Pascucci is a graduate student in MIT’s Model Based Embedded Robotic Systems (MERS) lab. He earned a Bachelor’s degree in computer science from Colorado College, and worked at Google’s Cambridge office as a software engineer for five years before coming to MIT. Nick’s research focuses on architectures for robust autonomous systems, including deep sea … Continued
Zach is currently an undergraduate student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) majoring in Aerospace Engineering and minoring in Computer Science. Zach is particularly interested in the development of autonomous vehicles, especially autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs). In the past, Zach has worked with the Slocum Glider as a summer student fellow at the Woods Hole … Continued
Yuening is a second-year graduate student from the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence lab at MIT. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Michigan – Ann Arbor. She works in the Model-based Embedded and Robotic Systems group where she focuses on distributed decision making under multi-agent context. She is interested … Continued
Education: National Technical University of Ukraine, Kiev Dipl.-Engineer Electronics, Acoustics and Ultrasonics, Graduated with honors Professional Experience: 2000 – present EvoLogics GmbH, Berlin, Germany Senior R&D Engineer Development and prototyping of hydro acoustic-based digital communication systems; Development and implementation of data acquisition systems and signal processing/visualizations software for sea-trials; Design, prototyping and field testing of … Continued
Nikhil is a second year PhD student in the EECS department at MIT, working in the MERS group. He graduated from Stanford University with a BS in Symbolic Systems and MS in Computer Science in 2014. His current research focuses on multi-agent coordination during execution in contexts with limited or uncertain communication.
Cherie Colyer-Morris is a recent Honours graduate in Marine Science from the University of Newcastle, Australia. She is passionate about understanding marine and coastal environments and is particularly interested in projects with strong links to the community. Throughout her degree, she has also developed a taste for the awe and challenges involved when researching in remote … Continued
Nick Goumas is a senior research engineer at the Deep Robot Optical Perception (DROP) lab at the University of Michigan. He supports the development of autonomous underwater vehicles with a focus on underwater vision systems. With a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, his primary expertise is the mechanical design of … Continued
Walter Cho is a deep-sea biologist and an associate professor in the Biology Department at Point Loma Nazarene University. His research focuses on the biodiversity, biogeography, and population connectivity of marine fauna using a variety of molecular and ecological analyses. Walter received his undergraduate degree in Biology from Harvard University and received a PhD in … Continued
Sally Jarmusz is a junior at Maine Maritime Academy studying for her Bachelor of Science in Marine Science and an Associate’s Degree in Small Vessel Operations with a minor in Sail Training. Additionally, she is working towards becoming an AAUS certified Scientific Diver. She hopes to combine her love of marine science, boating, and diving … Continued
