I am a robotics researcher focused mainly on computer vision and perception for autonomous systems, with experience that spans several related areas— from simulation to machine learning to industrial robotics. I currently work as the Perception Lead at AlphaZ Inc., a robotics startup in Los Angeles, CA. Prior to AlphaZ, I worked as a Robotics Technologist at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and have previously held postdoctoral positions at the Jožef Stefan Institute (JSI), the Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International (ATR) and California State University, Northridge.

I am passionate about integrating cutting-edge technologies across multiple domains and transitioning research and development from the lab to resilient, real-world deployments— whether that means robotic exploration of other worlds, multi-robot search and rescue operations on our own world, enabling robots to learn new skills across multiple modalities, or designing agile robotic solutions for industrial production. My goal is to accelerate the development of physical artificial intelligence to help tackle our biggest challenges and open up new frontiers.