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Faculty

Dr. Farhood

Mazen Farhood

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Dr. Farhood's research interests include cooperative control in complex environments, model reduction and computational tractability, and obstacle-sensitive trajectory regulation.
Dr. Woolsey

Craig Woolsey

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Dr. Woolsey's research interests include nonlinear control and estimation, particularly energy-based methods for mechanical systems such as atmospheric and ocean vehicles.

Doctoral Students

Mitchell

Mitchell Farah

Ph.D. Candidate (Expected graduation: 2028)

My research involves characterizing and mitigating the threat to soft targets posed by weaponized drones. I am advised by Dr. Craig Woolsey. 
Dennis

Dennis Marquis

Ph.D. Candidate (Expected graduation: 2025)

My research concerns the visual detection and tracking of low-flying aircraft using one or more airborne sensing systems. I am advised by Dr. Mazen Farhood. 
Sourav

Sourav Sinha

Ph.D. Candidate (Expected graduation: 2025)

My research concerns cooperative control and uncertainty modeling for robustness analysis. I am advised by Dr. Mazen Farhood. 
Ian

Ian Willebeek-LeMair

Ph.D. Candidate (Expected graduation: 2027)

My research focuses on nonlinear flight control. I am advised by Dr. Craig Woolsey. 
Mohamed

Mohamed Zakaria

Ph.D. Candidate (Expected graduation: 2025)

My research focuses on developing control laws for multi-body mechanical systems, including multi-body aircraft. I am co-advised by Dr. Shane Ross and Dr. Craig Woolsey. 

Thesis Master's Students

  • Matthew Andreini, Expected graduation: Spring 2027
  • Garrett Asper, Expected graduation: Spring 2026
  • Patrick Corrigan, Expected graduation: Fall 2025
  • Vishal Gautam, Expected graduation: Spring 2026
  • Abhishek Jeyaprakas, Expected graduation: Spring 2026
  • Sam Widman, Expected graduation: Fall 2025
  • Patrick Corrigan, Expected graduation: Fall 2025

Undergraduate Students

Undergraduate research assistants frequently participate in ongoing research activities of the Nonlinear Systems Lab. Undergraduate researchers typically support computational or experimental work that complements theoretical research by the lab's graduate students. NSL undergraduate research alumnae and alumni have gone on to work in industry and civil service, to serve in the military, and to pursue graduate degrees at Virginia Tech and elsewhere.

Graduate Alumnae and Alumni & Visiting Students

Doctorate

  • Dany Abou Jaoude, 2018
  • Zakia Ahmed, 2024
  • David Allen, 2016
  • Ony Arifianto, 2014
  • Brad Atkins, 2014
  • Tom Battista, 2018
  • Ying-Chun Chen, 2023
  • Chris Cotting, 2010
  • Amanda Young Dippold, 2009
  • Jean-Michel Fahmi, 2022
  • Ipar Ferhat, 2015
  • Micah Fry, 2019
  • Chris Gahan, 2024
  • Javier Gonzalez-Rocha, 2020
  • James Gresham, 2022
  • David Grymin, 2013
  • Eddie Hale, 2016
  • Mekonen Halefom, 2024
  • Jeremy Hopwood, 2025
  • Seyong Jung, 2020
  • Changkoo Kang, 2021
  • Robert Kraus, 2010
  • Nina Mahmoudian, 2009
  • Hunter McClelland, 2019
  • Craig Morris, 2014
  • Devaprakash Muniraj, 2019
  • Tri D. Ngo, 2016
  • Tugrul Oktay, 2012
  • Mark Palframan, 2016
  • Chevva Konda Reddy, 2005
  • Praneeth Sudalagunta Reddy, 2016
  • Maria Rye, 2017
  • Nazmus Sakib, 2024
  • Benjamin Simmons, 2023
  • Christian Sonnenburg, 2012
  • Sevak Tahmasian, 2015
  • Laszlo Techy, 2009
  • Artur Wolek, 2015
  • Shu Yang, 2016

M.S. with Thesis

  • Tyler Aarons, 2011
  • David Allen, 2014
  • Kevin Antcliff, 2014
  • Meghan Burns, 2018
  • Kendy Edmonds, 2021
  • Ryan Fisher, 2022
  • Jeffrey Garnand-Royo, 2013
  • Jesse Geisbert, 2007
  • Tejaswi Gode, 2015
  • Kyle Guthrie, 2013
  • Mekonen Halefom, 2020
  • Griffin Hyde, 2019
  • Changkoo Kang, 2017
  • Chris Kevorkian, 2016
  • Amy Linklater, 2005
  • Michael Morrow, 2005
  • Justin Murtha, 2009
  • Charles Neas, 2010
  • Khanh Nguyen, 2021
  • Chris Nickell, 2005
  • Mark Palframan, 2013
  • Alberto Post, 2021
  • Christopher Rogers, 2010
  • Eric Schuch, 2004
  • Chris Schultz, 2006
  • Poorva Shukla, 2017
  • Ben Simmons, 2018

Visiting Students

  • Arun Das
  • Shuangshuang Fan
  • Holger Schmidt
  • Gijs van der Veen