2024
E. Taylor, M.A.Sc., electrical and computer engineering, May 2024
Thesis: Experiments in Decentralized Multivehicle Localization Using Ultra-Wideband Transceivers
M. Riley Cooper, M.A.Sc., electrical and computer engineering, March 2024
Thesis: Data-Driven Nonlinear Model Predictive Control of an Autonomous Uncrewed Surface Vessel
Currently: Research Associate, Ingenuity Labs Research Institute, Queen's University
Kai Wang, M.A.Sc., electrical and computer engineering, January 2024, co-supervised with Dr. Sidney Givigi
Thesis: Constant Time Delay Leader Following for Mobile Robots by using Model Predictive Control Tuned on Estimation Uncertainties
Currently: Ph.D. Student, Queen's University
Francesco Marrato, M.A.Sc., electrical and computer engineering, January 2024
Thesis: Sound Source Tracking as a Heuristic for Frontier Exploration in Search and Rescue Using a Quadruped Mobile Robot
Currently: Software Engineer, Calian Group (Toronto, ON)
2023
Dean Sacoransky, M.A.Sc., electrical and computer engineering, October 2023
Thesis: Autonomous Vehicle Localization Using Automotive Radar and Reflective Lane Markers
Currently: Generative AI Data Scientist, IBM watsonx (Toronto, ON)
Sabrina Button, USSRF/Summer Research Associate, 2023
Currently: Bachelor's Student (Mechatronics & Robotics Engineering), Queen’s University
Sophie Villemure, USRA/Summer Research Associate, 2023
Currently: Bachelor's Student (Mechatronics & Robotics Engineering), Queen’s University
Dr. Heshan Fernando, Postdoctoral fellow, Ingenuity Labs Research Institute, January 2021 to February 2023
Currently: Research Engineer, FP Innovations (Montreal, QC)
2022
Josh Baker, M.A.Sc., mechanical engineering, November 2022
Thesis: Multi-Vehicle Cooperation over Rough Terrain: Experiments with Passive Coupling
Currently: Mechanical Engineer, MacLean Engineering (Collingwood, ON)
Unal Artan, Ph.D., mining engineering, October 2022
Thesis: Automatic Classification of Fragmented Rock using Proprioceptive Sensing
Currently: Postdoctoral Fellow, Centre for Applied Autonomous Sensor System (AASS), Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden
David Khalatyan, M.A.Sc., mechanical engineering, May 2022
Thesis: Towards Modularity and Reconfigurability for Robotic Off-Highway Equipment: A Proof-of-Concept Prototype
Currently: Mechanical Engineer, MacLean Engineering (Collingwood, ON)
Leyla Khaleghi, M.A.Sc., electrical and computer engineering, March 2022
Thesis: Deep Learning for Touchless Human-Computer Interaction using 3D Hand Pose Estimation
Currently: AI Sofware Developer, Ross Video (Ottawa, ON)
Orighomisan Mayuku, Ph.D., mechanical and materials engineering, February 2022
Thesis: Self-Supervised Near-to-Far Learning for Terrain-Adaptive Off-Road Autonomous Driving
Currently: Member of Technical Staff, MDA (Brampton, ON)
Formerly: Lecturer, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria
2021
Jack Caldwell, M.A.Sc., electrical and computer engineering, December 2021
Thesis: Towards Efficient Hydraulic Manipulator Control using Learning-Based Model Predictive Control
Currently: Member of Technical Staff, MDA (Brampton, ON)
Austin Greisman, M.A.Sc., electrical and computer engineering, November 2021
Thesis: Path Following using Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave mm-Wave Automotive Radar
Currently: Robotics Engineer, Rheinmetall Provectus (Ottawa, ON)
Formerly: Robotics Engineer IT, Indro Robotics (Ottawa, ON and Victoria, BC)
Dr. Jie Wang, Postdoctoral fellow, Ingenuity Labs Research Institute, February 2019 to September 2021
Currently: Postdoctoral fellow, University of Waterloo (Waterloo, ON)
Emily Bugeja, Summer Research Associate, 2021
Formerly: Engineering Technical Staff, Ingenuity Labs Research Institute, Queen’s University
Jeremy Roy, M.A.Sc., electrical and computer engineering, July 2021
Thesis: Autonomous Ground Vehicle Guidance and Mapping in Challenging Terrains by using On-Board Vibration Measurements
Currently: Robotics Engineer, MacLean Engineering (Collingwood, ON)
Jeremy Kulchyk, M.A.Sc., electrical and computer engineering, January 2021, co-supervised with Dr. Karen Rudie
Thesis: Security by Design: Reducing Information Exchange in Multi-Agent Search Tasks
Currently: Data Consultant, Validere (Toronto, ON)
2020
Michael Fader, M.A.Sc., mechanical and materials engineering, December 2020
Thesis: Autonomous Ground Vehicle Path Following by Combining Feedback Linearization with Model Predictive Control
Currently: Member of Technical Staff, MDA (Brampton, ON)
Naveena Pandillapally, M.A.Sc., mechanical and materials engineering, September 2020, co-supervised with Dr. Brian Surgenor
Thesis: Force-Based Control of UGVs by Using Physical Human-Robot Interaction
Currently: Engineer IT, General Dynamics Land Systems (London, ON)
Andrew Farley, Summer Research Associate, 2020
Currently: Master’s student (ECE), Queen’s University
Josh Baker, Summer Research Associate, 2020
Currently: Mechanical Engineer, MacLean Engineering (Collingwood, ON)
2019
Hugh Corley, Summer Research Associate, 2019
Currently: Member of Technical Staff, MDA (Brampton, ON)
Florian Schier, IESTE Summer Research Associate, 2019
Currently: Research Assistant, TU Dresden (Germany)
2018
Jack Caldwell, Summer Research Associate, 2018
Currently: Engineer, MDA (Brampton, ON)
Ryan Kealey, Summer Research Associate, 2018
Currently: Automation Engineer, Komatsu (Milwaukee, WI)
Lukas Dekker, M.A.Sc., mechanical and materials engineering, April 2018
Thesis: Industrial-Scale Autonomous Wheeled-Vehicle Path Following by Combining Iterative Learning Control with Feedback Linearization
Currently: Engineer IT, MacLean Engineering (Collingwood, ON)
Robert Hewitt, Ph.D., electrical and computer engineering, March 2018
Thesis: Intense Navigation: Using Active Sensor Intensity Observations To Improve Localization and Mapping
Currently: Research Scientist, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (Pasadena, CA)
Dr. Scott Nokleby, Visiting Professor, 2017-18
Currently: Professor, University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) (Oshawa, ON)
2017
Alexandra Wiseman, M.A.Sc., electrical and computer engineering, December 2017, co-supervised with Dr. Michael Greenspan
Thesis: 3D Object Recognition and Registration using Minimalist Descriptors
Currently: Backend Developer, League, Inc. (Toronto, ON)
Jordan Mitchell, M.A.Sc., mining engineering, July 2017
Thesis: The Mapkey: Preliminary Design, Construction and Testing of a Novel UAV Platform for Cavity Surveying
Formerly: Engineer, RockMass Technologies, Inc. (Toronto, ON)
Currently: Consultant, Bain & Company (Toronto, ON)
Mirza Tahir Ahmed, Ph.D., electrical and computer engineering, May 2017, co-supervised with Dr. Michael Greenspan
Thesis: Registration of Noisy Point Clouds Using Virtual Interest Points
Currently: Researcher, Epson Canada (Markham, ON)
2016
Glen Turner, M.A.Sc., electrical and computer engineering, September 2016
Thesis: Towards Mapping of Rock Walls Using a UAV-Mounted 2D Laser Scanner in GPS Denied Environments
Currently: Engineer, Motion Metrics International Corp. (Vancouver, BC)
Marc Gallant, Ph.D., electrical and computer engineering, September 2016
Thesis: The Estimation of Surface Orientations and its Applications in Vehicle Localization and Structural Geology
Formerly: Mapping and Navigation Engineer, Quanergy Systems, Inc. (Ottawa, ON)
Currently: Senior Software Developer, Avidbots (Waterloo, ON)
Dr. Brian Lynch, Postdoctoral Fellow, mining engineering, September 2013 to June 2016
Currently: Research Scientist, Vineland Research and Innovation Centre (Thorold, ON)
Lindsay Vanderbeck, M.A.Sc., mining engineering, April 2016
Thesis: A Bayesian Approach to Convergence Detection in Underground Excavations Using LiDAR
Formerly: Engineer (autonomous trucks), SMS Equipment, Inc. (Fort McMurray, AB)
Currently: Engineer, MacLean Engineering (Collingwood, ON)
Curtis Watson, M.A.Sc., mining engineering, April 2016
Thesis: Towards Estimating Friction Factors of Mine Drifts from Low Density Point Clouds
Currently: Applications Specialist, Peck Tech Consulting Ltd. (Montreal, QC)
Edith Deretey, M.A.Sc., electrical and computer engineering, January 2016, co-supervised with Dr. Michael Greenspan
Thesis: Visual Positioning in Underground Mines and Indoor Environments using PnP
Currently: Systems Designer, Grantek Systems Integration (Burlington, ON)
Julian Simela, Ph.D., mining engineering, January 2016, co-supervised with Dr. Laeeque Daneshmend
Thesis: Towards Automated Underground Mine Surveying: Integration of Mobile Mapping with Georeferenced Geometric Beacons
2015
James Procopio, Summer Research Associate, 2015
Currently: Field Service Engineer, EIT at RST Instruments (Port Moody, BC)
Andrew Dobson, Ph.D., mining engineering, January 2015
Thesis: Autonomous Loading of Fragmented Rock: Admittance Control for Robotic Digging
Currently: Applications Engineer, Clearpath Robotics (Kitchener, ON)
2014
Carolyn Ingram, M.A.Sc., mining engineering, September 2014
Thesis: Remote surveying of underground cavities excavated by jet boring
Formerly: Major Projects Engineer, Cameco Corporation (Saskatoon, SK)
Jordan Marr, NSERC USRA, Summer 2014, co-supervised with Dr. Michael Greenspan
Currently: M.A.Sc. candidate (robotics), University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace (Toronto, ON)
2013
Vladimir Vukovic, M.A.Sc., mining engineering, September 2013
Thesis: Reducing haul truck fuel consumption in open pit mines by strategic changes to the haulage cycle
Currently: Engineer, Shell Canada (Fort McMurray, AB)
Chris McKinnon, NSERC CREATE student, Summer 2013
Currently: ML & Robotics Engineer, Applanix (Toronto, ON)
Michal Pasternak, NSERC USRA, Summer 2013
Currently: Team Lead, Software Development, nanopay (Toronto, ON)
Brett Owens, M.A.Sc., mining engineering, January 2013
Thesis: Concept design and testing of a GPS-less systems for autonomous shovel-truck spotting
Formerly: Applications Engineer, Neptec Technologies Corporation (Kanata, ON)
Currently: Technical Manager, Shopify (Ottawa, ON)
2012
David Pike, M.A.Sc, electrical and computer engineering, September 2012, co-supervised with Dr. Sidney Givigi
Thesis: Dynamic vehicle routing using local communications and sensing
Formerly: Software Specialist, Neptec Technologies Corporation (Kanata, ON)
Formerly: Engineer, Quanergy Systems, Inc. (Ottawa, ON)
Currently: Software Engineer, Ouster (Ottawa, ON)
Andrew Chapman, M.A.Sc., mining engineering, August 2012
Thesis: A field study on haul time variability in open pit mines
Formerly: Production Systems Engineer, Mining Information Technology, Barrick Gold Corporation (Toronto, ON)
Currently: Technical Manager of Mining Solutions Peck Tech Consulting Ltd. (Montreal, QC)
Chris McKinnon, NSERC USRA, Summer 2012
Project: Identification of large objects in a muck pile as part of an autonomous dig planner
Currently: ML & Robotics Engineer, Applanix (Toronto, ON)
2011
David Haviland, NSERC USRA, Summer 2011
Project: Underground ramp simulation and analysis
Currently: Rock Mechanics Engineer, Golder Associates (now part of WSP) (Burnaby, BC)
Marc Gallant, M.A.Sc., aerospace engineering, August 2011, co-supervised with Dr. Alex Ellery
Thesis: A probabilistic approach to autonomous planetary science with prime and scout rovers
Formerly: Young Graduate Trainee, Directorate of Human Spaceflight and Operations Ground Systems Engineering Department, Research & Technology Management Office, ESA (Darmstadt, Germany)
Formerly: Mapping and Navigation Engineer, Quanergy Systems, Inc. (Ottawa, ON)
Currently: Senior Software Developer, Avidbots (Waterloo, ON)
Stefan Radacina Rusu, M.A.Sc., mechanical engineering, August 2011, co-supervised with Dr. John Hayes
Thesis: Real-time localization in large-scale underground environments using RFID-based node maps
Currently: President and CEO, MineView Systems, Inc. (Ottawa, ON)
2010
Jamie Lavigne, M.A.Sc., mechanical engineering, September 2010
Thesis: A landmark-bounded method for mapping of large-scale underground drift networks
Formerly: Product Development Engineer, Peck Tech Consulting Ltd. (Montreal, QC)
Currently: Software Engineer, Amazon Web Services (Seattle, WA)
Alan Richards, Summer Research Associate, 2010, co-supervised with Dr. Sidney Givigi
Project: Controlling and simulating teams of networked vehicles with degraded sensors and communications
Currently: Software Engineer, Wenco International Mining Systems Ltd. (Richmond, BC)
Unal Artan, M.A.Sc., mechanical engineering, January 2010
Thesis: Algorithms and experiments for globally consistent mapping of underground passageway environments
Formerly: Technical Staff, MDA Space Missions (Brampton, ON); Engineer, Peck Tech Consulting Ltd. (Montreal, QC)
Currently: President and CEO, Artech Technologies (Toronto, ON), Postdoctoral Fellow, Örebro University (Sweden)
Before 2010
Dorian Tsai, Summer Research Associate, 2009
Project: Periodic formations of multivehicle systems
Formerly: Visiting Researcher, CLARAty Lab, JPL (Pasadena, CA); Robotics Engineer, CSA (Saint-Hubert, QC)
Currently: Ph.D. candidate, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, Australia
Mark Swartz, M.A.Sc., aerospace engineering, January 2009, co-supervised with Dr. Alex Ellery
Thesis: Adaptive rover navigation in the presence of unmodelled slip
Currently: Modelling and Simulation Consultant, CAE (Ottawa, ON)
Jurriaan d’Engelbronner, Graduate Exchange Student from TU Delft, the Netherlands, Winter 2008
Project: A semi-autonomous approach to vehicle guidance in unknown tunnel environments
Currently: Equipment Engineer, ASML (The Hague, Netherlands)