I am a PhD student in the Robotics Engineering Program at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester, MA. I am a PhD student in the Robotics Engineering Program at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester, MA.
My research interest is in understanding how we, as humans, move. I am currently exploring this by studying whole-body coordination in activities of daily living (ADL) and driving scenarios, as well as human loco-manipulation and muscle synergy. My high-level goal is to understand how humans synthesize complex coordinated motion from the neuromuscular level to the kinematic level.
I am currently working in the HiRo Lab on a Toyota-funded project involving the development of a simulation framework for learning and synthesizing natural-looking vehicle maneuver motions on a digital human model (developed in OpenSim).
I am also interested in exploring ways improving STEM education by developing effective teaching resources and pedagogical techniques. My focus of interest is upscaling robotics and automation learning and application in sub-saharan Africa. Towards this, I currently serve as a robotics curriculum developer and facilitator on a World-Bank project, Maths and Science for Sub-Saharan Africa (MS4SSA), which is providing technical assistance to countries in the sub-Saharan Africa region to improve learning outcomes in STEM.
Prior to joining WPI, I worked with industrial automation systems, as well as client servicing support.
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