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Abenezer Taye

Vanderbilt University

Abenezer Taye

Post-Doctoral Research Scholar

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Vanderbilt University

Research Interests

My research focuses on developing safe and efficient autonomous systems for Advanced Air Mobility (AAM). Specifically, I work on real-time trajectory planning frameworks for dense urban airspace, battery prognostics and energy management using Neural ODEs for eVTOL aircraft, and scalable safety verification systems for heterogeneous AAM operations. My approach combines machine learning with aerospace engineering to create practical solutions for urban air transportation challenges, with applications in NASA-funded projects for system-wide safety management.

News

2024

Paper accepted to AIAA SciTech 2025 – "Energy-Aware Strategic Traffic Management for Urban Air Mobility" accepted for presentation.

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2024

Journal paper published in AIAA JAIS – "Safe and Scalable Real-Time Trajectory Planning Framework for Urban Air Mobility" published.

2024

Presented at AIAA Aviation 2024 – Presented research on Energy Demand Analysis for eVTOL Charging Stations in Urban Air Mobility.

2024

NASA System-Wide Safety Project – Started as Technical Thrust Lead on $2.5M NASA-funded project for AAM safety systems.

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2023

Best Paper Award – Received Best Paper Award at AIAA Aviation 2023 conference.

2023

Research Fellowship – Awarded prestigious research fellowship for AAM safety systems.

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2022

Conference Presentation – Presented at International Conference on Autonomous Systems.

2022

New Research Grant – Secured funding for advanced trajectory planning research.

2022

Workshop Organization – Organized workshop on Urban Air Mobility at IEEE Conference.

2021

PhD Defense – Successfully defended PhD dissertation on Autonomous Systems for AAM.

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Presentations & Videos

2024

AIAA Aviation 2024 Presentation

Energy Demand Analysis for eVTOL Charging Stations

2023

Research Overview Presentation

Trajectory planning and battery prognostics research

2024

AAM Safety Systems Overview

NASA-funded project overview

2023

Trajectory Planning Demo

Real-time planning framework demonstration