Curriculum Vitae

Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering

George Washington University

Advisor: Prof. Peng Wei | Dissertation: Enhancing Safety and Energy-Efficiency in Advanced Air Mobility Through Trajectory Planning and Mission Feasibility Assessment Strategies

Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Transferred Before Completion

B.S. in Electro-Mechanical Engineering

Addis Ababa Science and Technology University

Ambassador of Science and Technology of the graduation year 2017

NASA System-Wide Safety: In-Time Learning-Based Safety Management

Leading a $2.5M NASA-funded project to develop scalable safety management systems for Advanced Air Mobility operations.

• Mission feasibility assessment framework
• Battery prognostics integration
• Real-world scenario validation

Learning-based Li-ion Battery Modeling for Online Decision Making

Developed real-time predictive models using Neural ODEs and Physics-Informed Neural Networks.

• 33× speedup in battery state prediction
• Enabled mid-flight replanning
• Maintained accuracy under constraints

Safe, Scalable, and Energy-Efficient Trajectory Planner for AAM

Real-time multi-agent trajectory planner for urban air mobility operations.

• Reachability analysis integration
• Action-shielding safety strategies
• Energy optimization

Research Intern

MathWorks - Sensor Fusion and Tracking Toolbox

• Accelerated tracker development cycle by 60%
• Built MATLAB application for multi-agent tracking analysis
• Enabled support for advanced tracking algorithms

Research Intern

MathWorks - Advanced Research and Technology Office

• Developed decentralized trajectory planning framework
• 78% reduction in near-midair collisions in simulations
• Online learning algorithm for collision avoidance