Title: Expanding Horizons: Life Beyond a PhD Student 
Date: Monday, August 26, 2024 
Time: 12:30 p.m. - 1:20 p.m.
Location: Virtual

Abstract: Chams’ research is centered around the utilization of model-based and learning-based control techniques to enhance the performance and safety of novel aerial vehicles. In this seminar, Chams will provide a concise overview of his research endeavors and share insights into the experience of being a postdoc.

Bio: Chams Eddine Mballo received his bachelor's degree with a dual major in aerospace engineering and mechanical engineering in 2015 from the State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo. He joined the Georgia Institute of Technology in August 2016. He holds three master's degrees from the Georgia Institute of Technology: aerospace engineering (2019); electrical and computer engineering (2020); and mathematics (2021). He completed his doctoral studies in 2022 at Georgia Tech as a Marcus Dash Fellow. Chams is presently a postdoctoral fellow at the University of California, Berkeley, in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) department. He has been honored with several awards, including the Chancellor Award for Student Excellence, the Robert Wolfe Fellowship, the Rising Star in Aerospace Engineering awarded by MIT, and the University of California President's Postdoctoral Fellowship.