Faculty and Staff
Department Administration
Chair: Prof. Jenelle Piepmeier (piepmeie@usna.edu )
Associate Chair: CDR Donald "Bucket" Costello (dcostell@usna.edu)
Executive Assistant: CDR Brad Berthelotte (berthelo@usna.edu)
Educational Technician: Barbara Burgett (burgett@usna.edu)
Faculty Listing
Faculty members that hold academic rank comprise Career Civilian Faculty (tenure-track and tenured), Permanent Military Professors, and Research Professors; they have earned terminal degrees in their fields of inquiry; they teach primarily the courses associated with the major in Robotics and Control Engineering; they provide expertise and leadership in all matters academic.
Military officers and visiting faculty members typically teach the courses of the Weapons Program; they provide unmatched operational, real-world experience with modern naval weapons systems and most hold a Masters degree in a technical field; they are recognized with the academic title of Instructor. In addition, they serve as professional mentors and role models for the midshipman.
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Avramov-Zamurovic, Svetlana
Professor Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, University of Maryland, 1994Research Interests
Laser propagation in maritime environment, compressive sensing -
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Berthelotte, Brad M.
LCDR, USN Junior Permanent Military Professor M.S., in Systems Engineering, Naval Postgraduate School -
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Bishop, Brad
Professor & Associate Dean of the School of Engineering and Weapons Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1997Research Interests
Mobile Robotics, Multi-Agent Systems -
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Broussard, Randy
Associate Professor Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Air Force Institute of Technology, 1997Research Interests
Computer Vision, Machine Learning -
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Costello, Donald
CDR, USN Permanent Military Professor and Assistant Professor Ph.D., University of MarylandResearch Interests
Computer Vision, Cyber-Physical Systems, Machine Learning, Mobile Robotics, Multi-agent Systems, Robotic Manipulation -
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Dawkins, Jeremy
Associate Professor Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Auburn University, 2011Research Interests
Dynamics and Control Theory, Mobile Robotics, Multi-Agent Systems -
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DeVries, Levi D.
Associate Professor Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering, University of Maryland, 2014Research Interests
Dynamics and Control Theory, Mobile Robotics, Multi-agent Systems, Wave Energy -
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Donnal, John
Associate Professor Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyResearch Interests
Cyber-Physical Systems, Machine Learning -
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Elsberry, Allan
LCDR, USN Senior Instructor M.S., Georgia Institute of TechnologyResearch Interests
Cyber-Physical Systems, Machine Learning -
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Esposito, Joel
Professor Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, 2002Research Interests
Machine Learning, Mobile Robotics, Multi-Agent Systems -
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Feemster, Matthew
Professor Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Clemson University, 2000Research Interests
Dynamics and Control Theory, Mobile Robotics -
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Frontera, Paul J.
CAPT, USN Permanent Military Professor and Assistant Professor Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Naval Postgraduate School, 2016Research Interests
Maritime autonomy, nonlinear estimation, optimal control -
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Jaramillo Cienfuegos, Paola
Assistant Professor Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 2016Research Interests
Biomechanics and Bioinspired Robotics, Biomedical Engineering -
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Jeffries, Chris
LCDR, USN Instructor M.A., Defense and Strategic Studies, Naval War College, 2020Research Interests
Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Mobile Robotics -
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Kiriakidis, Kiriakos
Professor Ph.D., Polytechnic Institute of New York University, 1996Research Interests
Detection and tracking of multiple targets, system-theoretic analysis of biomedical and biological systems, estimation and control based on aggregate models -
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Kutzer, Michael
Associate Professor Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, 2012Research Interests
Computer Vision, Cyber-Physical Systems, Mobile Robotics, Multi-agent Systems, Robotic Manipulation -
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McConnell, John
Assistant Professor Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology, 2023Research Interests
Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Mobile Robotics, Multi-agent Systems, SLAM, GPS Denied Navigation -
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Mwaffo, Violet
Assistant Professor Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, New York University Tandon School of EngineeringResearch Interests
Biomechanics and Bioinspired Robotics, Machine Learning, Multi-Agent Systems -
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O'Brien, Rich
Professor Ph.D. in Electrical & Computer Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, 1998 -
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Piepmeier, Jenelle
Professor and Department's Chair Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1999Research Interests
Computer Vision -
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Piper, George
Professor Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Drexel University, 1990Research Interests
Dynamics and Control Theory, Mobile Robotics -
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Pittman, Jerry
LCDR, USN Senior Instructor M.B.A., Naval Postgraduate SchoolResearch Interests
Computer Vision, Mobile Robotics, Robotic Manipulation -
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Rodriguez-Seda, Erick
Associate Professor Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2011Research Interests
Cyber-Physical Systems, Dynamics and Control Theory, Mobile Robotics, Multi-Agent Systems -
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Severson, Tracie
CAPT, USN Permanent Military Professor and Associate Professor Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering, University of Maryland, 2013Research Interests
Cyber-Physical Systems, Multi-Agent Systems -
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Williams, Jessica
LT, USN Instructor M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University Indianapolis, 2015 -
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Wish, Michael J.
Major USMC Instructor M.S., Applied Physics, Naval Postgraduate School, 2022Research Interests
Dynamic and Control Theory, Multi-agent Systems, Applied Graph Theory -
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│Knowles, Ken
Professor Emeritus Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Virginia, 1977 -
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│Wick, Carl
LCDR, USN (retired) Professor Emeritus D.Sc. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, George Washington University -
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│Zivi, Edwin
Professor Emeritus Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Maryland, 1989 -
