In January 2022, I will be moving to Brown University. Interested Ph.D. students should contact me and apply to Brown University’s Department of Computer Science or School of Engineering.

Dr. Nora Ayanian studies and develops end-to-end solutions for coordinating teams of robots with a focus on computational efficiency, scalability for large numbers of robots, and reducing reliance on simplifying assumptions. Ayanian is inspired by how human workgroups leverage diversity, taking on different roles within a team to deliver better solutions. She brings a unique approach to multirobot systems, creating unified solutions that address task assignment, path planning, and control that are broadly applicable across all aspects of multirobot systems and mobile sensor networks, including warehousing, manufacturing, and first response.