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Grainger Engineering Professor Naira Hovakimyan is leading a new study that seeks to develop safe learning architecture for autonomous systems. Her NSF-funded study, “SLES: Guaranteed Tubes for ...
We are focused on the verification and validation tools and frameworks for the L1 adaptive controller, augmented with robust perception and learning-enabled components, that can ...
Mechanical engineering graduate student Minkyung Kim has been selected to attend the 2023 Hyundai Vision Conference. The detail can be checked here.
Congratulations to Naira for winning the Outstanding Advisor Award! https://mechse.illinois.edu/news/55496
Congratulations to Lin Song, our Ph.D. student, for being awarded the prestigious Yee Memorial Fund Fellowship! The Yee Memorial Fellowship is awarded to five engineering ...
We won the 3rd Place at the Engineering Open House in ‘The Future, Today.’ The detail can be checked here.  
The seminar is presented by Dr. Christopher Elliott. The video and slides can be found here.
MechSE Professor Naira Hovakimyan’s success in patents, licensing, and commercialization has earned entry into the 2023 class of Senior Members of the National Academy of Inventors ...
We have returned to onsite for an in-person group meeting starting this week! Dr. Tigran Bakaryan presented his research in Mean Field Games theory.
Congratulations to Wenbin! He defended his Ph.D. final exam successfully!  
Naira Hovakimyan
Director of AVIATE Center
W. Grafton and Lillian B. Wilkins Professor
nhovakim@illinois.edu
Mechanical Science and Engineering
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Researchers debut new study for safe learning-enabled systems

Researchers debut new study for safe learning-enabled systems

Grainger Engineering Professor Naira Hovakimyan is leading a new study that seeks to develop safe learning architecture for autonomous systems. Her NSF-funded…

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MechSE Magazine Summer 2023

MechSE Magazine Summer 2023

We are focused on the verification and validation tools and frameworks for the L1 adaptive controller, augmented with robust perception…

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Kim recruited to attend Hyundai Vision Conference

Kim recruited to attend Hyundai Vision Conference

Mechanical engineering graduate student Minkyung Kim has been selected to attend the 2023 Hyundai Vision Conference. The detail can be…

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Naira wins the Outstanding Advisor Award

Naira wins the Outstanding Advisor Award

Congratulations to Naira for winning the Outstanding Advisor Award! https://mechse.illinois.edu/news/55496

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Lin was awarded the 2023-2024 Yee Fellowship!

Lin was awarded the 2023-2024 Yee Fellowship!

Congratulations to Lin Song, our Ph.D. student, for being awarded the prestigious Yee Memorial Fund Fellowship! The Yee Memorial Fellowship…

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Congratulations to Our Lab for Winning the 3rd Place at the Engineering Open House

Congratulations to Our Lab for Winning the 3rd Place at the Engineering Open House

We won the 3rd Place at the Engineering Open House in 'The Future, Today.' The detail can be checked here.…

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AVIATE SEMINAR “Robust and Resilient Autonomy for Advanced Air Mobility

AVIATE SEMINAR “Robust and Resilient Autonomy for Advanced Air Mobility

The seminar is presented by Dr. Christopher Elliott. The video and slides can be found here.

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Congratulations! Naira named NAI Senior Member!

Congratulations! Naira named NAI Senior Member!

MechSE Professor Naira Hovakimyan’s success in patents, licensing, and commercialization has earned entry into the 2023 class of Senior Members of…

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Return to Onsite: In-Person Group Meeting in 2023 Spring Semester

Return to Onsite: In-Person Group Meeting in 2023 Spring Semester

We have returned to onsite for an in-person group meeting starting this week! Dr. Tigran Bakaryan presented his research in…

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Congratulations! Wenbin Wan defended his thesis successfully!

Congratulations! Wenbin Wan defended his thesis successfully!

Congratulations to Wenbin! He defended his Ph.D. final exam successfully!  

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