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Dr. Naira Hovakimyan Presents “Safe Learning for Autonomous Systems” at GoAERO Expert Lecture Series
W. Grafton and Lillian B. Wilkins Professor
nhovakim@illinois.edu
Mechanical Science and Engineering
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Congrats to Prof. Naira Hovakimyan on the 2025 College Award for Excellence in Graduate Student Mentoring!
Congratulations to Prof. Naira Hovakimyan on receiving the 2025 College Award for Excellence in Graduate Student Mentoring! A well-deserved recognition…
Congratulations! Chuyuan Tao defended his thesis successfully!
Congratulations to Chuyuan! He defended his Ph.D. final exam successfully!
Inspiring Future Engineers through Hands-On Drone Building at Campus Middle School
Professor Naira Hovakimyan recently visited the Campus Middle School for Girls to guide students in designing and building their own…
Highlights from the AIAA SciTech Forum
Our team had an engaging experience at the AIAA SciTech Forum, discussing our latest research with peers and exploring new…
Dr. Naira Hovakimyan Presents “Safe Learning for Autonomous Systems” at GoAERO Expert Lecture Series
Professor Naira Hovakimyan gave a presentation to GoAero seminar series on safe learning in autonomous systems. The presentation can be…
Congratulations! Hovakimyan featured as keynote speaker at IROS!
Professor Naira Hovakimyan was one of the keynote speakers earlier this month at IROS 2024, one of the largest and most important…
Congratulations! Hovakimyan recognized for translational research impacting society
MechSE Professor Naira Hovakimyan is this year’s recipient of The Grainger College of Engineering’s Award for Excellence in Translational Research. The award honors…
Congrats! Lin Song defended his thesis successfully!
Congratulations to Lin! He defended his Ph.D. final exam successfully!
John was awarded the ECE Distinguished Research Fellowship!
Congratulations to John Bullock, our Ph.D. student, for being awarded the ECE Distinguished Research Fellowship!
Congratulations! Jing Wu defended his thesis successfully!
Congratulations to Jing! He defended his Ph.D. final exam successfully!