Algorithm Engineer at BlackVe
2024 — Present
Responsibilities include developing and testing control/estimation algorithms for satellite autonomy. At BlackVe, I was commited to building on-board autonomy capable of lights out operations.
About Me
Hi! I am Rohit Konda,
I am currently working as an Algorithm Engineer working on problems in satellite autonomy at BlackVe. Before working, I received a Ph.D in the department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the UC Santa Barbara working under Dr. Jason R. Marden. A list of my publications can be found at my Google Scholar page. Feel free to reach out - I’m always open to collaborations!
Ph. D. at UC Santa Barbara
2019 — 2024
Under the advisement of Dr. Jason Marden, I studied multi-agent systems through game-theoretic and optimization tools. I worked on two main projects in my PhD - analyzing behavior of best-response processes in multi-agent systems and deriving optimizing scheduling algorithms for industrial refrigeration.
M.S. at Georgia Institute of Techonology
2018 — 2019
Under the advisement of Dr. Sam Coogan and Dr. Magnus Egerstedt, I studied correct-by-construction methods in nonlinear control using control barrier functions. I focused on both theoretical developments and as exploring potential applications to autonomous driving.
B.S. at Georgia Institute of Techonology
2015 — 2018
Under the advisement of Dr. Rob Butera and Dr. Vineet Tiruvadi, I studied dynamical methods for neuroscience. I engaged in experimental research with mice models and studied Kuramoto dynamical models for synchronization.
Research Overview
My blanket research focus is on algorithm design for complex systems that have provable guarantees on system behavior. Respectively, my work uses tools from control theory, optimization, and game theory and has deep implications in robotics, automation, and heavy industry, as well bio- and socio-technical systems. Overall, the goal for my work is to borrow from rich theory and succesively use either data or domain knowledge to derive useful solutions for interesting applications.
Collaborators
I’ve had the pleasure of working with many wonderful people. To a non-exhaustive list of people, I give my thanks.