معرفی
Dr. Marco Pavone is an Associate Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics at Stanford University, directing the Autonomous Systems Laboratory and the Center for Automotive Research at Stanford (CARS). He is also a Distinguished Research Scientist at NVIDIA leading autonomous vehicle research. He holds courtesy appointments in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, and affiliations with HAI and ICME. His research focuses on autonomous systems, including self-driving cars, aerospace vehicles, and mobility systems, emphasizing control methodologies and system design.
Education: Ph.D. in Aeronautics and Astronautics from MIT (2010). Former roles include Research Technologist at NASA JPL and participation in the National Academy of Engineering’s Frontiers program. He teaches courses on optimal control, robotics, and autonomous systems.
Research Interests: Development of methodologies for analysis/design/control of autonomous systems, with emphasis on self-driving cars, aerospace vehicles, future mobility systems, and integration with energy networks. His work spans robotics, AI, control theory, and transportation systems.
Publications reflect expertise in autonomous vehicle coordination, energy systems optimization, real-time perception, and multimodal decision-making. Recent work explores generative models for scenario analysis, transformer-based control, and safety-critical systems.
- Awards: PECASE (2017), ONR YIP (2017), NSF CAREER (2015), NASA Early Career (2012), Hellman Scholar (2012)
- Labs: Autonomous Systems Laboratory (ASL) and CARS
- Grants: Extensive funding from NSF, ONR, NASA, and industry partnerships
- Students: Mentors over 30 graduate students and postdocs, focusing on robotics, control, and AI
