Matthew Hale

Matthew Hale is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Georgia Tech. He holds affiliations with the CORE Lab and focuses on control systems, optimization, robotics, and privacy-preserving algorithms. His work emphasizes multi-agent systems and practical applications in autonomous systems.

Education: BSE in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania (2012), PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Georgia Tech (2017).

Research Interests: His research bridges theoretical control systems with applied robotics, emphasizing distributed optimization, privacy in networked systems, and deception-resistant decision frameworks. Key areas include multi-agent coordination, privacy-aware control, and safe autonomous operations.

Publications Trends: Recent work focuses on differential privacy in optimization, hybrid systems models for control, and scalable algorithms for multi-agent systems. Notable topics include privacy-preserving epidemic modeling and autonomous satellite control.

• Awards: AFOSR YIP (2023), ONR YIP (2022), AFRL Summer Faculty Fellowship (2020), NSF CAREER Award (2019).

Advising & Grants: Leads research teams in multi-agent robotics and privacy engineering. Active in securing grants for foundational control theory and applied robotics projects.

Labs/Teams: Core contributor to Georgia Tech’s CORE Lab, advancing interdisciplinary work in control systems and robotics.