Micah Corah

Micah Corah is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at the Colorado School of Mines, directing the Navigation, Aerial-robots, and Perception Planning Laboratory (NAPPLab). His research focuses on aerial robotics, multi-robot systems, and active perception with applications in autonomous exploration, infrastructure inspection, and search and rescue. He holds a PhD in Robotics from Carnegie Mellon University (2020), and completed postdoctoral work at CMU’s AirLab and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). His work emphasizes scalable algorithms for multi-robot coordination, submodular optimization, and perception planning in challenging environments.

Education: PhD (2020) and MS (2017) in Robotics from Carnegie Mellon University; BS in Computer Science and Mechanical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (2015).

Research interests include:

• Multi-robot coordination and distributed planning
• Aerial robotics and autonomous filming
• Active perception and sensor optimization
• Subterranean and 3D environment exploration
• Applications in search and rescue, infrastructure inspection, and cinematography

His recent publications highlight advancements in multi-drone view planning, coordinated motion capture for dynamic scenes, and resilient submodular maximization for large-scale systems. Micah actively mentors students in Computer Science, Robotics, and Mechanical Engineering, emphasizing both theoretical and experimental research.