Mohammad Jafari

Mohammad Jafari serves as an Associate Professor of Robotics Engineering in the Department of Earth and Space Sciences, College of Letters and Sciences, at Columbus State University since August 2021.

His academic credentials include:

• Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, University of Nevada, Reno (2018)
• M.S. in Computer Science and Engineering, University of Nevada, Reno (2015)
• M.S. in Mechatronics Engineering, Iran (2012)
• B.S. in Computer Hardware Engineering, Iran (2007)

His research centers on real-time learning-based control systems with applications across diverse domains. Key focus areas:

• Machine Learning for Control Theory
• Multi-Agent Systems and Formation Control
• Biologically-inspired Control (including BELBIC)
• Robotics for Microgrids and Biological Systems

His 2025 publications reveal a cohesive theme of applying machine learning to robust control challenges, spanning bioengineering cell migration control, thermoacoustic oscillation management, and agricultural meteorology applications.

No scientific awards are documented in available materials.

He mentors graduate researchers including Logan, who successfully defended a thesis on Physics-Informed Neural Networks for rocket engine modeling in December 2024. Dr. Jafari actively contributes to academic service through conference judging and presentations at Columbus State University's 2025 Tower Day Conference.

Prior research at the University of Nevada's Intelligent Autonomous Systems Lab informs his current robotics engineering program at Columbus State, though specific lab structures are not detailed.