Navid Dadkhah Tehrani

Navid Dadkhah Tehrani is an Adjunct Professor at Worcester Polytechnic Institute's Robotics Engineering Department, teaching graduate-level courses on machine learning applications in robotics. He concurrently serves as an Associate Technical Fellow at Lockheed Martin Corporation-Sikorsky Aircraft in Stratford, CT, where he advances autonomy in aerial vehicles including full-scale aircraft and drones. With over two decades of experience, he previously held roles at Aurora Flight Sciences (a Boeing company) as Senior Member of the Technical Staff.

Education:

• PhD, University of Minnesota

Research Focus:

• Autonomous aerial vehicle systems
• Motion planning and perception algorithms
• Task allocation strategies
• Integration of reinforcement learning/deep learning

His work bridges academic theory with industrial applications, emphasizing real-world problem-solving in robotics autonomy.

Professional Contributions:

• Expertise in fixed-wing and rotary-wing autonomy
• Development of advanced control systems
• Industry-academia collaboration through teaching