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Rahul Mangharam is a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Systems Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania's School of Engineering and Applied Science, with a secondary appointment in Computer and Information Science. He directs the Safe Autonomous Systems Lab (mLAB) and is a founding member of the PRECISE Center. Mangharam serves as Penn Director for the Safety21 DoT National University Transportation Center ($20MM), Director of the Autoware Center of Excellence, and leads the F1Tenth Autonomous Racing Community.
Education:
- Ph.D. in Electrical & Computer Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University
- M.S. in Electrical & Computer Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University
- B.S. in Electrical & Computer Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University
His research bridges formal methods, machine learning, and control systems with applications in medical devices, autonomous systems, and energy-efficient buildings. Key focus areas include safety verification for autonomous vehicles, real-time control systems, and patient-specific cardiac modeling for clinical applications. Recent work explores conformal prediction for safe perception, differentiable control barrier functions, and explainable autonomous systems.
Mangharam's publication trends show strong emphasis on autonomous systems safety (control synthesis, uncertainty quantification) and biomedical applications (cardiac modeling, clinical decision support). His 2022-2023 publications demonstrate cross-disciplinary approaches combining control theory, machine learning, and formal methods for robust autonomous systems.
Awards and Honors:
- Presidential Early Career Award (PECASE) 2016
- IEEE Benjamin Franklin Key Award 2014
- NSF CAREER Award 2013
- Intel Early Faculty Career Award 2012
- National Academy of Engineers US Frontiers of Engineering (2012, 2018)
- Stephen J. Angelo Term Chair (2008-2013)
He leads multiple major grants including NSF CAREER, DoT Safety21 Center ($20MM), DoE Energy-Efficient Building Hub ($160MM), and DARPA HACMS. Current PhD students include Zirui Zang. Mangharam founded the F1Tenth autonomous racing platform used globally for education and hosts international competitions through the Autoware Center of Excellence.
