Shaunak D. Bopardikar

Shaunak D. Bopardikar is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Michigan State University. He specializes in motion planning for autonomous vehicles, cyber-physical systems security, and randomized algorithms. Prior roles include Staff Research Scientist at United Technologies Research Center and Postdoctoral Researcher at the Center for Control Dynamical Systems and Computation. His teaching includes courses like ECE 313 (Control Systems), ECE 416 (Digital Control), and graduate-level courses on game theory and linear systems.

Research interests focus on autonomous systems, adversarial motion planning, and sensor selection. Key trends in his work include applying game theory to security challenges and developing scalable algorithms for high-dimensional systems. He leads research on perimeter defense strategies, cooperative robotic systems, and stealth-resilient control mechanisms. Current funding includes the NSF CAREER Award for attack-resilient multi-agent systems. His advising focuses on doctoral candidates interested in his research areas.