Steven Waslander

Professor Steven Waslander is a leading authority in autonomous aerial and ground vehicle systems, currently affiliated with the University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies (UTIAS). He leads the "Resilient Autonomy" research theme and founded the Toronto Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (TRAILab), advancing robotics through work on localization, mapping, object detection, integrated planning and control, and multi-robot coordination.

• B.Sc.E. from Queen’s University (1998)
• M.S. and Ph.D. from Stanford University in Aeronautics and Astronautics (2002, 2007)

His research spans autonomous drones, autonomous driving, UAVs, multi-agent control, and SLAM, with a focus on outdoor multi-vehicle platforms. He previously founded the Waterloo Autonomous Vehicle Laboratory (WAVELab) during his tenure at the University of Waterloo (2008–2018). At Stanford, he developed the pioneering STARMAC quadrotor platform.

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He has held roles at Pratt & Whitney Canada (1998–2001) and has contributed to advancements in robotics, computer vision, and distributed optimization. His work bridges aerospace engineering and artificial intelligence.