Carlos Caravaca Gallego | This work is towards a Ph.D. degree under the supervision of Prof. Pini Gurfiland and Dr. Hector Rotstein
Roee M. Francos is currently a Computer Science Postdoctoral Fellow at the Robotics, Embedded Autonomy, and Communication Theory (REACT) Lab at Harvard University focusing on development of multi-agent resilient decision-making and coordination algorithms. In 2023, he completed his PhD in Computer Science at the Multi-Agent Robotic Systems Laboratory, the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology. He received the B.Sc. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Ben-Gurion University. His research interests are in multi-agent teamwork, autonomous robotics, intelligent transportation systems, bio-inspired robotics and computer vision, focusing on collaborative algorithms for motion planning of autonomous vehicles, multi-robot learning, and air traffic management and coordination of unmanned vehicles. Roee is a recipient of the 2023 Robotics Science and Systems (RSS) Pioneers Award and the 2025 IEEE Multi-Robot & Multi-Agent Systems (MRS) Young Pioneer Award.
Assoc. Prof. Vitaly Shaferman | Optimal guidance under constraints is essential in many aerospace applications, as real-world missions must adhere to strict physical, safety, and operational limitations, such as control bounds, collision-avoidance requirements, and terminal accuracy, while simultaneously achieving high performance, for example, by minimizing fuel consumption or aerodynamic drag.
Roee M. Francos | This talk presents a unified perspective on resilient decision-making for multi-robot systems in environments where adversaries may influence routing, search, and detection tasks. Recently, significant progress in coordination, control, and navigation of multi-robot systems has been achieved, driven primarily by the rapid commercialization of unmanned aerial systems and drones. Yet, real-world deployment remains challenging.
Maayan Naschletashvili | This seminar examines how turbulent airflow excites structural vibrations and, in turn, generates noise transmitted into enclosed spaces. An anechoic wind tunnel experiment was conducted to investigate the vibro-acoustic response of a thin square plate subjected to a turbulent boundary layer.
Pavel Galich | B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Applied Mathematics and Physics, Department of Aerophysics and Space Research, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (2012 and 2014). Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering, Technion (2018). Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Materials Science & NanoEngineering (MSNE), Rice University (2018-2020). Assistant Professor at the Technion since 2020.
Dor Naftaly | Modern aircraft designs are trending toward increasingly lightweight, high-aspect-ratio, and highly flexible configurations for improved aerodynamic efficiency and performance. As structural flexibility increases, the traditional separation between flight dynamics and aeroelasticity becomes less valid: elastic deformations influence rigid-body motion, and maneuver-induced accelerations and loads impact the structural response. This study investigates the coupled flight dynamics and aeroelastic behavior of flexible aircraft, focusing on the effects of maneuvering on flutter instability.
