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FORMER MEMBER

Joshua D. Vander Hook, PhD

Research Technologist

Biography

Dr. Joshua Vander Hook received a PhD in Computer Science at the University of Minnesota in 2015. His research involved designing autonomous robots that can assist in surveying and data-gathering in remote areas. He held a Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship at the University of Minnesota.

Education

- Ph. D, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN. Computer Science, Minor: Electrical Engineering
- B.Sci with Honors, Minnesota State University, Mankato. Computer Science, Minor: Mathematics

Research Interests

- Multi-Robot Task Allocation
- Cognitive Systems
- Pursuit-Evasion Games
- Tracking and Estimation
- Online Optimization
- Geometric Optimization
- Technology for developing countries

Publications

2023
  1. B. Fultz, B., N. Izenberg, V. Scott... J. Izraelevitz, et al., "Venus In Situ Transfer and Analysis (VISTA)," Study Report prepared for the W. M. Keck Institute for Space Studies (KISS), 01 September 2023.
2022
  1. Kamak Ebadi, Kyle Coble, Dima Kogan, Deegan Atha, Russell Schwartz, Curtis Padgett, Joshua Vander Hook, "Toward Autonomous Localization of Planetary Robotic Explorers by Relying on Semantic Mapping," IEEE Aerospace Conference, Big Sky, MT, pp. 1-10, 05 May 2022.
  2. Joshua Vander Hook, Russell Schwartz, Kamak Ebadi, Kyle Coble, and Curtis Padgett, "Topographical Landmarks for Ground-Level Terrain Relative Navigation on Mars," IEEE Aerospace Conference, Big Sky, MT, 05 March 2022.