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Keenan Albee

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4800 Oak Grove Drive

Pasadena, CA 91109

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347N - Maritime and Multi-Agent Autonomy

Keenan Albee

Robotics Technologist

Biography

Dr. Keenan Albee is a Robotics Technologist in the Maritime and Multi-Agent Autonomy group at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Keenan received a Ph.D. in Aeronautics and Astronautics (Autonomous Systems) from MIT in 2022 under a NASA Space Technology Research Fellowship.

At MIT, Keenan was the lead for the Space Systems Laboratory's research involving the Astrobee robots aboard the ISS, running multiple international on-orbit robotic autonomy collaborations such as autonomous rendezvous with tumbling targets. Keenan's research focuses on motion planning and control under uncertainty for mobile robotic systems, leveraging real-time tools to make autonomous robotic operations safer and more efficient. At JPL, Keenan continues to work on deploying innovative robotic systems in new and challenging environments.

Education

  • Ph.D. in Aeronautics and Astronautics (Autonomous Systems), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2022
  • S.M. in Aeronautics and Astronautics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2019
  • B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University, 2017

Research Interests

Robotic motion planning; safe motion planning under uncertainty; model predictive control, optimal control, and trajectory optimization; information-theoretic planning

Publications

2024
  1. B. Doerr, K. Albee, M. Ekal, R. Ventura, and R. Linares, "The ReSWARM Microgravity Flight Experiments: Planning, Control, and Model Estimation for On‐Orbit Close Proximity Operations," Journal of Field Robotics, 15 April 2024.
2023
  1. H. Dinkel, J. Di, J. Santos, K. Albee, P. Borges, M. Moreira, O. Alexandrov, B. Coltin, and T. Smith, "Multi-Agent 3D Map Reconstruction and Change Detection in Microgravity with Free-Flying Robots," International Astronautical Congress (IAC), Baku, Azerbaijan, pp. 1-11, 02 October 2023.