"Research Fellow (Learning-based Control)"

Job Description

We are seeking a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to develop uncertainty-aware, safety-critical autonomy for robots operating in open-world environments. The fellow will design methods that quantify confidence in prediction, synthesize formally safe interaction policies, and deliver real-time implementations on robotic platforms (e.g., mobile robots, autonomous driving stacks, or manipulation/humanoids). The position emphasizes theory and deployment: safety guarantees that hold under uncertainty, implemented in efficient C++/Python systems.

Key responsibilities:

• Design safety frameworks (e.g., CBF/CLF, stochastic/robust MPC, reachability, invariance) with learning components (Bayesian models, online uncertainty estimation, diffusion or policy learning) that preserve hard constraints.
• Model uncertainty for perception and dynamics (e.g., incremental Bayesian learning, predictive uncertainty calibration) and confidence-aware decision making.
• Implement optimization at scale (ADMM/consensus, parallelization) for real-time trajectory generation with barrier/constraint augmentation.
• Systems & validation: build reproducible stacks (C++/ROS/ROS 2, GPU acceleration where helpful), run hardware-in-the-loop and field experiments, maintain high-quality, well-tested code.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Robotics, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Strong background in robotics, control, optimization, and machine learning.
• Experience in modeling uncertainty in machine learning using probabilistic techniques.
• Proven publication record in relevant venues (e.g., IEEE T-RO/T-AC/T-CST/RA-L, ACC/ECC/CDC, RSS/ICRA/IROS/ITSC).
• Hands-on skills in C++ and Python (modern tooling, profiling, testing) and ROS/ROS 2
• Demonstrated ability to take methods from paper to working robot systems (simulation + real hardware).
• Open to Fixed Term Contract.

More Information

Location: Kent Ridge Campus

Organization: College of Design and Engineering

Department: Electrical and Computer Engineering

Employee Referral Eligible: No

Job requisition ID: 30311

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