Raghvendra V. Cowlagi - CV

Education

Ph.D., Aerospace Eng., 2011, Georgia Institute of Technology
- Advisor: Panagiotis Tsiotras
- Thesis: Hierarchical Motion Planning for Autonomous Aerial and Terrestrial Vehicles
M.Tech., Aerospace Eng., 2005, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
- Advisor: J. Chandrasekhar
- Thesis: Autonomous Mission Management System for a Group of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
B.E., Electronics Eng., 2003, University of Mumbai

Associate Professor, 2019-, Aerospace Eng. Dept., Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Assistant Professor, 2013- 2019, Aerospace Eng. Program, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Guidance, Navigation, and Controls Engineer, 2012-13, Aurora Flight Sciences
Postdoctoral Associate, 2011-12, LIDS, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Sponsor: Emilio Frazzoli)
Graduate Research Assistant, 2006-11, Dept. Aerospace Eng., Georgia Institute of Technology
Project Engineer, 2005-06, Dept. Aerospace Eng., Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (Supervisor: Sanjay Bhat)
Teaching Assistant, 2003-05, Dept. Aerospace Eng., Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

2021 AFRL Summer Faculty Fellowship
2019 Romeo L. Moruzzi Young Faculty Award for Innovation in Undergraduate Education
2019 Morgan-Worcester Distinguished Instructorship Award
2017 Sigma Xi Outstanding Junior Faculty Award
2016 AFOSR Young Investigator Award
2009 American Control Conference Student Best Paper Award
2005 Aeronautical Society of India Award

Associate Editor, 2014 - 2017 and 2019 - Aerospace Science and Technology
Associate Editor, 2015 - IEEE-CSS Conference Editorial Board
Associate Editor, 2020 - 22 and 2024 - ASME J. Autonomous Vehicles & Systems
Member, 2016 - AIAA GNC Technical Committee
Session chair or co-chair at several conferences: AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference, IEEE Conference on Decision & Control; American Control Conference; AIAA Infotech@Aerospace; IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation
Reviewer for multiple journals: IEEE Trans. Robotics; IEEE Trans. Automatic Control; IEEE Trans. Industrial Electronics; Automatica; AIAA J. Guidance, Control, and Dynamics; Aerospace Science and Technology; ASME J. Dynamic Systems, Measurement, and Control; European J. Control; IEEE Trans. Automation Science & Eng.; Robotics & Autonomous Systems, and more
Reviewer for multiple conferences: American Control Conference; IEEE Conference on Decision and Control; IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation; IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems; European Control Conference, and more

WPI Committee on Tenure and Academic Freedom (2023 - 28)
WPI Committee on Information Technology Policy (2019 - 22, Chair 2021 - 22)
WPI Board of Trustees Technology Task Force (2020 - 22)
WPI Committee on Academic Operations (2019 - 21)
Research Coordinator, Aerospace Engineering Department (2024 - )
Undergraduate Committee, Aerospace Engineering Program (2016 - 20)
Graduate Committee, Aerospace Engineering Program (2014 - 16)
Graduate Committee, Mechanical Engineering Department (2013 – 17)
AE/ME Graduate Seminar (2013 - 16)
Aerospace Engineering Program Committee (2013 - 14)