Nicholas Ohi, Ph.D.

Robotic Autonomy Researcher

I am a recent Ph.D. graduate in Aerospace Engineering at West Virginia University. My research focuses on improving autonomous robotic decision-making when faced with unmodeled dynamics and uncertainties that robots are likely to encounter in real-world situations.

I am searching for a career that will enable me to help improve humanity’s scientific understanding of both the universe and our own planet, as well as to improve the lives of all people through bringing robot autonomy into the real-world.

 Highlights

  • National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow (NSF GRFP)

  • Author and co-author of 10 peer-reviewed publications

  • Leads development of robot autonomy for 3 grant funded research projects and 2 award winning competition robots

  • Provides guidance and mentorship for more than half a dozen other projects, competitions, and student teams

  • Multi-disciplinary, systems-level approach to robot autonomy, combining hardware and software, planning and perception, to create integrated, working, real-world autonomous systems

 Education

  • Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Aerospace Engineering, West Virginia University, Dec. 2022

  • Bachelor of Science (BS), Mechanical Engineering and Aerospace Engineering, West Virginia University, May 2016