Principle Investigator

Igor Mezić

Professor Mezić works on operator-theoretic methods in nonlinear dynamical systems and control theory and their applications in fluid dynamics, energy efficient design and operations and complex systems dynamics.  

Research Scientist

Ervin Kamenar


Ervin Kamenar is a researcher in mechatronics, soft robotics, precision engineering and energy harvesting. He works on a pneumatic soft robot arm project and Koopman operator theory.

Graduate Student Researcher

Michael Banks

Michael received his B.S. and M.S. in aerospace engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He currently works on the application of Koopman Mode Decomposition to optimal control and soft robotics.

Alan Cao

Alan received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 2018 and joined the Mezić research group in the winter of 2020. Alan is currently developing methods using machine learning to characterize the spectral properties of the Koopman operator. Alan also works on the modelling and control of nonlinear dynamical systems for soft robotics. 

Gowtham S Seenivasaharagavan


Gowtham joined the Mezic group in Winter 2018. His work focuses on numerical aspects of Koopman operator theory.
 

Mathias Wanner

Mathias Wanner graduated from Villanova University in 2018 with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering. He will be finishing his M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from UCSB in Summer 2020 before continuing for his Ph.D. Mathias joined the Mezic research group in 2019. As an undergraduate Mathias has done research in number theory through the NSF REU program. He is currently working on Koopman operator theory for random dynamical systems and new dynamic mode decomposition algorithms used to model those systems. Outside the lab, Mathias is an avid golfer, and also enjoys sailing and fishing.

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Steven Nguyen

Steven Nguyen is an undergraduate junior in UC Santa Barbara’s Mechanical Engineering program. He joined the Mezic research group in the spring of 2022 and is working on designing an extendable soft robotic arm controlled with pneumatic muscles. Outside of the lab, Steven plays tennis and trombone and enjoys rock climbing.
Name Current location
Allan Avila Aimdyn Inc.
Ljuboslav Boskić
Milan Korda

Post-Doctoral Researcher 2016-2018

 LAAS-CNRS
Ryan Mohr Aimdyn Inc.
Corbinian Schlosser
Zach Zimmerman
Sophie Loire

PhD 2008, Post-Doc 2008-2014

 Ecorithm, Inc.
Emir Yasun
Hassan Arbabi

PhD 2013-2018

 MIT
Nithin Govindarajan
Marin Sigurdson

Project Scientist 2012-2015

 Innovative Micro Technology (IMT)
Bryan Eisenhower

PhD 2009, Post-Doc 2009-2015

 Center for Energy Efficient Design, UCSB
Michael Georgescu

PhD 2014

 Ecorithm, Inc.
Blane Rhoads

PhD 2014

 Mentor Graphics
Alexandre Mauroy

Post-Doc 2011-2013

 University of Luxembourg
Paul Kauffmann

Post-Doc 2010-2013

 CNRS
Marko Budisic

PhD 2012, Post-Doc 2012-2013

 Clarkson University
Gunjan Thakur

PhD 2011, Post-Doc 2011-2012

 Harvard University
Peter Herbert

MSc 2012

 Mathematica Policy Research
Erika Eskenazi

Undergrad Researcher

 Ecorithm, Inc.
Alice Hubenko

Post-Doc 2007-2012

 HP
George Mathew

PhD 2006, Post-Doc 2008-2010

 UTRC
Yoshihiko Susuki

Post-Doc 2008-2010

 Kyoto University
Maud-Alix Mader

Post-Doc 2008-2010

 LAAS-CNRS
George Gilmore

MSc 2009

 Mekube
Yueheng Lan

Post-Doc 2007-2009

 Tsinghua University
Symeon Grivopoulos

Post-Doc 2005-2009

 University of New South Wales
Caroline Cardonne

Lab Assistant 2008
Frederick Bottausci

Post-Doc 2008
Stefano Rosa

Undergrad Researcher 2008
Thomas John

PhD 2007

 BlackRock
Mark Zielke

MSc 2006

 Alcon Laboratories, Inc.
Dmitri Vainchtein

Post-Doc 2005

 Temple University
Zoran Levnajić

MSc 2005

 University of Novo mesto
Umesh Vaidya

PhD 2004

 University of Iowa
Gregory Hagen

PhD 2001

 Pratt & Whitney
Domenico D’Alessandro

PhD 1999, co-advised with Mohammed Dahleh

 Iowa State University