Computer Engineering · Robotics Research

Dane
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Researching how intelligent robots learn to move and interact with the physical world.

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Research focus

My research focuses on reinforcement learning and robotic locomotion, with an emphasis on bridging the gap between simulation and physical systems. I am interested in developing learning-based control methods that enable robots to operate reliably in the real world.

Selected research

Learning to move. Building to understand.

Rose-Hulman · Ongoing

Humanoid Locomotion Research

Investigating reinforcement learning for bipedal locomotion, policy evaluation, and transfer across simulation and physical systems.

Reinforcement learning / Sim-to-real

Hochschule Esslingen · 2026

Quadruped Locomotion

Policy integration and ROS 2 observation and command pipelines for the Unitree Go2.

Policy inference / ROS 2

Rose-Hulman · 2026

Evolutionary Robotics

An archive for controller evolution experiments, research reports, and a final course project.

Controller optimization / Neuroevolution

Contact & resources

Professional links and a resume will be added here when available.