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Carrick Detweiler
Assistant Professor
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Computer Science and Engineering
220 Schorr Center
Lincoln, NE 68588
(402) 472-2449
carrick@cse.unl.edu
cse.unl.edu/~carrick/
nimbus.unl.edu
Academic Employment
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Assistant Professor, Computer Science and Engineering
Lincoln, NE
2010–present
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Materials Engineering (by courtesy)
Lincoln, NE
2014–present
Nebraska Intelligent MoBile Unmanned Systems (NIMBUS) Lab
Co-Director and Co-Founder
2010–present
Education
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Ph.D., Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Cambridge, MA
Sep. 2006 – Sep. 2010
Thesis: Decentralized Sensor Placement and Mobile Localization on an Underwater Sensor Network with
Depth Adjustment Capabilities
Adviser: Daniela Rus
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
M.S., Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Cambridge, MA
Sep. 2004 – Sep. 2006
Thesis: Passive Mobile Robot Localization within a Fixed Beacon Field
Adviser: Daniela Rus
Middlebury College
B.A., Joint CS and Mathematics Major; Minor in Physics
Middlebury, VT
Sep. 2000 – May 2004
Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa
Thesis: Structure from Motion and Non-Linear Minimization Techniques (Best Thesis Award)
Advisers: Amy Briggs and Daniel Scharstein
Current External Funding as
Principal or Co-Principal Investigator
1. USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (National Robotics Initiative), 2013-67021-20947,
Co-Aerial-Ecologist: Robotic Water Sampling and Sensing in the Wild, $956,210,
Sept. 2013-Aug. 2016, PI: Detweiler, Co-PIs (UNL): Elbaum, Burgin, Waite; Co-PIs (U.C. Berkeley,
subaward $142,857): Thompson, Hamilton.
2. National Science Foundation, CNS-1217400, CSR: Small: Collaborative Research: Adaptive and
Autonomous Energy Management on a Sensor Network Using Aerial Robots, UNL Portion: $390,000,
Sept. 2012-Aug. 2015, PI: Detweiler, (with PI Basha, University of the Pacific).
3. National Science Foundation, Award: IIS-1116221, RI: Small: Collaborative Research: Adaptive
Sampling with Robots for Marine Observations, Sept. 2011-Aug. 2015, UNL Portion: $249,971, PI:
Detweiler, (with PI Rus, MIT).
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Current Internal Funding as Principal or Co-Principal Investigator
1. Robert B. Daugherty Water for Food Institute Graduate Fellowship, Enabling Sub-Surface Aerial
Water Sampling for Water Management and Quality Analysis, Aug. 2014-July 2016, $72,310,
PI: Detweiler, Student PI James Higgins.
2. UNL Undergraduate Creative Activities and Research Experiences Program (UCARE), Flying by
Fire: Using UAVs for Close Observation of Wildfires, Aug. 2015-May 2016, $2,000,
PI: Detweiler, Student PI Rebecca Horzewski.
Prior Funding as Principal or Co-Principal Investigator
1. UNL Undergraduate Creative Activities and Research Experiences Program (UCARE), Wireless
Power Transfer for Underwater Sensors, Aug. 2014-May 2015, $2,000,
PI: Detweiler, Student PI Greenwood.
2. UNL Research Office, Phase II Planning Grant from the Pathway to Interdisciplinary Research
Centers, Autonomous Aerial Instruments, Sept. 2012-Dec. 2014, $193,000,
PIs: Elbaum, Detweiler.
3. UNL Undergraduate Creative Activities and Research Experiences Program (UCARE), AquaNode
Motor Control System, Aug. 2013-May 2014, $2,000,
PI: Detweiler, Student PI Greenwood.
4. UNL Undergraduate Creative Activities and Research Experiences Program (UCARE), Wireless
Power Transfer, Aug. 2012-May 2013, $2,000, PI: Detweiler, Student PI Berggren.
5. NASA Nebraska Space Grant Fellowship, Wireless Power Transfer, Sept. 2012-May 2013 $3,500, PI:
Detweiler, Student PI: Goeser.
6. UNL Research Office, Phase I Planning Grant from the Pathway to Interdisciplinary Research
Centers, Workshop on Autonomous Aerial Instruments, May 2012-Dec. 2012, $10,000,
PIs: Detweiler, Elbaum.
7. NSF Nebraksa EPSCoR FIRST, Aerial Robots for Scientific Sensing, April 2012-March 2013 $20,000,
PI: Detweiler.
8. Ascending Technologies UAV Sponsorship Competition, AscTec UAVs in the Wild, 2011-2012,
7,500e, PIs: Detweiler, Elbaum.
9. UNL Research Council Faculty Seed Grant, Falling Bricks and Flying Balls: Real-time Dynamic
Obstacle Avoidance on Flying Robots, 2011, $10,000, PI: Detweiler.
Awards, Honors, and Fellowships
• Faculty Fellow, UNL Robert B. Daugherty Water for Food Institute (2014–current)
• College of Engineering Henry Y. Kleinkauf Family Distinguished New Faculty Teaching Award (2014)
• CSE Department Student Choice Outstanding Teaching Award: Graduate Level (2011-2012)
• Visiting Researcher, Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMARTS) Future of
Mobility Project, Singapore (July, 2011)
• UNL Research Development Fellows Program (2010-2011)
• Best paper finalist, Robotics Science and Systems (RSS) (2010)
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Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles1
1. M. Eiskamp† , J. Johnson† , C. Detweiler and E. Basha. UAV Recharging Opportunities and Policies
for Sensor Networks. Accepted to appear in International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks.
2. C. Detweiler, J.-P. Ore∗ , D. Anthony∗ , S. Elbaum, A. Burgin, A. Lorenz. Bringing Unmanned Aerial
Systems Closer to the Environment. Accepted to appear in Cambridge Journal of Environmental
Practice.
3. J.-P. Ore∗ , S. Elbaum, A. Burgin, and C. Detweiler. Autonomous Aerial Water Sampling. Journal of
Field Robotics, 2015.
4. C. Detweiler, S. Banerjee∗ , M. Doniec, M. Jiang, F. Peri, R. Chen, and D. Rus. Adaptive
Decentralized Control of Mobile Underwater Sensor Networks and Robots for Modeling Underwater
Phenomena. Journal of Sensor and Actuator Networks, 3(2):113-149, 2014.
5. D. Anderson, C. Winters, R. Estell, E. Fredrickson, M. Doniec, C. Detweiler, D. Rus, J. Darren, and
B. Nolen. Characterizing the Spatial and Temporal Activities of Free-Ranging Cows from GPS Data.
The Rangeland Journal, 34(2):149-161, 2012.
6. C. Detweiler, M. Doniec, I. Vasilescu, and D. Rus. Autonomous Depth Adjustment for Underwater
Sensor Networks: Design and Applications. IEEE Transactions on Mechatronics, 17(1):16-24, 2012.
7. I. Vasilescu, C. Detweiler, and D. Rus. Color-Accurate Underwater Imaging using Perceptual
Adaptive Illumination. Autonomous Robots, 31(2):285-296, 2011.
8. I. Vasilescu, C. Detweiler, M. Doniec, D. Gurdan, S. Sosnowski, J. Stumpf, and D. Rus. AMOUR V:
A Hovering Energy Efficient Underwater Robot Capable of Dynamic Payloads. International Journal
of Robotics Research, 29(5):547-570, 2010.
9. M. Doniec, C. Detweiler, I. Vasilescu, M. Chitre, M. Hoffmann-Kuhnt, and D. Rus. AquaOptical: A
Lightweight Device for High-rate Long-range Underwater Point-to-Point Communication. Marine
Technology Society Journal, 55-65, Aug. 2010.
10. M. Schwager, C. Detweiler, I. Vasilescu, D. Anderson, and D. Rus. Data-Driven Identification of
Group Dynamics for Motion Prediction and Control. Journal of Field Robotics, 25(6-7):305-324, 2008.
11. C. Detweiler, M. Vona, Y. Yoon, S. Yun, and D. Rus. Self-Assembling Mobile Linkages. IEEE
Robotics and Automation Magazine, 14(4):45-55, 2007.
12. A. Briggs, C. Detweiler, Y. Li, P. Mullen, and D. Scharstein. Matching Scale-Space Features in 1D
Panoramas. Computer Vision and Image Understanding, 103:184-195, 2006.
13. A. Briggs, C. Detweiler, D. Scharstein, and A. Vandenberg-Rodes. Expected Shortest Paths for
Landmark-Based Robot Navigation. International Journal of Robotics Research, 23(7-8):717-728,
2004.
Peer-Reviewed Conference Publications
1. C. Welch† , S. Akbarisamani, C. Detweiler, and C. Nelson. Leightweight, Low-Cost, Compliant
Grasper for UAV-Based Pick-And-Place Operations. Accepted to appear in ASME International
Design Engineering Technical Conference & Computers and Information In Engineering Conference,
Boston, MA, 2015.
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In my publications I place myself as last author (organizing author) on papers with students, unless I did the super-majority
of the work.
∗
Indicates students that I advise.
†
Indicates students on whose committee I am a member.
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2. D. Anthony∗ , E. Basha, J. Ostdiek∗ , J.-P Ore∗ , and C. Detweiler. Surface Classification for Sensor
Deployment from UAV Landings. In Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Robotics and
Automation (ICRA), Seattle, Washington, 2015.
3. J. Palmer† , N. Yuen† , J.-P. Ore∗ , C. Detweiler, and E. Basha. On Air-to-Water Radio
Communication between UAVs and Water Sensor Networks. In Proceedings of IEEE International
Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), Seattle, Washington, 2015.
4. S. Banerjee∗ , and C. Detweiler. Path Planning Algorithms for Robotic Underwater Sensing in a
Network of Sensors. In Proceedings of ACM International Conference on Underwater Networks &
Systems (WUWNet), Rome, Italy, 2014.
5. E. Basha, N. Yuen† , M. O’Rourke† , and C. Detweiler. Analysis of Algorithms for Multi-Modal
Communications in Underwater Sensor Networks. In Proceedings of ACM International Conference
on Underwater Networks & Systems (WUWNet), Rome, Italy, 2014.
6. D. Anthony∗ , S. Elbaum, A. Lorenz, and C. Detweiler. On Crop Height Estimation with UAVs. In
Proceedings of IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Systems (IROS),
Chicago, Illinois, 2014.
7. A. Mittleider∗ , B. Griffin∗ , and C. Detweiler, Experimental Analysis of a UAV-Based Wireless Power
Transfer Localization System. In Proceedings of International Symposium on Experimental Robotics
(ISER), Marrakech and Essaouira, Morocco, 2014.
8. J.P. Ore∗ , S. Elbaum, A. Burgin, B. Zhao† , and C. Detweiler. Autonomous Aerial Water Sampling.
In Proceedings of International Conference on Field and Service Robotics (FSR). Brisbane, Australia,
2013.
9. H. Jiang† , S. Elbaum, and C. Detweiler. Reducing Failure Rates of Robotic Systems Through Inferred
Invariants Monitoring. In Proceedings of IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots
and Systems (IROS). Tokyo, Japan, 2013.
10. J. Johnson† , E. Basha, and C. Detweiler. Charge Selection Algorithms for Maximizing Sensor
Network Life with UAV-Based Limited Wireless Recharging. In Proceedings of IEEE International
Conference on Intelligent Sensors, Sensor Networks and Information Processing (ISSNIP), Melbourne,
Australia, 2013.
11. M. O’Rourke† , E. Basha, and C. Detweiler. Multi-Modal Communications in Underwater Sensor
Networks Using Depth Adjustments. In Proceedings of 7th ACM International Conference on
Underwater Networks & Systems (WUWNet), Los Angeles, California, 2012.
12. C. Detweiler, B. Griffin∗ , and H. Roehr† Omni-Directional Hovercraft Design as a Foundation for
MAV Education. In Proceedings of IEEE/RSJ International Conerence on Intelligent Robotics and
Systems (IROS), Vilamoura, Portugal, 2012.
13. B. Griffin∗ and C. Detweiler. Resonant Wireless Power Transfer to Ground Sensors from a UAV. In
Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), St. Paul,
Minnesota, 2012.
14. M. Doniec, C. Detweiler, and D. Rus. Estimation of Thruster Configurations for Reconfigurable
Modular Underwater Robots. In Proceedings of 2010 International Symposium on Experimental
Robotics (ISER 2010), New Delhi & Agra, India, 2010.
15. M. Doniec, C. Detweiler, I. Vasilescu, and D. Rus. Using Optical Communication for Remote
Underwater Robot Operation. In Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots
and Systems (IROS 2010), Taipei, Taiwan, 2010.
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16. C. Detweiler, M. Doniec, M. Jiang, M. Schwager, R. Chen, and D. Rus. Adaptive Decentralized
Control of Underwater Sensor Networks for Modeling Underwater Phenomena. In Proceedings of 2010
ACM Conference on Embedded Networked Sensor Systems (SenSys 2010), Zurich, Switzerland, 2010.
17. C. Detweiler, M. Doniec, I. Vasilescu, E. Basha, and D. Rus. Autonomous Depth Adjustment for
Underwater Sensor Networks. In Proceedings of 2010 International Workshop on Underwater
Networks (WUWNet 2010), Woods Hole, Massachusetts, USA, 2010.
18. I. Vasilescu, C. Detweiler, and D. Rus. Color-Accurate Underwater Imaging using Perceptual
Adaptive Illumination. In Proceedings of Robotics Science and Systems (RSS 2010), Zaragoza, Spain,
2010. (Best paper finalist)
19. M. Doniec, C. Detweiler, I. Vasilescu, D. Anderson, and D. Rus. Autonomous Gathering of Livestock
Using a Multi-functional Sensor Network Platform. In Proceedings of 2010 ACM Workshop on Hot
Topics in Embedded Networked Sensors (HotEMNETS 2010), Killarney, Ireland: 2010.
20. E. Basha, C. Detweiler, M. Doniec, I. Vasilescu, and D. Rus, Using a Multi-functional Sensor
Network Platform for Large-Scale Applications to Ground, Air, and Water Tasks. In Proceedings of
2010 ACM Workshop on Hot Topics in Embedded Networked Sensors (HotEMNETS 2010),
Killarney, Ireland 2010.
21. M. Doniec, I. Vasilescu, C. Detweiler, D. Rus. Complete SE(3) Underwater Robot Control With
Arbitrary Thruster Configurations. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Robotics and
Automation (ICRA 2010), Anchorage, Alaska, 2010.
22. M. Doniec, I. Vasilescu, C. Detweiler, D. Rus, M. Chitre, and M. Hoffmann-Kuhnt. AquaOptical: A
Lightweight Device for High-Rate Long-Range Underwater Point-to-Point Communication. In
Proceedings of OCEANS 2009, Biloxi, Mississippi, October 2009.
23. C. Detweiler, S. Sosnowski, I. Vasilescu, and D. Rus. Saving Energy with Buoyancy and Balance
Control for Underwater Robots with Dynamic Payloads. In Proceedings of the 11th International
Symposium on Experimental Robotics (ISER 2008), Athens, Greece, July 2008.
24. I. Vasilescu, C. Detweiler, and D. Rus. AquaNodes: An Underwater Sensor Network. In Proceedings
of WUWNet 2007, Montreal, Canada, September 2007.
25. C. Detweiler, I. Vasilescu, and D. Rus. An Underwater Sensor Network with Dual Communications,
Sensing, and Mobility. In Proceedings of OCEANS 2007, Aberdeen, Scotland, June, 2007.
26. P. Corke, C. Detweiler, M. Dunbabin, D. Rus, and I. Vasilescu. Experiments with Underwater Robot
Localization and Tracking. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Robotics and
Automation (ICRA 2007), Rome, Italy, April 2007.
27. C. Detweiler, J. Leonard, D. Rus, and S. Teller. Passive Mobile Robot Localization within a Fixed
Beacon Field. In Proceedings of the International Workshop on the Algorithmic Foundations of
Robotics (WAFR), New York, New York, July 2006.
28. M. Vona, C. Detweiler, and D. Rus. Shady: Robust Truss Climbing with Mechanical Compliances. In
Proceedings of the International Symposium on Experimental Robotics (ISER 2006), Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil, July, 2006.
29. C. Detweiler, M. Vona, K. Kotay, and D. Rus. Hierarchical Control for Self-Assembling Mobile
Trusses with Passive and Active Links. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Robotics
and Automation (ICRA 2006), Orlando, Florida, May 2006.
30. A. Briggs, C. Detweiler, P. Mullen, and D. Scharstein. Scale-Space Features in 1D Omnidirectional
Images. In Omnivis 2004, the Fifth Workshop on Omnidirectional Vision (in conjunction with ECCV
2004), Prague, Czech Republic, May 2004.
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31. A. Briggs, C. Detweiler, D. Scharstein, and A. Vandenberg-Rodes. Expected Shortest Paths for
Landmark-Based Robot Navigation. In Proceedings of the Fifth International Workshop on the
Algorithmic Foundations of Robotics (WAFR), Nice, France, December 2002.
Contributed Chapters
1. C. Detweiler, E. Basha, M. Doniec, and D. Rus. Underwater Networks with Limited Mobility:
Algorithms, Systems, and Experiments. In Mobile Ad hoc Networking: Cutting Edge Directions. Eds
S. Basagni, M. Conti, S. Giordano and I. Stojmenovic. Wiley & Sons, 769-803, 2013.
Other Publications
1. D. Anthony∗ , and C. Detweiler. Towards GPS Free Localization in Row Crops. ICRA Workshop on
Robotics in agriculture, 2015.
2. D. Anthony∗ , J.-P. Ore∗ , E. Basha, and C. Detweiler. Controlled Sensor Network Installation with
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. Poster at ACM Conference on Embedded Networked Sensor Systems
(SenSys), Memphis, TN, 2014.
3. J. Ore∗ , A. Burgin, V. Schoepfer, and C. Detweiler. Towards Monitoring Saline Wetlands with Micro
UAVs. Robot Science and Systems Workshop on Robotic Monitoring, Berkeley, California, 2014.
4. D. Anthony∗ , J. Ore∗ , and C. Detweiler. Sensor Installation via UAVs for Environmental Monitoring.
Robot Science and Systems Workshop on Robotic Monitoring, Berkeley, California, 2014.
5. E.R. Waring, V.A. Schoepfer, A.J. Burgin, J.P. Ore∗ , C. Detweiler and S. Elbaum. Using unmanned
aerial vehicles (UAVs) to map sources of groundwater in a saline wetland. Poster presentation at the
Joint Aquatic Sciences Meeting, Portland, OR 18-23 June 2014.
6. J.P. Ore∗ , S. Elbaum, B. Zhao† , and C. Detweiler. Towards Autonomous Aerial Water Sampling.
Robot Science and Systems (RSS) Workshop on Robotics for Environmental Monitoring, Berlin,
Germany, 2013.
7. I. Vasilescu, A. Bahr, C. Detweiler, and D. Rus, inventors; MIT, assignee. Adaptive Illumination for
Color-Corrected Underwater Imaging.
United States patent number 8,106,944. January 2012.
8. C. Lucas† , S. Elbaum, J. Darsie† , C. Detweiler and C. Nugent. Virtual Cage for Cost-Effective MAV
Systems and Algorithms Prototyping. CSE Technical Report, TR-UNL-CSE-2011-0015. 2011.
9. C. Detweiler. Decentralized Sensor Placement and Mobile Localization on an Underwater Sensor
Network with Depth Adjustment Capabilities. Ph.D. Thesis, MIT, 2010.
10. D. Anderson, M. Doniec, C. Detweiler, I. Vasilescu, D. Rus, B. Nolen, and R. Libeau. Gathering
Cows Using Virtual Fencing Methodologies. Poster at Society for Range Management, Denver,
Colorado, February 2009.
11. I. Vasilescu, C. Detweiler, and D. Rus. The DRL Underwater Sensor Network: Supporting Dual
Communications, Sensing, and Mobility. Demonstration at WUWNet 2006 in conjunction with ACM
MobiCom 2006, Los Angeles, California 2006.
12. C. Detweiler. Passive Mobile Robot Localization within a Fixed Beacon Field. Masters Thesis, MIT,
2006.
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Selected Invited Talks
1. Purdue University, Purdue Robotics Accelerator Seminar, Bringing Aerial Robots Closer to the
Water: Sensing, Sampling, and Safety. West Lafayette, Indiana, April, 2015.
2. University of Rhode Island, Ocean Engineering Seminar Series, Bringing Aerial Robots Closer to the
Water: Sensing, Sampling, and Safety. Kingston, Rhode Island, April, 2015.
3. University of Southern California, RASC Seminar Series, Bringing Aerial Robots Closer to the Water:
Sensing, Sampling, and Safety. Los Angeles, California, March, 2015.
4. NRD Water Programs Conference, Bringing Drones Down to the Water. Kearney, NE, February,
2015.
5. Guest Lecture, Sensor Networks for Engineering Systems, University of the Pacific, Bringing Aerial
Robots Closer to the Environment. December 2014.
6. Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality, UAVs for Environmental Monitoring. Lincoln, NE,
November, 2014.
7. Nebraska Surface Water Monitoring Council, Using Drones for Water Sampling. Lincoln, NE,
October 2014.
8. Keynote talk, Lower Platte River CORRIDOR Alliance Water Quality Open, Bringing Aerial Robots
Closer to the Water: Sensing, Sampling, and Safety. Ashland, NE, August 2014.
9. Argonne National Lab’s Workshop on Applications of UAS to Land and Natural Resource
Management, Bringing Aerial Robots Closer to Land: Sensing, Sampling, and Safety. Argonne, IL,
July 2014.
10. NCERA 222 Integrated Pest Management Coordination Committee Meeting, Using UAVs to aid
IPM. Madison, WI, March 2014.
11. UNL Eureka! Extension Conference, Bringing UAVs Closer to People Lincoln, NE, March 2014.
12. Nebraska Invasive Species Advisory Council, UAVs for Invasive Species Detection. Lincoln, NE,
March 2014.
13. 2013 Transatlantic Global Food & Water Science and Security Conference, Repurposing Drones as
Aerial Instruments. Lincoln, NE, October 2013.
14. (with Dr. Elbaum), Water for Food Conference, Repurposing Drones as Aerial Instruments. Lincoln,
NE, May 2013.
15. Co-organized (with Dr. Elbaum) a workshop on UAVs involving external speakers and people from
over 30 different departments and organizations in Nebraska, Lincoln, NE, June 2012.
16. Panelist, UNL New Faculty Orientation, “Old” New Faculty Panel. Lincoln, NE, August, 2011.
17. National Nuclear Security Administration Kansas City Plant, Nebraska Intelligent MoBile
Unamanned Systems Lab. Kansas City, KS, April 2011.
18. Panelist, NASA Careers in Research: A Workshop for Undergraduates, From Undergraduate to
Researcher. Lincoln, NE, August 2010.
Infrastructure Available to Community
• NIMBUS Lab: The Nebraska Intelligent MoBile Unmanned Systems Lab has the systems and
facilities to develop and prototype hardware and algorithms on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) as
well as other robot platforms. These facilities are highlighted on department tours and are used by a
number of faculty and students (http://nimbus.unl.edu).
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• Hovercraft: I have developed novel, inexpensive omni-directional hovercraft robots for use in the
classroom and in research. In addition to using in my own classes, a number of faculty at other
universities have expressed interest in the platform (http://cse.unl.edu/~carrick/wordpress/?p=6).
• SEAMos: The Sensing for Environmental and Activity Monitoring operating system
(http://code.google.com/p/seamos/) is an operating system designed to be easily portable to many
microcontroller systems. As the primary developer, I use SEAMos extensively in my projects. In
addition, it is used by researchers at MIT and Singapore in the SMARTS Future of Mobility Project.
Teaching
Courses2
CSCE 236: Introduction to Embedded Systems
46 Students (at capacity)
CSCE 990: Robotics Today
16 Students, 9 from MME, 1 from BSE
Spring 2015
Fall 2014
Instructor Effectiveness Evaluation: mean 4.64/5.0
CSCE 236: Introduction to Embedded Systems
Spring 2014
45 Students
Instructor Effectiveness Evaluation: mean 4.50/5.0
CSCE 439/839: Robotics Algorithms and Applications
Fall 2013
21 Students, 3 from EE, 1 from MME
Instructor Effectiveness Evaluation: mean 4.57/5.0
CSCE 236: Introduction to Embedded Systems
Spring 2013
30 Students
Instructor Effectiveness Evaluation: mean 4.67/5.0
CSCE 990: Robotics Today
12 Students, 6 from ME
Fall 2012
Instructor Effectiveness Evaluation: mean 4.66/5.0
CSCE 236: Introduction to Embedded Systems
Spring 2012
36 Students
Instructor Effectiveness Evaluation: mean 4.34/5.0
CSCE 990: Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (1 credit)
5 Enrolled Students, 16 Attend Meetings
CSCE 496/896: Robotics3
11 Students, 4 from ME
Spring 2012
Fall 2011
Instructor Effectiveness Evaluation: mean 4.67/5.0
CSCE 990: Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (1 credit)
5 Enrolled Students, 14 Attend Meetings
Fall 2011
CSCE 436/836: Advanced Embedded Systems
Spring 2011
14 Students
Instructor Effectiveness Evaluation: mean 4.42/5.0
CSCE 990: Robotics: Algorithms and Applications
Fall 2010
21 Students, some from ME
Instructor Effectiveness Evaluation: mean 4.5/5.0
MIT 6.141: Robotics Science and Systems Teaching Assistant
30+ Students
Spring 2009
Evaluation: mean 7.0/7.0
Teaching Innovations
• 2014: College of Engineering Henry Y. Kleinkauf Family Distinguished New Faculty Teaching Award.
• 2013: Co-developed an interdisciplinary undergraduate minor in robotics in the College of
Engineering with MME, EE, and CEEN.
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3
Instructor Effectiveness Evaluation as measured by question 16 on the student instructor evaluation.
CSCE 496/896: Robotics is now CSCE 439/839.
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• 2012: Developing and offering, for the first time in the CSE department CSCE 236: Embedded
Systems, which is a required course for the CE major.
• 2011-2012: CSE Department Student Choice Outstanding Teaching Award (Graduate Level)
• 2011-2012: Designing and getting curriculum approval of CSCE 439/839, a new course on robotics
(first taught in fall of 2013).
Service and Synergistic Activities
Program Committees, Editorial Boards, and Session Chairs
• Co-Chair Program Committee, ACM International Conference on Underwater Networks & Systems
(WUWNet 2015)
• Associate Editor, International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA-AE 2012, 2014, 2015)
• Associate Editor, Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS-AE 2015)
• Program Committee, Field and Service Robotics (FSR-PC 2015)
• Program Committee, International Conference on Distributed Computing in Sensor Systems
(DCOSS-PC 2015)
• Co-organized workshop on Robotic Monitoring at Robot Science and Systems (RSS) (2014)
• Session Chair, ACM International Conference on Underwater Networks & Systems (WUWNet 2010,
2014)
• Panel Reviewer, National Science Foundation (2011, 2012, 2014, 2015(x2))
• Ad-hoc Reviewer, National Science Foundation (2013)
• Program Committee, Workshop on the Algorithmic Foundations of Robotics (WAFR 2012)
• Program Committee, Distributed Autonomous Robotic Systems (DARS-PC 2010)
Selected Journal and Conference Reviews
• IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015)
• IEEE Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015)
• IEEE American Control Conference (ACC) (2013, 2014)
• IEEE Control Systems Conference (CDC) (2012)
• International Symposium on Robotics Research (2013)
• International Journal of Robotics Research (2014)
• Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks (2014)
• Journal of Sensors (2010, 2011, 2012, 2014)
• Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science (2012)
• Transactions on Circuits and Systems-Part 1 (TCAS-1) (2012)
• Transactions on Mobile Computing (2010, 2011, 2012, 2014)
• Transactions on Mechatronics (2014)
• Transactions on Robotics (2011, 2012, 2013)
• Transactions on Sensor Networks (2012, 2013)
• Computer Networks (2014, 2015)
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University and Departmental Activities
• ACM Regional Programming Contest UNL Site Director (2012–current)
• CSE Colloquium Chair (2013–current)
• Graduate CE Program Committee (2013–current)
• Faculty Search Committee (2012, 2014)
• COE Engineering 10 Computer Engineering Overview Presentation (Fall 2012, Fall 2013)
• CSE Academic Integrity & Grading Appeals Committee (2013–2014)
• Faculty Search Committee, Evaluation of Robotics Candidates (2013)
• CSE Innovation Lab Committee (2011–2013)
• Grad CS Program Committee (2012–2013)
• Undergrad CE Program Committee (2010–2013)
• Space & Computing Facilities Committee (2011–2012)
• Graduate Admissions Committee (2010–2012)
Selected Outreach and Synergistic Activities
• April 2014: Co-developed a workshop exploring the interaction of technology and dance involving
students in robotics, dance, gymnastics, and architecture with the Lied Center for Performing Arts
and the international dance company STREB. Made possible by a grant to the Lied Center from the
National Endowment for the Arts. This was also organized as part of National Robotics Week.
• August 2013: Hosting an interactive UAV activity at TEDxLincoln
• April 2013: Organizing a National Robotics Week event and booth at UNL in conjunction with UNL
Engineering week.
• Summers 2012-2014: Teaching course on robotics with the local non-profit Bright Lights. This
week-long course involves 6-8th graders from Nebraska and Japan as part of the Bright Lights
international program and teaches the fundamentals of robotics.
• Jan 2013: Research on display at Strategic Air and Space Museum as part of a robotics exhibit.
• 2011: Creating a show with the international dance company Pilobolus and UAVs. Bringing this
performance to UNL at the Lied Center for the Performing Arts and organizing a workshop with
UNL robotics students and dance students. Story featured on an NET PBS documentary as part of
the “Nebraska Stories” series.
Selected Media Coverage
• March 17, 2015: NSF 360 News website coverage of water sampler project
• March 11, 2015: BYU Radio (XM radio) interview on Top of the Mind with Julie Rose
• January, 2014: MIT Technology Review article on water sampling project
• 2014: UNL Research Office Annual Research Report
• September 2014: IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine: “Members in the News” coverage of the
STREB dance and robotics collaboration
• April 2014: Omaha World Herald: “Dancing with Drones: A Melding of Science and Art”
• March 2014: Dance Magazine: “When Dance, Architecture and Robotics Collide”
• January 2014: Hack A Day website coverage of UAV wireless power transfer
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• 2013: UNL Research Office Annual Research Report
• September 2013: Associated Press story on water sampler
• September 2013: Omaha World Herald and Lincoln Journal Star report on water sampler
• January 2013: NET Radio (NPR) interview
• December 2012: NSF 360 News website coverage of NIMBUS Lab
• November 2012: 1011 News Segment on NIMBUS Lab
• April 2012: Hizook (high-profile robotics blog) coverage of UAV wireless power transfer
• April 2011: NET Television documentary on UNL Dance and Robotics workshop
Mentoring and Advising
Graduate Advisor
1. David Anthony§ (Ph.D. expected 2016)
2. Najeeb Najeeb§ (Ph.D. in progress)
3. James Higgins§ (M.S. in MME in progress)
4. John-Paul Ore§ (with Dr. Elbaum, Ph.D. in progress)
5. William Wells§ (M.S. in progress)
Graduated Students
1. Sreeja Banerjee§ (M.S., 2014)
Now working at: Mathworks
2. Jinfu Leng§ (M.S., 2014)
Now working at: Facebook
3. Andrew Mittleider§ (with Dr. Elbaum, M.S., 2014)
Now working at: Microsoft
4. John-Paul Ore§ (with Dr. Dwyer, M.S., 2014)
Continuing onto Ph.D. at UNL
5. Jayasri Janardanan§ (M.S., 2013)
Now working at: Paypal
6. Brent Griffin§ (M.S. in MME, 2012)
Now in University of Michigan Ph.D. program
7. Shuai Xie (M.S., 2011)
Now working at: Neebo (Nebraska bookstore IT department)
Current Committee Member
1. Justin Burnett (M.S. in MME in progress)
2. Beau Christ (Ph.D. in progress)
3. Michael Eiskamp (M.S. at University of the Pacific in progress)
4. Pengbo Li (Ph.D. in MME in progress)
§
Funded through my research program.
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5. Al Provorse (Ph.D. in MME in progress)
6. Tao Shen (Ph.D. in MME in progress)
7. Adam Taylor (M.S. in progress)
8. Yutaka Tsutano (Ph.D. in progress)
9. Ross Welch (M.S. in MME in progress)
10. Baoliang Zhao (Ph.D. in MME in progress)
Past Committee Member
1. Jake Palmer (M.S. at University of the Pacific, 2015)
2. Jennifer Johnson (M.S. at University of the Pacific, 2014)
3. Abolfazl (Sina) Pourghodrat (Ph.D. in MME, 2014)
4. Hengle Jiang (M.S., 2014)
5. Mamur Hossain (CS Minor Advisor, Ph.D. in MME, 2014)
6. Nicholas Yuen (M.S. at University of the Pacific, 2013)
7. Heath Roehr (M.S., 2013)
8. Dave Anthony (M.S., 2012)
9. Javier Darsie (M.S., 2012)
10. Michael O’Rourke (M.S. at University of the Pacific, 2012)
Current Undergraduate Research
1. Rebecca Horzewski§ (UCARE Research Project, 2015-2016)
2. Christian Laney§ (Research Project, 2013-2015)
3. Jacob Greenwood§ (UCARE and other Research Project, 2013-2015)
Past Undergraduate Research
1. Jared Ostdiek§ (Research Project, 2013-2014)
NSF GRFP recipient, now at Stanford University M.S./Ph.D. program
2. Daniel Rogge§ (Research Project, 2014)
3. Caleb Bergg§ (UCARE Research Project, 2012–2013; Research Project, 2013–2014)
4. Dylan Fromm§ (Research Project, 2013-2014)
5. Nick Goeser§ (Summer Research, 2012; Undergraduate Research NASA NE Space Grant, 2012–2013)
6. Andrew Rasmussen (Senior Thesis Project, ME, 2011)
7. Tim Echtenkamp§ (Summer Research Project, 2011)
8. Tyler Lemburg§ (Summer Research Project, 2011)
Other Personnel Supervised
1. Christian Amelinckx§ (Nimbus Lab Applications Enginner, 2014-2015)
2. Seth McNeill§ , Ph.D. (Nimbus Lab Applications Enginner, 2013-2014)
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