Teodor Tchalakov

Hello! My name is Teodor Tchalakov. I am a Computer Engineering student at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. My focus is in motion planning and control with an interest in holistic robotic systems design from hardware to software. I enjoy exploring robotics by testing the limitations of theory on physical systems and finding new approaches from the problems that arise. My previous research experience is with data-driven model predictive control optimization at the Intelligent Motion Lab at UIUC. This summer, I will continue to research the full breath of intelligent robot motion with Dr. John M. Dolan and Dr. Qin Lin at the Argo AI Center for Autonomous Vehicle Research. My goal is to design and improve upon safety-critical control methods using reachability analysis to formally verify systems while balancing optimality and safety. I am grateful to the RISS community mentors and sponsors for their efforts to enable this diverse and collaborative research experience.