Education
coursework- 2004-2008 : Ph.D. in Aeronautics and Astronautics, MIT, Cambridge, MA. GPA: 5 / 5.
- 2001-2003 : M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. GPA: 8.5 / 9.
- 1998-2001 : Engineer Diploma, Ecole Polytechnique, Palaiseau, France.
Professional Experience
- Fall 2011 : Instructor for the course "Networked Embedded Control Systems", Department of Electrical and Systems Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
- Fall 2009 : Instructor for the course "Dynamic Programming and Stochastic Control", Department of Electrical and Systems Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
- Sept. 2008- : Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Electrical and Systems Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. Affiliated with the General Robotics, Automation, Sensing and Perception (GRASP) Laboratory, and the Penn Research in Embedded Computing and Integrated Systems (PRECISE) center.
- Fall 2007 : Teaching Assistant (EECS, MIT), for the course "Dynamic Programming and Stochastic Control".
- 2004-2008 : Research Assistant, Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems (LIDS), MIT, Cambridge. Working on Autonomy in Unmanned Aerial Systems.
- 2003-2004 : Software Engineer, R. Bosch GmbH, Saint-Ouen, France. Microcontroller programming, development of CAN based communication protocols for automotive applications.
- 2001-2003 : Research Assistant, Radiation Laboratory, Univ. Michigan, Ann Arbor. MEMS design for RF Communications.
- 04/2001-07/2001 : Intern, Department of Computer Science, University of Central Florida, Orlando. Worked on a video processing project.
- 1998-1999 : Second Lieutenant in the French Military Police, Montluçon, France. Platoon leader.
Technical Skills
- Programming Languages : C/C++, Caml, Java, Python.
- Software : Matlab/Simulink, Maple, AMPL/CPLEX, Spice, Cadence Suite, Ansys, Coventorware, Latex. Worked with a Finite Elements research code.
Languages
- French : native language.
- English : fluent (TOEFL 300/300).
- German : advanced level. Zentrale Oberstufenpruefung awarded by the Goethe Institute (04/2000).
Activities and Interests
- Professional Societies: AIAA, ASME, IEEE, SIAM.
- Reviewer: IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, IEEE Transactions on Robotics, Mathematics of Operations Research, IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems,
Conference on Decision and Control, American Control Conference.
- Chair, LIDS student conference 2008.
- Organizer of the LIDS Colloquium (Optimization and Control) in 2006-2007.
- Treasurer of the MIT European Club in 2005-2006.
- Member of the Organization team of the Student Yachting World Cup 2000.
- Member of the sailing and swimming competitive teams of the Ecole Polytechnique 1999-2001.
- Scuba Diving: certified PADI Rescue Diver and CMAS 2*, and always looking for diving buddies...
- Other interests: piano and saxophon, foreign languages, social and political philosophy, cognitive science, and modern and contemporary art...
Personal
Married to Dr. Bettina Mucha-Le Ny. Two children.French Citizen, US Permanent Resident.