Please see aliagha.site for the new newer version of this website. I am a roboticist interested in stochastic control systems and estimation / filtering theory, with applications to the "joint" design of planning and perception for robotic systems. I am currently a Robotics Research Technologist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), California Institute of Technology (Caltech). 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, CA 91101. 626-840-9140 aliagha at jpl dot nasa dot gov Google Scholar 2016-present, Robotics Research Technologist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), California Institute of Technology (Caltech) 2015-2016, Research Staff Engineer (Roboticist), Qualcomm Research 2013-2015, postdoctoral researcher, MIT Member of LIDS (Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems) Member of ACL (Aerospace Controls Laboratory) 2009-2013, PhD, Computer Science and Engineering, Texas A&M University Member of Dynamics & Control Research Group (Dept. of Aerospace Eng) Member of Parasol lab (Dept of Computer Science and Engineering) 2008, M.Sc./B.Sc., Electrical Engineering (Control systems) Member of Advanced Robotics & Automated Systems (Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering)