Engineering coordination among strategic agents
My research develops the theoretical and algorithmic foundations for coordinating distributed multiagent systems. The work spans six interlocking threads, from the mathematics of mechanism design to deployed industrial applications.
Research Areas
Active Projects
Communication-Aware Dispersed Autonomy and Safety
A NASA-funded effort led by Eric Frew (CU Boulder) developing safe, communication-aware coordination strategies for dispersed autonomous systems. My role focuses on the game-theoretic foundations for distributed decision-making under bandwidth and observation constraints.
Harnessing AI in Industrial Refrigeration Systems
A collaboration with Mahnoosh Alizadeh (UCSB), CrossnoKaye, and Lineage Solutions to deploy game-theoretic compressor sequencing and predictive control in real cold-storage facilities — targeting 15–20% energy reduction.
Resource Allocation in Complex Adversarial Environments
With Co-PI Francesco Bullo. Robust strategies for distributed allocation when adversaries adapt, drawing on Colonel Blotto games, information design, and worst-case performance guarantees for cyber and physical defense.
Selected Past Funding
My research has been continuously supported by federal agencies and industry partners, including the National Science Foundation (CAREER Award), the Office of Naval Research (including a Young Investigator Award), the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (including a Young Investigator Award), DARPA, and the DCIST Collaborative Research Alliance. Recent awards include "A Theory for Allocating Autonomous Systems" (ONR), "Multiagent Systems: The Interplay Between Architecture and Performance" (AFOSR), and "Strategic Mechanism Design for Multiagent Coordination" (DCIST). A full funding record is available in my CV.