Luke Burks

Ph.D in Aerospace Engineering Sciences

• Controls and Autonomous Systems Track

Physics B.S

• Graduated with Honors
• Minor in Computer Science and Mathematics

AI/ML Research Engineer

• Researching novel applications of artificial intelligence and machine learning in the Aerospace industry

Software Engineer

• Designing Systems for Semantic Planning and Decision Making in Autonomous Vehicles
• Implementing Algorithms for Obstacle Inference and Classification
• Behavior, Inference, and Planning Team

Postdoctoral Researcher

Graduate Research Assistant

• Research focusing on formal integrated planning and perception strategies for cooperative human-robot information gathering
• Supervision of an undergraduate hardware integration team
• Ph.D Advisor: Dr. Nisar Ahmed

Graduate Teaching Assistant (TA)

• Taught junior level Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer
• Conducted interactive labs on subjects ranging from basic engine cycles to satellite radiator design
• Held weekly office hours offering one-on-one supplementary assistance with homeworks and projects

Senior Undergraduate Research Assistant

• Conducted research on High Pressure Liquid-to-Glass phase transitions using diamond anvil cell presses and laser spectroscopy
• Integrated hardware/software interfaces for allowing the use of legacy equipment with modern computers
• Advised by: Dr. William Oliver

NSF Summer Undergraduate Research Fellow

• Developed a model of optical responses for gravitational-wave strain sensing
• Advised by: Dr. Alan Weinstein and Dr. Jameson Rollins

Undergraduate Research Assistant

• Preformed analysis of photometric data for the triple star system HP Aurigae
• Published results in The Astrophyiscal Journal
• Advised by: Dr. Claud H. Sandberg Lacy

Army Research Lab

Invited Seminar

CU Boulder, Aerospace Department

Guest Lecturer in “Probabilistic Algorithms for Aerospace Autonomy”

Technology Collaboration Center

Invited session talk for the Automation, AI, and Robotics Workshop

Boulder Startup Week

Invited Session Talk

CU Boulder, Aerospace Department

Guest Lecturer for “Algorithms for Aerospace Autonomy”