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Anoop

Hey, I'm Anoop Sonar. I'm a PhD student at MIT working on robotics, particularly the planning and control aspects.

I'm working on my S.M. thesis with Prof. Brian Williams in the MERS group which focuses on combining learning and search for high-level activity/task planning using large language models and ideas from optimal satisfiability (OPSAT).

In the recent past, I received my B.S.E. from Princeton University where I was fortunate to work on safety guarantees for learning-based control with Prof. Anirudha Majumdar and multi-agent motion planning with Prof. Jaime Fisac.

Education

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA

Sep 2022Present1 yr 6 mos

Bachelor of Science in Engineering (BSE), Computer Science, Applied Math

Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ

Sep 2017May 20213 yrs 8 mos

Industry Experience

Software Engineer

RoboTireAnn Arbor, MI

Aug 2021Aug 20221 yr 0 mos

R&D Engineering Intern

Amazon RoboticsNorth Reading, MA

Jun 2020Sep 20203 mos

AR/VR Software Engineering Intern

Applied MaterialsSanta Clara, CA

Jul 2019Sep 20192 mos

Academic Experience

Graduate Research Assistant

Model-based Embedded and Robotic Systems (MERS) GroupCambridge, MA

Sep 2022Present1 yr 6 mos

Graduate Teaching Assistant

Principles of Autonomy and Decision Making (16.410/16.413)Cambridge, MA

Sep 2023Jan 20244 mos

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Safe Robotics LabPrinceton, NJ

Aug 2020Aug 20211 yr 0 mos

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Computational Cognitive Science LabPrinceton, NJ

Aug 2020Aug 20211 yr 0 mos

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Intelligent Robot Motion LabPrinceton, NJ

Jun 2018Aug 20202 yrs 2 mos