
Mac Schwager
Assistant Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Academic Appointments
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Assistant Professor, Aeronautics and Astronautics
Administrative Appointments
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Assistant Professor, Boston University (2012 - 2015)
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Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Pennsylvania (2010 - 2012)
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Postdoctoral Researcher, MIT (2009 - 2011)
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Automation Engineer, Applied Materials, Inc (2000 - 2002)
Honors & Awards
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Best Paper Finalist, International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) (2016)
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King-Sun Fu Memorial Best Paper Award, IEEE Transactions on Robotics (2016)
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Early Career Research Excellence Award, Boston University College of Engineering (2015)
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CAREER Award, NSF (2014)
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Best Paper Finalist, International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) (2011)
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Best Paper Award, Conference on the Simulation of Adaptive Behavior (SAB) (2008)
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Best Paper Finalist, International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) (2008)
Professional Education
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PhD, MIT, Mechanical Engineering (2009)
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MS, MIT, Mechanical Engineering (2005)
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BS, Stanford, Mechanical Engineering (2000)
2020-21 Courses
- Advanced Feedback Control Design
AA 212 (Aut) - Multi-Robot Control and Distributed Optimization
AA 277 (Win) - State Estimation and Filtering for Robotic Perception
AA 273 (Spr) -
Independent Studies (5)
- Directed Research and Writing in Aero/Astro
AA 190 (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum) - Independent Study in Aero/Astro
AA 199 (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum) - Practical Training
AA 291 (Aut, Sum) - Problems in Aero/Astro
AA 290 (Aut, Win, Spr) - Problems in Aero/Astro
AA 290S (Sum)
- Directed Research and Writing in Aero/Astro
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Prior Year Courses
2019-20 Courses
- Multi-robot Control, Communication, and Sensing
AA 277 (Win) - State Estimation and Filtering for Aerospace Systems
AA 273 (Spr)
2018-19 Courses
- Advanced Feedback Control Design
AA 212 (Aut) - Multi-robot Control, Communication, and Sensing
AA 277 (Win) - State Estimation and Filtering for Aerospace Systems
AA 273 (Spr)
2017-18 Courses
- Advanced Feedback Control Design
AA 212 (Aut) - Multi-robot Control, Communication, and Sensing
AA 277 (Win) - State Estimation and Filtering for Aerospace Systems
AA 273 (Spr)
- Multi-robot Control, Communication, and Sensing
Stanford Advisees
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Doctoral Dissertation Reader (AC)
Raunak Bhattacharyya, Andrew Bylard, Michelle Chernick, Duncan Eddy, Vince Giralo, Zack Hammond, Boris Ivanovic, Karen Leung, Corinne Lippe, Aditya Mahajan, John Mern, Jeff Park, Nathan Stacey, David Stonestrom, Adam Wiktor -
Postdoctoral Faculty Sponsor
David Fridovich-Keil -
Orals Evaluator
Raunak Bhattacharyya, Duncan Eddy -
Doctoral Dissertation Advisor (AC)
Adam Caccavale, Preston Culbertson, Trevor Halsted, Jun En Low, Keiko Nagami, Haruki Nishimura, Kunal Shah, Olaoluwa Shorinwa, Mingyu Wang, Patrick Washington -
Master's Program Advisor
Samuel Akinwande, Timothy Chen, KJ Hardrict, Bernard Lange, Alexander Maynard, Aliyah Smith, Karthik Srivatsan, Gadi Sznaier Camps, Javier Yu, Remy Zawislak -
Doctoral (Program)
Claire Chen
All Publications
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An untethered isoperimetric soft robot
SCIENCE ROBOTICS
2020; 5 (40)
View details for DOI 10.1126/scirobotics.aaz0492
View details for Web of Science ID 000520870400001
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Multi-agent sensitivity enhanced iterative best response: A real-time game theoretic planner for drone racing in 3D environments
ROBOTICS AND AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS
2020; 125
View details for DOI 10.1016/j.robot.2019.103410
View details for Web of Science ID 000515203900012
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GRAPE: Geometric Risk-Aware Pursuit-Evasion
ROBOTICS AND AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS
2019; 121
View details for DOI 10.1016/j.robot.2019.07.016
View details for Web of Science ID 000491214500008
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Tracking a Markov Target in a Discrete Environment With Multiple Sensors
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON AUTOMATIC CONTROL
2019; 64 (6): 2396–2411
View details for DOI 10.1109/TAC.2018.2857760
View details for Web of Science ID 000469913800014
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Distributed multi-robot formation control in dynamic environments
AUTONOMOUS ROBOTS
2019; 43 (5): 1079–1100
View details for DOI 10.1007/s10514-018-9783-9
View details for Web of Science ID 000468274800002
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Control in belief space with temporal logic specifications using vision-based localization
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ROBOTICS RESEARCH
2019; 38 (6): 702–22
View details for DOI 10.1177/0278364919846340
View details for Web of Science ID 000468940000005
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Translational and Rotational Invariance in Networked Dynamical Systems
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON CONTROL OF NETWORK SYSTEMS
2018; 5 (3): 822–32
View details for DOI 10.1109/TCNS.2017.2648499
View details for Web of Science ID 000445357100001
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Agile Coordination and Assistive Collision Avoidance for Quadrotor Swarms Using Virtual Structures
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ROBOTICS
2018; 34 (4): 916–23
View details for DOI 10.1109/TRO.2018.2857477
View details for Web of Science ID 000442341000016
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Controlling Noncooperative Herds with Robotic Herders
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ROBOTICS
2018; 34 (2): 517–25
View details for DOI 10.1109/TRO.2017.2776308
View details for Web of Science ID 000430595400017
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Distributed Deep Reinforcement Learning for Fighting Forest Fires with a Network of Aerial Robots
IEEE. 2018: 1067–74
View details for Web of Science ID 000458872701029
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Controlling Large, Graph-based MDPs with Global Control Capacity Constraints: An Approximate LP Solution
IEEE. 2018: 35–42
View details for Web of Science ID 000458114800005
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Active Motion-Based Communication for Robots with Monocular Vision
IEEE COMPUTER SOC. 2018: 2948–55
View details for Web of Science ID 000446394502041
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Decentralized Adaptive Control for Collaborative Manipulation
IEEE COMPUTER SOC. 2018: 278–85
View details for Web of Science ID 000446394500029
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Safe Distributed Lane Change Maneuvers for Multiple Autonomous Vehicles Using Buffered Input Cells
IEEE COMPUTER SOC. 2018: 4678–84
View details for Web of Science ID 000446394503082
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Cooperative Object Transport in 3D with Multiple Quadrotors using No Peer Communication
IEEE COMPUTER SOC. 2018: 1064–71
View details for Web of Science ID 000446394500113
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Wireframe Mapping for Resource-Constrained Robots
IEEE. 2018: 8658–65
View details for Web of Science ID 000458872707108
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Adapting to sensing and actuation variations in multi-robot coverage
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ROBOTICS RESEARCH
2017; 36 (3): 337-354
View details for DOI 10.1177/0278364916688103
View details for Web of Science ID 000401023100006
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Localization of a Ground Robot by Aerial Robots for GPS-Deprived Control with Temporal Logic Constraints
SPRINGER INTERNATIONAL PUBLISHING AG. 2017: 525–37
View details for DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-50115-4_46
View details for Web of Science ID 000418796400046
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Distributed Multi-Robot Localization from Acoustic Pulses Using Euclidean Distance Geometry
IEEE. 2017
View details for Web of Science ID 000427919700015
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Learning a Dynamical System Model for a Spatiotemporal Field Using a Mobile Sensing Robot
IEEE. 2017: 170–75
View details for Web of Science ID 000427033300027
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Force-Amplifying N-robot Transport System (Force-ANTS) for cooperative planar manipulation without communication
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ROBOTICS RESEARCH
2016; 35 (13): 1564-1586
View details for DOI 10.1177/0278364916667473
View details for Web of Science ID 000385847500002
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Rapidly Exploring Random Cycles: Persistent Estimation of Spatiotemporal Fields With Multiple Sensing Robots
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ROBOTICS
2016; 32 (5): 1230-1244
View details for DOI 10.1109/TRO.2016.2596772
View details for Web of Science ID 000385180400013
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Correlated Orienteering Problem and its Application to Persistent Monitoring Tasks
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ROBOTICS
2016; 32 (5): 1106-1118
View details for DOI 10.1109/TRO.2016.2593450
View details for Web of Science ID 000385180400005
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Vision-Based Distributed Formation Control Without an External Positioning System
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ROBOTICS
2016; 32 (2): 339-351
View details for DOI 10.1109/TRO.2016.2523542
View details for Web of Science ID 000374306700007