Dr. Jaime Fernández Fisac

Assistant Professor

Build a Statement of Purpose

Generate a tailored SOP for Dr. Jaime Fernández Fisac. Improve your application with a focused, well-structured draft.

Biography

Jaime Fernández Fisac is an Assistant Professor in Electrical Computer Engineering at Princeton University, where he directs the Safe Robotics Laboratory and co-directs Princeton AI4ALL. His research integrates control systems, game theory, and artificial intelligence to provide robots with transparent safety assurances that foster user trust. Before joining Princeton, he was a Research Scientist at Waymo, where he pioneered innovative interaction planning approaches that continue to influence how autonomous vehicles navigate and share the road. He is also a co-founder of Vault Robotics, a startup that develops agile delivery robots capable of working alongside human drivers. Fisac's work has been featured in notable publications such as the Wall Street Journal and WIRED, and he has received several accolades, including Google and Sony faculty research awards and the NSF CAREER Award. His teaching includes courses on safety-critical robotics and intelligent robotic systems, promoting research in data and information science, and robotics and cyber-physical systems.

Research Interests

Courses

ECE/ROB 532: Safety-Critical Robotics AI ECE/ROB 346: Intelligent Robotic Systems ECE 302: Robotics Autonomous Systems Laboratory

Requirements for Princeton University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
GRE General
TOEFL
Speaking
Required:27
IELTS
Speaking
Required:8
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in engineering or science Strong background in mathematics, materials, physics, or related engineering
Application Checklist
  • Academic Statement of Purpose
  • Personal Statement
  • Resume/CV
  • Three Letters of Recommendation
  • Transcripts
  • Application Fee
Specialization Notes

GRE scores are not accepted. Ph.D. is the primary degree; students are not required to hold an M.S.E. prior to admission.