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Somil Bansal is an assistant professor in the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics at Stanford University. He completed his MS and PhD in Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences from the University of California at Berkeley in 2014 and 2020, respectively. Somil obtained his B.Tech in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur in 2012. Prior to joining Stanford, he worked as a research scientist at Waymo, the self-driving car project. Somil's research interests are centered around developing mathematical tools and algorithms for the control and analysis of safety-critical autonomous robotic systems, with a special emphasis on ensuring the safety of learning-enabled systems. He has collaborated with various companies, including Skydio, Google, Boeing, and NASA AMES/JPL. Somil has been recognized for his work with several prestigious awards including the NSF CAREER award, the Eli Jury Award from UC Berkeley, the RSS Pioneer Award, and the Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor Award from UC Berkeley.
Stanford University • Stanford, California
Teaching and conducting research in the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
Waymo • N/A
Contributed to the development of technology for the self-driving car project.
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