Dr. Swaroop Darbha is now holder of the Gulf Oil/Thomas A. Dietz Professorship.
Darbha, a professor in the J. Mike Walker '66 Department of Mechanical Engineering, joined Texas A&M University in 1997. He is currently conducting research on the robust synthesis of complex networks with Los Alamos National Laboratory, motion planning and coordination of unmanned aerial vehicles and unmanned ground vehicles with Air Force Research Laboratory and Army Research Laboratory, and developing diagnostic systems for air brakes in autonomous and connected trucks with Texas A&M Transportation Institute.
"I am delighted to be appointed the Gulf Oil/Thomas A Dietz Professor and will continue to perform basic and applied research in the area of autonomous vehicles with renewed vigor," Darbha said.
Darbha, whose research has been cited more than 8,000 times, is a fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and is known for his fundamental contributions in the areas of intelligent transportation systems and unmanned aerial vehicles.