Annika Thomas
About Me
Hey! My name is Annika Thomas and I'm a PhD student in the Aerospace Controls Laboratory at Massachusetts Institute of Technology working with Jonathan How. My research interests include robotic perception in multi-agent simultaneous localization and mapping, computer vision applications for intelligent systems, and autonomy in space.
Prior:
Graduate Research Assistant in the STAR Laboratory at MIT (2022-2023)
Intern at MIT Lincoln Laboratory in the Control and Autonomous Systems Group (2022)
Graduate Research Assistant in the Precision Motion Control Laboratory at MIT (2021-2023)
Research at the Plasma Dynamics Modeling Laboratory at Stanford (2020-2021)
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Recent News
Global Localization in Unstructured Environments using Semantic Object Maps Built from Various Viewpoints: finalist for Best Paper in Safety, Security and Rescue Robotics at IROS October 2023
Protecting Satellites in Low Earth Orbit: An Overview of Hazards and Policy Solutions published by MIT Science Policy Review August 2023
Lectured at 2023 MIT Lincoln Laboratory BWSI
Awarded National Science Foundation GRFP Fellowship
Featured in College of Idaho's 2023 Annual Scholarship Gala Year in Review
Select Projects
Segmentation for Open-Set SLAM in Unstructured Environments
Robust structural and mechanical design of an Earth-observing CubeSat planned to launch November 2023
Analytical design and simulation of inductive spin drive for spherical control moment gyroscope
Other Projects
Real-Time Estimation of Plasma Dynamics in Electric Propulsion
Classifying Yellowballs to Understand their Role in Massive Star Formation
Imaging M33 Spiral Galaxy
Button-Pressing Robot for Machine Design Final Project
