Khai Nguyen

MS Research @ CMU

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I graduated from the MS in Mechanical Engineering–Research program at Carnegie Mellon Univeristy. I was advised by Zac Manchester as a member of the Robotic Exploration Lab, in the Robotics Institute. I worked with Jesus Tordesillas and Marco Hutter in the Robotic Systems Lab, ETH Zurich within the Robotics Student Fellowship.

I am a Vingroup Scholar with the mission to lead and advance the development of science and technology in Vietnam in the future.

Previously, I graduated with a BS in Control Engineering and Automation–Talent Program from Hanoi University of Science and Technology (HUST). I have ~2 years of experience in autopilot systems with Viettel Aerospace Institute.

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research

My research focuses on the intersection of control theory, numerical optimization, and machine learning, aiming to create novel theoretical frameworks and efficient computational machinery for decision-making in open-world agile and safe robotics.

news

Oct, 2024 One paper was submitted to ICLR 2025.
Jun, 2024 Two papers were accepted at two RSS 2024 Workshops: Frontiers of Optimization for Robotics, and Learning for Assistive Robotics.
May, 2024 TinyMPC won the Best Paper Award in Automation at ICRA 2024.
Apr, 2024 TinyMPC was selected as a finalist for 03 ICRA Paper Awards.
Mar, 2024 TinyMPC with new capabilities is now available on arxiv.

selected publications

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    Robust Optimal Control for Nonlinear Systems Based on Adaptive Reinforcement Learning
    Bachelor’s Thesis, Hanoi University of Science and Technology, 2021
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    Code Generation for Conic Model-Predictive Control on Microcontrollers with TinyMPC
    Sam Schoedel*, Khai Nguyen*, Elakhya Nedumaran, Brian Plancher, and Zachary Manchester
    2024
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    TinyMPC: Model-Predictive Control on Resource-Constrained Microcontrollers
    Khai Nguyen*, Sam Schoedel*, Anoushka Alavilli*, Brian Plancher, and Zachary Manchester
    International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2024
    🏆 Best Paper Award in Automation at IEEE ICRA 2024
    🏆 Finalists of Best Conference Paper Award and Best Student Paper Award at IEEE ICRA 2024
    🏆 Best Poster Award at CMU MechE Symposium  ~ 10%
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    Formation Control Scheme with Reinforcement Learning Strategy for a Group of Multiple Surface Vehicles
    Khai Nguyen, Van Trong Dang, Dinh Duong Pham, and Phuong Nam Dao
    International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control (IJRNC), 2023