Chief Scientist, Ava Robotics
MS/PhD Mechanical Engineering, Boston University, 2017
BS Engineering, Harvey Mudd College, 2010
Currently, I am the Chief Scientist for Ava Robotics. Previously, I was an Assistant Professor with the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Boston University, a research scientist at MIT CSAIL, working for Professor Daniela Rus, and worked with Professor Mac Schwager at Boston University and Stanford University during my PhD research.
For more information on my academic work, please visit my main research website.
Latest News:
Summer 2026: After a wonderful several years at Boston University, I am leaving my academic appointment to move back to Colorado.
Summer 2024: Check out the HMC Alumni Magazine story Robot Harmony.
June 2023: I am honored to be the recipient of the MassRobotics Rising Star Award!
March 2023: I am excited and honored to receive an NSF CAREER award!
May 2022: We are excited and honored that our paper Stochastic Dynamic Games in Belief Space is an honorable mention for the IEEE Transactions on Robotics King-Sun Fu Memorial Best Paper Award!
pierson [at] bu . edu
