Andrei Marchidan

Andrei Marchidan is a Senior Applied Scientist at Amazon, specializing in drone guidance, navigation, and controls. They previously held positions as a Senior Autonomy and Controls Engineer at nvicta and as an intern at Tesla, focusing on autopilot planning and control. Andrei's academic background includes a Ph.D. in Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin, where they also worked as a Graduate Teaching Assistant and Research Assistant. Their research interests involve merging optimal control theory with path planning algorithms for real-time obstacle avoidance.