Atil Iscen is a Staff Research Scientist at Google DeepMind, specializing in robotics and artificial intelligence. They completed a PhD in Computer Science and Mechanical Engineering at Oregon State University, focusing on learning-based controls for locomotion and coordination of tensegrity robots. Atil's previous experience includes roles at Google as a Software Engineer and Senior Research Scientist, as well as a position as an Assistant Research Scientist at NASA Ames Research Center. They also interned at NASA, working on intelligent controls for tensegrity robots.