Ashkan Pourkand is currently serving as the Director of Software & Robotics at Machina Labs. Prior to this role, they held positions such as Robotics Engineer Manager and Senior Robotics Software Engineer. With a background in Computer Science and a PhD student at the University of Utah, their previous experience includes roles as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Harvard University and a Research Assistant at the University of Utah. They also hold a Master of Science degree in Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering from New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology.
October 1, 2023 - present
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March, 2022