Houman Dallali

Houman Dallali is a skilled engineer specializing in robotics, with extensive experience in motion planning and control. Currently serving as a Founding Staff Navigation, Planning & Control Engineer at Serve Robotics since March 2021, Dallali has significantly contributed to the development of autonomous sidewalk robots. Previously, Dallali held roles as a Robotics Engineer at Uber and Postmates by Uber, focusing on navigation and motion control for delivery robots. Academic experience includes serving as an Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Mechatronics at California State University Channel Islands, alongside postdoctoral research at Michigan Technological University and IIT - Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, where Dallali contributed to advanced robotics projects. Dallali earned a PhD in Modelling and Control of Compliant Joint Humanoid Robots from The University of Manchester, where foundational research and teaching experience were also gained.