The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Christopher Banks, Ph.D., is an AI/ML Scientist specializing in the Force Projection Sector at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory since October 2025. Previously, Christopher served as a Perception & Autonomy Researcher at Draper, contributing to a significant DoD grant proposal for autonomous CBRN detection and leading engineering efforts in decentralized task allocation for robotic platforms. Notably, Christopher worked as a Graduate Research Assistant at Georgia Institute of Technology, focusing on the integration of quadrotors into a robotics testbed, and held various tutoring positions in mathematics and physics. Educationally, Christopher holds a Ph.D. in Robotics and a Master's degree in Computer Science from Georgia Institute of Technology, alongside a Bachelor's degree in Physics from Norfolk State University.
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