He holds a PhD from Georgia Institute of Technology, and has postdoctoral experience at the Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems (LIDS) of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for about two years. Prior to joining Georgia Tech, he also worked at the German Aerospace Center’s (DLR’s) Institute of Flight Systems for around three years. Girish’s ongoing research interest is in theoretical insights and practical algorithms for adaptive autonomous decision making over massive spatiotemporal scales, with a particular focus on applications in Unmanned Aerial Systems. He is a recipient of the AFOSR Young Investigator Award.