Dr. Ran Dai is an associate professor in the School of Aeronautics and Astronautics at Purdue University. Before joining Purdue, she was the Netjets Assistant Professor at The Ohio State University. She received her B.S. degree in Automation Science from Beihang University and her M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Aerospace Engineering from Auburn University. After graduation, she worked as an engineer in an automotive technology company, Dynamic Research, Inc., and then joined University of Washington as a postdoctoral fellow. Dr. Dai’s research focuses on control of autonomous systems, numerical optimization, and networked dynamical systems. She received the NSF Career Award and NASA Early Faculty Career Award. Dr. Dai is serving as an associate editor of IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, Journal of Guidance, Control, and Navigation, and the conference editorial board of IEEE Control Systems Society.

Master 08/2017---05/2019 Now: Control Engineer at Gaussian Robotics

Master 08/2023---05/2024 Now: Flight Control Engineer at NaqCoDE

Post Doctoral Researcher 10/2018---09/2019 Now: Professor at Chongqing University

PhD 08/2017---07/2022

Master 01/2014---12/2015 Now: Research Engineer at Scientific Systems Company, Inc

Master 08/2016---05/2018 Now: Flight Control Engineer at Rockwell Collins

PhD 01/2020---08/2024 Now: Assistant Professor at Missouri University of Science and Technology

PhD 08/2013---08/2018 Now: Assistant Professor at Mississippi State University

PhD 08/2016---08/2021 Now: Assistant Professor at Tuskegee University

PhD 08/2019---05/2023 Now: Research Scientist at Eli Lilly

PhD 08/2013---11/2017 Now: Operation Research Analyst at Norfolk Southern Corporation