Winter Quarter begins
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: aafrontdesk@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics.
Monday, January 5, 2026.
A&A Faculty Meeting
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Guggenheim Hall (GUG). Campus room: 211D. Accessibility Contact: aafrontdesk@uw.edu. Event Types: Meetings.
Thursday, January 8, 2026, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM.
Chris Hayner's Ph.D. General Exam
Chris Hayner's General Exam
Agile and Aware: Joint Perception and Motion Planning for Highly Dynamic Autonomous Systems, Committee
Karen Leung and Behcet Acikmese (Chairs), Miki Szmuk, Dieter Fox, David Shean
Abstract
Autonomous aerial systems operating in unknown environments must simultaneously navigate safely, gather information about their surroundings, and maintain reliable perception capabilities. This dissertation presents a unified framework for perception-aware trajectory planning that tightly couples perception constraints with vehicle dynamics, enabling safe and efficient operation in complex, uncertain environments. We develop novel modeling frameworks for visibility and information that accommodate diverse sensor types and field-of-view geometries. Our visibility model uses N-dimensional norm-cone parameterizations to represent sensor field-of-view constraints, while our information dynamics model captures how uncertainty evolves as regions are observed, incorporating distance and sensor…
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Guggenheim Hall (GUG). Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/969112. Campus room: 211D. Accessibility Contact: aafrontdesk@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics.
Friday, January 9, 2026, 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM.
A&A Professional Programs Info Session
Register for one of our upcoming information sessions to explore if our professional graduate programs align with your career goals and aspirations. You will receive the zoom link after you register.
We will cover the Master of Aerospace Engineering program and our three Graduate Certificates. The professional master's and certificate programs teach skills to apply cutting-edge research and technology in industry, with no research or thesis required.
Application deadline for Autumn 2026 admission is April 1, 2026.
If you have questions, please contact advising team at aeropro@uw.edu.
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Monday, January 12, 2026, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
For more info visit engrwashington.event451.sites.451.io. Martin Luther King Day Holiday
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: aafrontdesk@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics.
Monday, January 19, 2026.
A&A Professional Programs Info Session
Register for one of our upcoming information sessions to explore if our professional graduate programs align with your career goals and aspirations. You will receive the zoom link after you register.
We will cover the Master of Aerospace Engineering program and our three Graduate Certificates. The professional master's and certificate programs teach skills to apply cutting-edge research and technology in industry, with no research or thesis required.
Application deadline for Autumn 2026 admission is April 1, 2026.
If you have questions, please contact advising team at aeropro@uw.edu.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: aafrontdesk@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions.
Monday, January 26, 2026, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
For more info visit engrwashington.event451.sites.451.io. A&A Faculty Meeting
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Guggenheim Hall (GUG). Campus room: 211D. Accessibility Contact: aafrontdesk@uw.edu. Event Types: Meetings.
Thursday, February 5, 2026, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM.
A&A Professional Programs Info Session
Register for one of our upcoming information sessions to explore if our professional graduate programs align with your career goals and aspirations. You will receive the zoom link after you register.
We will cover the Master of Aerospace Engineering program and our three Graduate Certificates. The professional master's and certificate programs teach skills to apply cutting-edge research and technology in industry, with no research or thesis required.
Application deadline for Autumn 2026 admission is April 1, 2026.
If you have questions, please contact advising team at aeropro@uw.edu.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: aafrontdesk@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions.
Monday, February 9, 2026, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
For more info visit engrwashington.event451.sites.451.io. Presidents' Day Holiday
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: aafrontdesk@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics.
Monday, February 16, 2026.
A&A Professional Programs Info Session
Register for one of our upcoming information sessions to explore if our professional graduate programs align with your career goals and aspirations. You will receive the zoom link after you register.
We will cover the Master of Aerospace Engineering program and our three Graduate Certificates. The professional master's and certificate programs teach skills to apply cutting-edge research and technology in industry, with no research or thesis required.
Application deadline for Autumn 2026 admission is April 1, 2026.
If you have questions, please contact advising team at aeropro@uw.edu.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: aafrontdesk@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions.
Monday, February 23, 2026, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
For more info visit engrwashington.event451.sites.451.io. A&A Faculty Meeting
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Thursday, March 5, 2026, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM.
Winter Quarter Exams
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Saturday, March 14, 2026 – Friday, March 20, 2026.
Spring Break begins
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Saturday, March 21, 2026.
Spring Quarter begins
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Monday, March 30, 2026.