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Dominic Jonak
January 2009
412-661-9591
dom@cmu.edu
www.frc.ri.cmu.edu/~dom
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| Education: |
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, 2003
Phi Beta Kappa, College Honors, University Honors
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| Positions: |
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
2003 - current
Field Robotics Center, Robotics Institute
- Senior Research Programmer (2007)
- Research Programmer (Fall 2003)
- Research Assistant (Spring 2003)
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Selected
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Lunar Rover Initiative (LRI)
2007 - current
- Field tests at Moses Lake Dunes, WA (2 weeks) and Mauna Kea, HI (2 weeks)
- Responsible for navigation, plan execution and operator interface
- Demonstrated long (8+ hours) autonomous traverses in darkness
- Wrote and debugged controllers for serial devices
- Created http-compliant server interface used by remote partners
- Maintained system architecture, code repository and build system
Science Autonomy/Science on the Fly (SOTF)
2005 - 2007
- Field test at Amboy Crater, a lava flow in California (4 weeks)
- Developed multi-sensor multi-scale mesh navigation system
- Created 3D visualizations of rover maps
Deep Phreatic Thermal Explorer (DEPTHX)
2006 - 2007
- Field tests at Sistema Zacaton, sinkholes in Mexico (4 weeks/3 trips)
- Responsible for navigation, plan execution and fault detection
- Developed interactive operator interface and improved realtime visualization
- Maintained system architecture, code repository and build system
Life in the Atacama (LITA)
2003 - 2006
- Field tests at the Atacama desert in Chile (10 weeks/2 trips)
- Worked with science team to improve rover utilization
- Maintained system architecture using interprocess message definitions
- Improved navigation software to realize reliable kilometer traverses
- Analyzed rover performance under various metrics
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| Outreach: |
Public demonstrations
- Imiloa Astronomy Center of Hawaii in Hilo, HI (LRI - 2008)
- Carnegie Science Center in Pittsburgh, PA (2008)
- Arizona State University in Tempe, AZ (SOTF - 2007)
- Museo Interactivo Mirador in Santiago, Chile (LITA - 2005)
Public relations
- Designed postcards to handout to the public (LRI, DEPTHX)
- Wrote illustrated field notes (LRI, DEPTHX)
- Maintained project website (LRI, DEPTHX, LITA)
Popular media
- Provided quotations and images to journalists (IEEE Spectrum, Popular Science)
- Interviewed for Almost Human (by Lee Gutkind) and The Universe (History Channel)
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Selected
Publications: |
Experiments in Navigation and Mapping with a Hovering AUV
George A. Kantor, et al
International Conference on Field and Service Robotics, 2007
Life in the Atacama: Searching for life with rovers (science overview)
Nathalie A. Cabrol, et al
Journal Geophysical Research, 112, G04S02, doi:10.1029/2006JG000298, 2007
Second Experiments in the Robotic Investigation of Life in the Atacama Desert of Chile
David S. Wettergreen, et al
International Symposium on Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and Automation in Space, 2005
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