Kristian Popov

I received my BSE and MSE in Aerospace Engineering at the University of Michigan - Go Blue! While at Michigan, I worked on robotics research in Dmitry Berenson’s lab, served as a space systems engineer in James Cutler’s and Mark Moldwin’s labs, and interned for the Michigan football team.

I am interested in creating algorithms that enable autonomous systems and robots to act in the world, and in building complex systems from first-principles and deploying them to solve real-world problems. Read more about my research interests in my research statement.

I am also interested in governance, political theory, history, and in studying how we might ensure a safe and sustainable rollout of robotic and intelligent systems in a way that that is beneficial for humanity (what I believe to be the most pressing issue of today).