Brandon Fallin

Graduate Research Assistant @ University of Florida

I’m currently living in Gainesville, FL and working in the Nonlinear Controls and Robotics (NCR) Lab while pursuing my PhD. My research focuses on privacy and obfuscation with application to nonlinear control systems. I recently graduated from the University of Florida with a Master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering and a minor in Electrical Engineering.

Publications

[C3] A. Benvenuti, C. Hawkins, B. Fallin, B. Chen, B. Bialy, M. Dennis, and M.T. Hale, “Differentially Private Reward Functions for Multi-Agent Markov Decision Processes,” in Proc. IEEE Conf. Control Technol. Appl., 2024.

[C2] B. Chen, B. She, C. Hawkins, A. Benvenuti, B. Fallin, P.E. Paré, and M.T. Hale, “Differentially Private Computation of Basic Reproduction Numbers in Networked Epidemic Models,” in Proc. Am. Control Conf., 2024.

[C1] B. Fallin, C. Hawkins, B. Chen, P. Gohari, A. Benvenuti, U. Topcu, and M.T. Hale, “Differential Privacy for Stochastic Matrices Using the Matrix Dirichlet Mechanism,” in Proc. IEEE Conf. Decis. Control, 2023.

Work Experience

University of Florida Autonomy Park
Air Team Lead
May 2024 - Present

Manages UF's autonomous robotic testbed, which includes a fleet of quadcopters and ground vehicles. Leads a team of 5 students in developing and testing control algorithms for autonomous flight and navigation of air vehicles.

Nonlinear Controls and Robotics Lab
Graduate Research Assistant
Aug 2022 - Present

Pursuing my PhD in Aerospace Engineering under the advisement of Dr. Warren Dixon. Expected graduation is May 2027.

Orbit
Co-Founder
Mar 2021 - Aug 2022

Closed a M&A deal with Creatd, Inc. (Nasdaq CM: CRTD). Generated visual identity, web, and social media content in order to execute marketing and advertisement initiatives.

Power Design, Inc.
Mechanical Engineering Intern
Jun 2021 - Aug 2021

Worked alongside Plumbing Engineers and Associate Plumbing Designers to produce technical drawings in Revit for multi-family high rise, retail, and amenity spaces