Alejandro Gonzalez-Garcia

I am a robotics researcher. I believe robotics and autonomous systems have the potential to benefit countless applications. I am interested in developing robots that can increase safety and efficiency, and can reduce environmental harm, particularly in activities which may be dull or dangerous.

I am currently a Ph.D. researcher at KU Leuven, Belgium, and a member of the MECO Research Team, supervised by Prof. Jan Swevers. I received my B.S. degree in Mechatronics Engineering (2020), and my M.S. degree in Engineering (2022) from Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico. During my undergraduate studies, I completed a research stay at the Aerospace Mechatronics Lab from McGill University, with Prof. Inna Sharf. The following year, I joined the Robotics Group at Tecnologico de Monterrey, where I conducted both my undergraduate and master’s research supervised by Prof. Herman Castañeda. Between 2021 and 2024, I was a recurrent visiting researcher for CSAIL and the Senseable City Lab from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, wtih Prof. Daniela Rus. My research interests include robust control and safe motion planning applied to autonomous systems in water, ground and air.