Curriculum
Vitae
Jonathan
Bruce
Contact
Information
1205 Broadway St, #1A
Santa Cruz, CA 95062
Phone: +1-404-403-9669
Email:
jbruce@soe.ucsc.edu, jebruce@ucsc.edu, jonathan.edward.bruce@gmail.com
Research
Interest
To
advance the development and applications of robotic control theory particularly
in the areas of human to robot interaction, robotic assistance, visual servoing, computer vision, and mobile robotics.
Education
University
of California, Santa Cruz; Santa Cruz, CA 09/2011
- Present
M.S.
in Computer Engineering,
Emphasis in Robotics and Control Expected:
06/2013
Southern
Polytechnic State University; Marietta, GA 08/2005
- 05/2011
B.S.
in Mechatronics Engineering, Minor in Mathematics 08/2007 - 05/2011
Mechanical Engineering Technology 08/2005 - 05/2007
Research Experience
Southern Polytechnic
State University;
Marietta, GA 01/2010 - 05/2011
Advisor:
Dr. Ying Wang
Mechatronics Robotic Research
Group
+ Visual Servoing,
Team Leader
Application
of Advanced Control Theory to Mobile Robot Control and Visual Servoing
Using
State Variable Modeling, develop a visual controller for a Mobilerobot`s
Pioneer P3-DX wheeled mobile robot and 5-DOF end effector. Then the use of
Q-learning will be applied to autonomously determine the most desirable
location for the robot`s gripper in order to pick up various objects.
+
Computer Vision
A Comparison of SIFT and SURF
Visual SLAM Algorithms for a Mobile Robot
Using known SIFT and SURF Visual
SLAM algorithms to compare their performance in unknown and dynamic path
following scenarios for a wheeled mobile robot.
Georgia Institute of Technology; Atlanta, GA 06/2010 - 07/2010
Advisor:
Dr. Ying Zhang
CREATE
Program, Electrical Engineering REU
Hybrid
Energy Storage Systems for Self-Powered Wireless Sensor Networks
To develop a theoretical model of
a supercapacitor that will take into account
variations in current supply and ambient temperature. This model will be used
in the development of hybrid storage systems implemented in energy harvesting
wireless nodes.
Professional Experience
Southern Polytechnic State
University;
Marietta, GA
Laboratory Manager/Technician
Physics Department 01/2010 - 03/2011
Math/Physics/Engineering Tutor
SPSU
Tutoring Center 08/2010 - 01/2011
Private Tutor 08/2009 - 05/2011
Student Assistant
Physics
Department 08/2010 - 05/2011
Biology,
Chemistry, Physics Department 06/2009 - 05/2010
Extended University 08/2005 - 05/2006
Valve Solutions, Inc.; Alpharetta, GA
Assistant Engineer/CAD Designer
Engineering and Design Department 01/2009 - 08/2009
Co-Op Intern
Engineering and Design Department 06/2007 - 12/2008
Professional Memberships
American Society of Mechanical
Engineers 09/2009 - Present
Institute of Electrical and
Electronic Engineers 07/2009 - Present
International Society of
Automation 08/2007 - Present
Georgia Society of Professional
Engineers 09/2009 - 01/2011
Mathematical Association of
America, Student Chapter 08/2008 - 05/2011
Society of Physics Students,
Student Chapter 01/2010 - 05/2011
Professional Activities/Honors
Aerial Robotics Competition Team; President
08/2010 - 05/2011
Aerial Robotics Competition Team; Vice
President 01/2010 - 07/2010
Undergraduate Research Club;
President 01/2010 - 05/2011
Grant Proposal Writer to SGA,
awarded $12,000 02/2011
Mobile Robot Grant Proposal Writer;
awarded $61,000 05/2010
ASME DAG Proposal Grant Writer 03/2010
Science Technology Engineering
& Math (STEM) Outreach
Earth
Day, Global Warming Lab; Volunteer 04/2010
ISA,
Student Chapter Sponsored Elementary School Robotics Summer Camp; Organizer
&Volunteer 06/2009
BEST
Robotics; Organizer, Team Leader, & Volunteer 08/2007 - 01/2010
Developed
a real time DAQ test bed for a local middle school model race car team 08/2008 - 01/2009
Dean`s List/Merit Honor 08/2008 - 05/2011
Computer Skills
LabView
MATLAB
Solid Works
Pspice
ARIA
(Mobilerobots)
C++
/ C
Java
Basic VHDL
Linux
MS Office