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Spencer Folk

Spencer Folk

Robotics MSE '22; PhD, MEAM '26 - AI/ML Applied Researcher at Aurora Flight Sciences

Spencer is currently an AI/ML Applied Researcher at Aurora Flight Sciences in Boston, MA. During his time at Penn, his PhD research investigated novel ways to predict surrounding wind patterns using onboard sensors and compute for UAVs operating in urban environments, with the goal of enabling wind-aware autonomous navigation to improve robustness and energy efficiency.

M. Ani Hsieh

Deputy Director, GRASP Lab; Graduate Program Chair, ROBO; Associate Professor, MEAM


Vijay Kumar

Nemirovsky Family Dean, SEAS


Mark Yim

Faculty Director, Design Studio (Venture Labs); Asa Whitney Professor, MEAM


Spencer Folk