Ara N. Knaian

Visiting Scientist

Email:

Office Phone: (+1) 617-253-0620

MIT Office: E15-412

Education: Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, MIT, 2010

Research Interests: Applied Electromagnetics, Sensors and Actuators, Machine Design, Robotics, Control, Embedded Computing

Application Areas: Renewable Energy, Aviation, Transportation, Industrial Automation, Telecommunications, Media

Projects and Collaborations:

The Milli-Motein

Responsive Roadways Traffic Sensor

The Alpha Omicron Phone Switch

The Brain Opera

(Photo Credit: Rubra / Ars Electronica)

The Foam Party (see also: How to Throw your Own Foam Party)

Digital Simulator

Publications:

Knaian, A., Electropermanent Magnetic Connectors and Actuators: Devices and Their Application in Programmable Matter, Ph.D. Thesis, MIT Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Cambridge, MA, 2010

Gilpin, K.; Knaian, A.; Rus, D.; "Robot pebbles: One centimeter modules for programmable matter through self-disassembly," Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2010 IEEE International Conference on , vol., no., pp.2485-2492, 3-7 May 2010

Knaian, A., Design of Programmable Matter, M.S. Thesis, MIT Media Arts and Sciences, Cambridge, MA, 2008

R. Zehner, K. Amundson, A. Knaian, B. Zion, M. Johnson, G. Zhou, Drive Waveforms for Active-Matrix Electrophoretic Displays. In: SID ’03: Proceedings of the annual meeting of the Society For Information Display, May 18-23, 2003, Boston, MA

R. Zehner, K. Amundson, A. Knaian, B. Zion, G. Zhou, M. Johnson, R. Cortie: Driving Schemes for Active Electrophoretic Displays. In: IDW ’03: The 10th Annual International Display Workshop, December 3-5, 2003, Fukuoka, Japan

G. Duthaler, J. Au, M. Davis, H. Gates, B. Hone, A. Knaian, E. Pratt, K. Suzuki, S. Yoshiida, M. Ueda, T. Nakamura, Active Matrix Color Displays Using Electrophoretic Ink and Color Filters. In: SID ’02: Proceedings of the annual meeting of the Society For Information Display, May 19-24, 2002, Boston, MA

Knaian, A., A Wireless Sensor Network for Smart Roadbeds and Intelligent Transportation Systems, M. Eng. Thesis, MIT Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Cambridge, MA, 2000

R. Altshuler, H. Atkins, A. Cavic, C. Chase, R. Cortesi, B. Davis, F. Delatorre, J. Elgart, H. Gates, M. Hancher, A. Huang, L. Kiley, A. Knaian, J. Mallett, C. Muller, S. Newburg, B. Polito, M. Reynolds, E. Smith, E. Warmann, ORCA-II: An improved Autonomous Underwater Vehicle. In AUVSI ’99: Proceedings of the annual meeting of the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International, July 12-16, 1999, Baltimore, MD

J. Jacobson, H. Gates, L. Hasan, P. Tsao, A. Knaian, P. Drzaic, J. Albert, B. Comisky, Electronic Ink and Electronic Paper. In: PPIC/JH ’98: Proceedings of the Society of Electrophotography of Japan, Pan Pacific Imaging Conference / Japan Hardcopy ’98, July 15-17, Tokyo, Japan

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