Resume

• 2014

  Lakshmikanth

  G.S.

  Padhi

  R.

  Watkins

  J.M.

  Steck

  J.E.

  “Adaptive Flight Control Using Single Network Adaptive Critic Aided Nonlinear Dynamic Inversion

  ” AIAA Journal of Aerospace Information Systems (JAIS)

  Vol.11: 785-806

  10.2514/1.I010165

  Adaptive Flight Control Using Single Network Adaptive Critic Aided Nonlinear Dynamic Inversion

  Lakshmikanth

  G.S.

  Reed

  S.

  Watkins

  J.

  Steck

  J.E.

  “Single Network Adaptive Critics (SNAC) + Optimal Control Modification (OCM) for Fast Adaptation of MRAC Flight Control

  ” Proceedings of AIAA Infotech@Aerospace (I@A) Conference

  August 2013

  Boston

  MA

  DOI: 10.2514/6.2013-5208

  Single Network Adaptive Critics (SNAC) + Optimal Control Modification (OCM) for Fast Adaptation of MRAC Flight Control

  Steck

  J.E.

  Lakshmikanth

  G.S.

  Watkins

  J.M.

  “Adaptive Critic Optimization of Dynamic Inverse Control

  ” Proceedings of AIAA Infotech Conference

  Garden Grove

  CA

  June 2012

  Adaptive Critic Optimization of Dynamic Inverse Control

  Nobleheart

  W.

  Lakshmikanth

  G.S.

  Chakravarthy

  A.

  Steck

  J.E.

  “Single Network Adaptive Critic (SNAC) Architecture for Optimal Tracking Control of a Morphing Aircraft during a Pull-up Maneuver

  ” Proceedings of AIAA Guidance

  Navigation and Control (GNC) Conference

  August 2013

  Boston

  MA

  AIAA 2013 – 5003

  DOI: 10.2514/6.2013- 5003

  Single Network Adaptive Critic (SNAC) Architecture for Optimal Tracking Control of a Morphing Aircraft during a Pull-up Maneuver

  Lakshmikanth

  G.S.

  Padhi

  R.

  Watkins

  J.M.

  Steck

  J.E.

  “Single Network Adaptive Critic Aided Nonlinear Dynamic Inversion for Suboptimal Command Tracking

  ” Proceedings of the IEEE Multi Systems Conference

  Denver CO

  Sep. 2011

  pp. 1347-1352

  Single Network Adaptive Critic Aided Nonlinear Dynamic Inversion for Suboptimal Command Tracking

  Lakshmikanth

  G.S.

  Padhi

  R.

  Watkins

  J.M.

  Steck

  J.E.

  “SNAC Aided Dynamic Inversion for Optimal Regulation and Command Tracking with Online Adaptation for Enhanced Robustness

  ” Journal of Optimal Control Applications and Methods

  Volume 35

  Issue 4

  pages 479–500

  July/August 2014

  DOI: 10.1002/oca.2083

  SNAC Aided Dynamic Inversion for Optimal Regulation and Command Tracking with Online Adaptation for Enhanced Robustness

  Bellahdid

  L.

  Lakshmikanth

  G.S.

  Chakravarthy

  A.

  Steck

  J.E.

  “Single Network Adaptive Critic (SNAC) Design for a Morphing Aircraft

  ” Proceedings of AIAA Guidance

  Navigation and Control Conference

  Minneapolis

  MN

  August 2012

  AIAA 2012 – 4614

  Single Network Adaptive Critic (SNAC) Design for a Morphing Aircraft

  Geethalakshmi

  S.Lakshmikanth Ph.D.

  Wichita State University

  Emporia State University

  Wichita State University

  Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide

  Wichita State University

  Department of AE

  •\tWorked on interfacing the hybrid controller that was developed as a part of my Ph.D dissertation with an optimal adaptive control scheme named the Optimal Control\nModification (OCM) technique which would further enhance the robustness of the controller. The results of this research were presented at the AIAA Guidance and Navigation Control conference

  - August 2013 at Boston

  MA\n•\tWorked on the development of a nonlinear control design technique that uses the principle of Approximate Dynamic Programming optimization to optimize a dynamic inverse controller. This led to “Adaptive Critic Optimization of Dynamic Inverse\nControl” presented at AIAA Infotech 2012 conference in June 2012.\n•\tWorked with a Ph.D student on applying SNAC to a morphing aircraft

  results were presented at AIAA GNC 2012 and AIAA GNC 2013 conferences.\n•\tWorked on analyzing the stability of the nonlinear system developed above using Lyapunov stability analysis

  whose results will be published in the AIAA journal of Aerospace and Information Systems.

  Post Doctoral Research Fellow

  Wichita State University

  Dept. of Electrical Engineering

  Courses Taught:\n\n\tCS 194 - Digital Circuit Design\n\tCS 211 – C Programming\n\tEE 282 – Electrical Circuit Analysis\n\tEE 492 – Electronic Circuit Analysis\n\tEE 684 – Introductory Control Systems Concepts\n\tEE 792 – Linear Systems and Design\n\nHave consistently received excellent student evaluation (SPTE) scores.

  Adjunct Faculty Member

  Wichita State University

  Daytona Beach

  Florida Area

  Effectively instruct undergraduate and graduate courses

  online

  in the areas of electrical engineering

  systems engineering and mathematics.

  Adjunct Assistant Professor

  Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide

  Instructing 'Programming with C++'

  Wichita State University

  Emporia State University

  School of Business

  Emporia

  Kansas

  Assistant Professor ( Information Systems)

  Dept. of Aerospace Engineering

  •\tWorking on Neuro-Adaptive control design funded by NASA's Integrated Resilient Adaptive Control (IRAC) team.\n•\tHave developed a new technique for neuro-adaptive control based on the Single Network Adaptive Critic to extend its advantages of optimal control to command following applications as well.

  Graduate Research Assistant

  Wichita State University

  As an Adjunct faculty member at WSU

  I have also had the opportunity to work with a graduate student in the Dept. of EECS in the development of Brain Neural Computer Interface that would improve the quality of living in ALS patients. Our poster was selected to be presented at the prestigious

  annual Capitol Graduate Research Symposium (CGRS) event on Feb 11th and 12th 2015.

  Government of Kansas

  Best Paper Award - Artificial Neural Networks in Business Systems - Roles and techniques

  Academy of Business Research

  Government of India's M.H.R.D scholarship

  Government of India

  Research Funding by NASA's IRAC team

  NASA -WSU

  2014 Phenomenal Woman Award Nomination

  Wichita State University

  2013 Dora Wallace Hodgson Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award

  Wichita State University - Graduate School

  Best Paper Award - Back Propagation in Stock Market Prediction - A Survey

  Academy of Business Research

• 2007

  Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

  Artificial Neural Networks

  Nonlinear Optimal control

  Wichita State University

  GPA 4.0

• 2002

  Master of Technology (M.Tech.)

  National Institute of Technology Karnataka

  GPA 4.0

• 1997

  Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.)

  Electrical

  Electronics and Communications Engineering

  Bangalore University

  GPA

  Quality Matters Certified

  QM Quality Matters

  Online Readiness Course

  Emporia State University

  ESU-14275087

• Teaching

  C

  Approximate Dynamic Programming

  Microsoft Office

  Research

  Nonlinear Dynamics

  Artificial Neural Networks

  C++

  Matlab

  Nonlinear Control

  Microsoft Excel

  Neural network design

  Engineering

  Simulations

  Linux

  Adaptive flight control

  Microsoft Word

  Programming

  Back- Propagation in Stock Market Prediction - A Survey

  Back- Propagation in Stock Market Prediction - A Survey

  Artificial Neural Networks in Business Systems - Roles and Techniques