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Dr. Kshitij Mall

Dr. Kshitij Mall

Assistant Professor
Aerospace Engineering

Education

  • Ph.D. Aerospace Engineering, Purdue University
  • M.S. Aerospace Engineering, Purdue University
  • B.Tech. Uttar Pradesh Technical University, India

Research

  • Entry, Descent, and Landing Technologies
  • Optimal Control Problems
  • Space Mission Design
  • Systems Engineering
  • CubeSat Technology
  • Analog Astronautics
  • Explainable Artificial Intelligence

Publications

  1. A. K. Raz, K. Mall, S. M. Nolan, W. Levin, A. Mia, L. Mockus, K. Ezra, K. Williams and J. Parish, `Explainable AI and Robustness based Test and Evaluation of Reinforcement Learning', IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, May 20, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ymssp.2024
  2. K. Mall and E. Taheri, `Three degree-of-freedom Reentry Trajectory Optimization for a Reusable Launch Vehicle Using an Advanced Indirect Method', Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, Vol. 59, No. 5, 2022, pp. 1463-1474.
  3. A. Dachowicz, K. Mall, P. Balasubramani, A. Maheshwari, A. K. Raz, J. H. Panchal and D. A. DeLaurentis, `Mission Engineering and Design using Real-Time Strategy Games: An Explainable-AI Approach', ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, Vol. 144, No. 2, 2021, p. 021710.
  4. K. Mall, E. Taheri and P. Prabhu, `Solving Singular Control Problems using Uniform Trigonometrization Method', AIChE Journal, Vol. 67, No. 6, 2021: e17209.
  5. K. Mall, M. J. Grant and E. Taheri, `Uniform Trigonometrization Method for Optimal Control Problems with Control Bounds and State Path Constraints', Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, Vol. 57, No. 5, 2020, pp. 995-1007.
  6. K. Mall, M. J. Grant and E. Taheri, `Solving Complex Optimal Control Problems with Non-Linear Controls using Trigonometric Functions', Optimal Control Application and Methods, Vol. 42, No. 3, 2020, pp. 616-628.
  7. K. Mall and M. J. Grant, `Epsilon-Trig Regularization Method for Bang-Bang Optimal Control Problems', Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications, Vol. 174, No. 2, 2017, pp. 500-517.

Courses

ME 135: Engineering Graphics and Communication