Biography
Matthew Hale is an Assistant Professor in Mechanical and Aerospace
Engineering at the University of Florida. He received his BSE
summa cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania in
2012, and he received his MS and PhD from Georgia Tech in 2015,
and 2017, respectively. He has been with the UF MAE Department
since 2017.
His research is broadly in the areas of control and
optimization, with a strong emphasis on multi-agent systems
and applications to robotics. The overall goal is to develop
new theoretical tools that solve fundamental, practical
problems in multi-agent systems. The intent of doing so is to
enable safe, reliable, and efficient operation of multi-agent
systems across a wide spectrum of applications.
His recent awards include the MAE Department Teacher of the Year (for 2018-2019),
MAE Department Researcher of the Year (for 2022-2023),
an NSF CAREER Award in 2020, an ONR YIP in 2022, and
an AFOSR YIP in 2023. He also received the Excellence Award for
Assistant Professors from the University of Florida (for being
one of the 10 most outstanding assistant professors
across all disciplines on campus).
