Sameh Eisa
Scholar

Sameh Eisa

Google Scholar ID: XMfEZPQAAAAJ
Assistant Professor in Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, University of Cincinnati
Dynamical SystemsControl TheoryGeometric ControlSystems TheoryMathematical Modeling
Homepage↗Google Scholar↗
Citations & Impact
All-time
Citations
678
 
H-index
14
 
i10-index
20
 
Publications
20
 
Co-authors
0
 
Publications
1 items
Model-Free and Real-Time Bioinspired Unicycle-Based Source Seeking: Differential Wheeled Robotic Experiments
2025
Cited
0
Resume
Academic Achievements
  • Proposed a new model-free extremum seeking approach for controlled vibrational stabilization of mechanical systems.
  • Conducted pioneering research on how flapping insects and hummingbirds stabilize their hovering in real-time, featured in Physics magazine by the American Physical Society (APS).
  • Co-authored a paper with Ahmed Elgohary demonstrating robust stabilization using natural oscillations of wing motion and simple feedback sensations.
  • Received approximately $700k from DARPA to further investigate and experiment with characterizing dynamic soaring as a natural, real-time, model-free extremum seeking system.
  • Team members Rohan Palanikumar and Ahmed Elgohary successfully demonstrated model-free, real-time stable hovering and source seeking.
  • Research highlighted by MSN, earth.com, and other media outlets.
  • Presented papers and co-organized mini-symposia at IFAC NOLCOS 2025 and SIAM Conference on Control and its Application 2025.
Research Experience
  • Serves as the Principal Investigator of MDCL (Modeling, Dynamics and Control Lab).
  • Leads research projects focused on mimicking dynamic soaring, funded by DARPA.
  • Collaborates with industrial teams and other academic institutions to test and validate latest breakthroughs.
  • Participated in and organized sessions at multiple international conferences.
  • Mentored graduate student Ahmed Elgohary through his candidacy exam to become a PhD candidate.
  • Invited to visit the Institute of Mathematics at the University of Klagenfurt, Austria, for exploring future collaborations.
Background
  • Advancements in dynamic and control theory and their novel use in a fundamental way to solve major problems/applications/phenomena in science and engineering.
Miscellany
  • Welcomed new team members including Dr. Martini as a postdoctoral fellow and Rolf for summer co-op research.