Samir Menon

About Me

I am a Ph.D. student at the Department of Computer Science at Stanford University, where I am co-advised by Oussama Khatib and Kwabena Boahen.

In the past, I worked as a Software Design Engineer with Microsoft India R&D. Before that, I was an undergraduate at the Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad and majored in Information Technology.

My Research

I am presently working to understand and model neural control of the musculoskeletal system. In particular, I am very interested in understanding how the human brain models musculoskeletal geometry and dynamics. My research spans humanoid robot control theory, biomechanics, fMRI, and theoretical neuroscience.

Stanford Interdisciplinary Graduate Fellowship (2011-14)

Teaching Experience

CS223A: Course Assistant, Introduction to Robotics (2010-11)
CS327A: Course Assistant, Advanced Robotic Manipulation (2010-11)

Code

sUtil: Standard Utilities. Some random but useful C++ code. stl-style indexed data structures, dynamic typing, template singletons and callback handlers.

sMRIUtil: Standard MRI Utilities. Some random but useful scripts and code that I use for fMRI experiments and analysis. Also has some tidbits of information for new fMRI users.

scl: The Standard Control Library. A control and simulation framework for robots and human biomechanical models. Includes operational space and joint space control libraries, multi-task null space projections for controllers, and support for physical actuator and sensor models. (In the works, contact me if you'd like more details).

Selected Publications