Dena Qatry

• Designed a quadrotor path-planning & obstacle-avoidance controller using feedback linearization and a 4th-order Control Barrier Function, with LQR-tuned gains for stable trajectory tracking. • Built a MATLAB/Simulink digital twin and mixed-integer linear optimization (intlinprog) for an 80-well offshore oil & gas production system to maximize output under storage, export-scheduling, and capacity constraints. • Developed dynamic storage-tracking and export-scheduling models to simulate operational disrupti

• Evaluated LLMs on coding, math, and reasoning tasks as subject-matter expert; built and validated coding-agent test cases using Linux, Docker, and Git, and gave structured feedback on failure modes.

• Extended a quasi-1D reacting-flow solver (Fortran/MATLAB, explicit 2nd order MacCormack scheme) for a valved pulse-jet engine; ran parametric transient simulations and identified an unreported thrust-damping phenomenon. • Ran parametric studies across equivalence ratios (0.7–1.8) and post-processed pressure, mass-flow, velocity, and thrust histories in MATLAB to assess combustion dynamics and engine stabilit

Focus on Computer Vision, ROS2, Autonomous Systems, SLAM, Sensor Fusion.

Thesis: Design and Control of a Hybrid VTOL UAV for Autonomous Flight