Boerkoel received his B.S. from Hope College (2006), and his M.S. (2008) and Ph.D. (2012) in computer science and engineering from the University of Michigan under the supervision of Ed Durfee. Prior to joining HMC, Boerkoel worked as a postdoctoral associate with Julie Shah of the Interactive Robotics Group at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In 2017, Boerkoel was recognized with an NSF CAREER award for his project Robust and Reliable Multiagent Scheduling under Uncertainty. More broadly, his research interests include automated planning and scheduling, multirobot coordination, human-robot interaction, and AI education.