He received his Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics from Cornell University in 2004. Prior to joining Illinois, he was a Research Engineer at the United Technologies Research Center (UTRC). His research interests are at the intersection of dynamical systems and control theory, including nonlinear filtering, mean-field games, model reduction, and nonlinear control. He has received several awards including an Outstanding Achievement Award for his research contributions at UTRC, several Best Paper awards with his students at Illinois, and numerous teaching and advising honors at Illinois.