Mahmoud Abdelgalil, Ph.D.

Bio: I received my undergraduate education as a member of the inaugural cohort at Zewail City of Science and Technology, majoring in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering. After graduating in 2018, I joined UC Irvine to pursue graduate studies in the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering department. In March 2023, I defended my PhD dissertation on an intriguing link between chemotactic navigation in microorganisms and model-free optimization algorithms. I have since joined the Electrical and Computer Engineering department at UC San Diego where I am currently working as Postdoctoral Scholar with Jorge I. Poveda. 

Starting Fall 2026, I will be joining the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering department in the University at Buffalo as a tenure-track assistant professor. I'm actively recruiting PhD students to work with me at the intersection of dynamics, control, learning, and autonomy. For an overview of my past research and future agenda, please see this. 

If you are interested in working with me, please send an email to mahmoud.abdulgalil@gmail.com with the subject "[Inquiry on PhD positions]", attaching your CV, transcripts, and a statement of interest. I will be in contact if there is a good match.