Malik Nauman Rauf

Graduate Research & Teaching Assistant

• MAST Lab (Dr. Erik Verriest): Researching Optimal Control theory for discontinuous dynamical systems.
• Haddad Research Group: Researching Optimal and Robust Control Systems for Uncertain Dynamics.
• Robotics Lab: Exploring Human-Machine and Machine-Machine interfaces in robotic-arm manipulators.
• Teaching Assistant: Grader for AE 6530 - Multivariable Linear Systems and Controls.

Automation & Controls Engineer

• Assisting in CAD modeling and design improvements for water treatment units.
• Programming Siemens PLCs, TIA Portal, and Human-Machine Interfaces (HMI).

Education and Professional Development Team

• Communication and Outreach Team member for Achieved Academy 2025.
• Responsible for session management and outreach strategy.

Flight Mechanics & Control Team Lead

• Team Lead: Vehicle-Top UAV Launcher and Catapult mechanisms.
• Design and Performance optimization of SRM and Deployable Stealth UAVs.
• Flight Dynamics modeling and assessment for military/commercial standard compliance.

Co-Founder - Pakistan Asteroid Search Campaign

Providing training on Pan-STARRS Observatory data analysis and organizing country-wide citizen science campaigns.

Director Publications / Teaching Assistant

• Published "THE COSMIC HERALD", Pakistan's first space-oriented magazine.
• Assisted in delivering lectures on aerospace disciplines and preparing curricula.

Manager / Organizer

Managed publication teams for the 7th iteration of ICASE, handling research abstract verification and event documentation.

Student Intern - Aircraft Manufacturing Factory

Immersive internship learning high-end aircraft manufacturing and structural assembly processes.