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Spring Berman

Spring Berman

Associate Professor,
School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy
Other ASU affiliations
Associate Director, Global Security Initiative, Center for Human, Artificial Intelligence, and Robot Teaming
  • Spring.Berman@asu.edu
  • Phone: 480-965-4431
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  • ENGRC 375 Tempe, AZ 85287-6106
  • Mail code: 6106
    Campus: Tempe
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Long Bio

Spring M. Berman is an associate professor of aerospace and mechanical engineering in the School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy and is graduate faculty for Computer Science and Exploration Systems Design at Arizona State University. She is also an adjunct professor in the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at ASU. Previously, Berman was a postdoctoral researcher in computer science at Harvard University. She received master's and doctoral degrees in mechanical engineering and applied mechanics from the University of Pennsylvania in 2008 and 2010, respectively. She received a bachelor's degree in mechanical and aerospace engineering and a Robotics and Intelligent Systems Certificate from Princeton University in 2005.

Education
  • Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics, University of Pennsylvania 2010
  • M.S.E. Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics, University of Pennsylvania 2008 
  • B.S.E. Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Princeton University 2005
  • Certificate. Robotics and Intelligent Systems, Princeton University 2005
CV
Curriculum Vitae
Google Scholar URL
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=KKup0OgAAAAJ&hl=en
Research Interests

Modeling, analysis, control, and optimization of multi-robot systems including robotic swarms; analysis of collective behaviors in biology and biologically-inspired control of distributed systems

Research Activity
  • Berman,Spring Melody*. Specification and Control of Customizable Multi-Robot Systems for Distributed Sensing and Cooperative Manipulation. DOD-DARPA(9/15/2014 - 9/14/2016).
  • Berman,Spring Melody*. Collaborative Research: Dynamical Systems: Modeling Analysis and Control of the Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Swarm Robotic Systems. NSF-ENG-CMMI(9/1/2014 - 8/31/2017).
  • Berman,Spring Melody*. A Scalable Control Framework for Boundary Coverage and Cooperative Manipulation by Robotic Swarms. NSF-ENG-CMMI(8/1/2014 - 7/31/2017).
Courses
2025 Fall
Course Number Course Title
EEE 590 Reading and Conference
EEE 599 Thesis
EEE 790 Reading and Conference
EEE 792 Research
EEE 795 Continuing Registration
EEE 799 Dissertation
MAE 792 Research
MAE 795 Continuing Registration
EEE 792 Research
SES 799 Dissertation
SES 692 Research
MAE 598 Special Topics
2025 Summer
Course Number Course Title
MAE 799 Dissertation
MAE 792 Research
MAE 792 Research
MAE 595 Continuing Registration
EEE 792 Research
SES 692 Research
SES 692 Research
SES 799 Dissertation
MAE 799 Dissertation
MAE 595 Continuing Registration
2025 Spring
Course Number Course Title
EEE 599 Thesis
EEE 792 Research
EEE 799 Dissertation
MAE 595 Continuing Registration
MAE 599 Thesis
MAE 792 Research
MAE 795 Continuing Registration
MAE 799 Dissertation
MAE 493 Honors Thesis
EEE 795 Continuing Registration
MAE 792 Research
SES 692 Research
SES 795 Continuing Registration
MAE 593 Applied Project
HON 494 Special Topics
2024 Fall
Course Number Course Title
EEE 590 Reading and Conference
EEE 599 Thesis
EEE 790 Reading and Conference
EEE 792 Research
EEE 795 Continuing Registration
EEE 799 Dissertation
CSE 795 Continuing Registration
CSE 799 Dissertation
MAE 792 Research
MAE 795 Continuing Registration
CSE 580 Practicum
EEE 792 Research
SES 799 Dissertation
ASU 101-MEE The ASU Experience
SES 692 Research
MAE 598 Special Topics
2024 Summer
Course Number Course Title
CSE 790 Reading and Conference
CSE 792 Research
MAE 792 Research
MAE 792 Research
MAE 595 Continuing Registration
EEE 792 Research
MAE 799 Dissertation
SES 692 Research
SES 692 Research
SES 799 Dissertation
CSE 799 Dissertation
MAE 799 Dissertation
MAE 799 Dissertation
MAE 595 Continuing Registration
2024 Spring
Course Number Course Title
MAE 318 System Dynamics and Control I
CSE 595 Continuing Registration
CSE 599 Thesis
CSE 792 Research
CSE 795 Continuing Registration
EEE 599 Thesis
EEE 792 Research
EEE 799 Dissertation
MAE 318 System Dynamics and Control I
MAE 318 System Dynamics and Control I
CSE 590 Reading and Conference
CSE 790 Reading and Conference
MAE 595 Continuing Registration
MAE 599 Thesis
MAE 792 Research
MAE 795 Continuing Registration
MAE 799 Dissertation
MAE 493 Honors Thesis
EEE 795 Continuing Registration
CSE 580 Practicum
CSE 599 Thesis
MAE 792 Research
MAE 318 System Dynamics and Control I
MAE 318 System Dynamics and Control I
SES 692 Research
SES 795 Continuing Registration
MAE 593 Applied Project
LAW 710 Artificial Intelligence
MAE 592 Research
MAE 318 System Dynamics and Control I
HON 494 Special Topics
2023 Fall
Course Number Course Title
EEE 590 Reading and Conference
EEE 599 Thesis
EEE 790 Reading and Conference
EEE 792 Research
EEE 795 Continuing Registration
EEE 799 Dissertation
CSE 595 Continuing Registration
CSE 599 Thesis
CSE 795 Continuing Registration
MAE 595 Continuing Registration
MAE 599 Thesis
MAE 792 Research
MAE 795 Continuing Registration
MAE 799 Dissertation
CSE 580 Practicum
MAE 492 Honors Directed Study
MAE 493 Honors Thesis
EEE 792 Research
EGR 593 Applied Project
ASU 101-MEE The ASU Experience
SES 799 Dissertation
CSE 790 Reading and Conference
SES 692 Research
MAE 593 Applied Project
MAE 598 Special Topics
2023 Summer
Course Number Course Title
CSE 790 Reading and Conference
CSE 792 Research
MAE 792 Research
MAE 792 Research
MAE 595 Continuing Registration
EEE 792 Research
MAE 799 Dissertation
SES 692 Research
SES 692 Research
SES 799 Dissertation
CSE 799 Dissertation
MAE 799 Dissertation
MAE 799 Dissertation
2023 Spring
Course Number Course Title
CSE 595 Continuing Registration
CSE 599 Thesis
CSE 792 Research
CSE 795 Continuing Registration
EEE 599 Thesis
EEE 792 Research
EEE 799 Dissertation
CSE 590 Reading and Conference
CSE 790 Reading and Conference
MAE 595 Continuing Registration
MAE 599 Thesis
MAE 792 Research
MAE 795 Continuing Registration
MAE 799 Dissertation
MAE 493 Honors Thesis
CSE 595 Continuing Registration
EEE 795 Continuing Registration
CSE 580 Practicum
CSE 599 Thesis
MAE 792 Research
SES 799 Dissertation
SES 692 Research
SES 792 Research
SES 795 Continuing Registration
MAE 417 System Dynamics and Control II
MAE 593 Applied Project
LAW 710 Artificial Intelligence
HON 494 Special Topics
MAE 595 Continuing Registration
2022 Fall
Course Number Course Title
EEE 590 Reading and Conference
EEE 599 Thesis
EEE 790 Reading and Conference
EEE 792 Research
EEE 795 Continuing Registration
EEE 799 Dissertation
CSE 595 Continuing Registration
CSE 599 Thesis
CSE 795 Continuing Registration
MAE 595 Continuing Registration
MAE 599 Thesis
MAE 792 Research
MAE 795 Continuing Registration
MAE 799 Dissertation
CSE 580 Practicum
MAE 492 Honors Directed Study
MAE 493 Honors Thesis
SES 799 Dissertation
MAE 492 Honors Directed Study
SES 692 Research
MAE 593 Applied Project
MAE 598 Special Topics
ASU 101-AEE The ASU Experience
MAE 792 Research
2022 Summer
Course Number Course Title
CSE 790 Reading and Conference
MAE 792 Research
MAE 792 Research
MAE 595 Continuing Registration
EEE 792 Research
MAE 799 Dissertation
SES 692 Research
SES 692 Research
SES 799 Dissertation
EGR 792 Research
MAE 799 Dissertation
MAE 799 Dissertation
2022 Spring
Course Number Course Title
LAW 791 Seminar
CSE 595 Continuing Registration
CSE 599 Thesis
CSE 795 Continuing Registration
EGR 493 Honors Thesis
EEE 599 Thesis
EEE 792 Research
EEE 799 Dissertation
MAE 318 System Dynamics and Control I
CSE 590 Reading and Conference
CSE 790 Reading and Conference
MAE 595 Continuing Registration
MAE 599 Thesis
MAE 792 Research
MAE 795 Continuing Registration
MAE 799 Dissertation
MAE 493 Honors Thesis
MAE 318 System Dynamics and Control I
CSE 595 Continuing Registration
EEE 795 Continuing Registration
CSE 580 Practicum
CSE 599 Thesis
MAE 792 Research
SES 799 Dissertation
SES 692 Research
SES 792 Research
MAE 318 System Dynamics and Control I
SES 795 Continuing Registration
MAE 318 System Dynamics and Control I
MAE 318 System Dynamics and Control I
MAE 318 System Dynamics and Control I
MAE 593 Applied Project
HON 494 Special Topics
2021 Fall
Course Number Course Title
EEE 599 Thesis
EEE 790 Reading and Conference
EEE 792 Research
EEE 795 Continuing Registration
EEE 799 Dissertation
CSE 595 Continuing Registration
CSE 599 Thesis
CSE 795 Continuing Registration
MAE 595 Continuing Registration
MAE 599 Thesis
MAE 792 Research
MAE 795 Continuing Registration
MAE 799 Dissertation
CSE 580 Practicum
MAE 492 Honors Directed Study
MAE 493 Honors Thesis
EGR 792 Research
SES 799 Dissertation
SES 692 Research
MAE 593 Applied Project
MAE 598 Special Topics
ASU 101-AEE The ASU Experience
CSE 599 Thesis
2021 Summer
Course Number Course Title
CSE 790 Reading and Conference
MAE 792 Research
MAE 792 Research
MAE 595 Continuing Registration
EEE 792 Research
MAE 799 Dissertation
SES 692 Research
SES 799 Dissertation
EGR 792 Research
MAE 799 Dissertation
MAE 799 Dissertation
2021 Spring
Course Number Course Title
CSE 595 Continuing Registration
CSE 599 Thesis
CSE 795 Continuing Registration
EGR 493 Honors Thesis
EEE 599 Thesis
EEE 792 Research
EEE 799 Dissertation
MAE 318 System Dynamics and Control I
LAW 791 Seminar
CSE 590 Reading and Conference
CSE 790 Reading and Conference
MAE 595 Continuing Registration
MAE 599 Thesis
MAE 792 Research
MAE 795 Continuing Registration
MAE 799 Dissertation
MAE 493 Honors Thesis
MAE 318 System Dynamics and Control I
CSE 595 Continuing Registration
CSE 580 Practicum
CSE 599 Thesis
CSE 790 Reading and Conference
MAE 318 System Dynamics and Control I
MAE 318 System Dynamics and Control I
MAE 318 System Dynamics and Control I
MAE 318 System Dynamics and Control I
SES 799 Dissertation
SES 692 Research
SES 792 Research
MAE 593 Applied Project
HON 494 Special Topics
2020 Fall
Course Number Course Title
EEE 599 Thesis
EEE 790 Reading and Conference
EEE 792 Research
CSE 599 Thesis
CSE 795 Continuing Registration
MAE 595 Continuing Registration
MAE 599 Thesis
MAE 792 Research
MAE 795 Continuing Registration
MAE 799 Dissertation
CSE 580 Practicum
MAE 492 Honors Directed Study
MAE 493 Honors Thesis
EGR 792 Research
SES 792 Research
SES 799 Dissertation
MAE 593 Applied Project
MAE 598 Special Topics
2020 Summer
Course Number Course Title
MAE 792 Research
MAE 792 Research
MAE 595 Continuing Registration
EEE 792 Research
MAE 799 Dissertation
SES 692 Research
SES 692 Research
EGR 792 Research
Expertise Areas
Systems and Control Theory
Mechanical Engineering
Autonomous Technologies
Robotics
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