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Moniruzzaman Akash 🎧

I am currently a Graduate Research Assistant in the CARL Lab at the University of New Hampshire, working under Dr. Momotaz Begum on robust imitation learning and deployable assistive mobile robot systems. My work spans two closely connected directions: developing field-deployable imitation learning methods that combine DS-theory with multimodal perception, including vision and tactile/force sensing, and building ROS2-based robot frameworks for long-term deployment in the homes of people living with dementia. The goal is to make assistive robots more sample-efficient, deterministic, and resilient to out-of-distribution conditions in real-world care settings.

Before joining UNH, I completed my B.Sc. in Robotics and Mechatronics Engineering at the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, and worked on projects in hospital assistance robotics, multi-agent mobile robots, and assistive systems.

I Love teaching, travelling, photography and exploring new technologies in the field of robotics. My passion for robotics can be traced back to my schools days. Whether as a Leader of school science project team or a sole kid researcher exploring internet to know how electronic device, machine or a computer works, now I believe I had been on an engineering path from the very begining. Now dreaming of a world where robots actually understand what they are doing. Developing the definitive tool that will make it happen.