EpiSci is a multidisciplinary innovation company that develops next-generation autonomous technologies for defense, aerospace, and commercial applications. Founded in 2012, we draw upon years of high-risk, high-payoff research and development efforts sponsored from DARPA and other Department of Defense agencies. Through our Tactical Artificial Intelligence technologies, our vision is to be a leader of assured autonomy and creating disruptive autonomous and intelligent systems that are safe, secure, resilient, and reliable.
Meet the Team
BO RYU
Founder and President
PhD in Electrical Engineering, Columbia University
TAMAL BOSE
VP, Signal Processing
PhD in Electrical Engineering, Southern Illinois University
CHRIS GENTILE
VP, Tactical Autonomous Systems
MS in Aerospace Engineering, North Carolina State University
EPIPHANY RYU
Chief Operating Officer
BS in Business Administration, Entrepreneurship and Technology, University of California Berkeley
EJAZ AHMED
Senior Research Engineer
PhD in Computer Science, University of Malaya
JACOB B.
DevOps Engineer
MS in Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Arizona
NICK BLOEM
Senior Research Engineer
MS in Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, University of Michigan
JOSHUA BLOOM
Senior Research Engineer
MS in Robotic Engineer, Worcester Polytechnical Institute
KEVIN DENT
Principal Research Engineer
MS in Computer Science, Georgia Institute of Technology
GREG DEVOSNOURI
Senior Autonomy Engineer
MS in Computer Science, Georgia Institute of Technology
MELISSA ELKADI
Senior Research Engineer
MS in Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Arizona
REBECCA ELLIOTT
Autonomy Engineer
BS in Aerospace Engineering, Auburn University
GARRETT FOSDICK
Senior Research Engineer
MS in Electrical Engineering, University of Arizona
FRANCESCO FRATERNALI
Senior Research Engineer
PhD in Computer Science and Engineering, UC San Diego
CONNOR FUHRMAN
Research Engineer
BS in Electrical and Computer Engineering, The Citadel
JENNIFER GORDON
Senior Technical Writer
BA in Graphic Design, Florida State University
BYRON HARDER
Principal Research Engineer
PhD in Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation, Naval Postgraduate School
KATHERINE HENDRICKSON
Senior Research Engineer
PhD in Aerospace Engineering, University of Florida
SAMUEL HESS
Principal Research Engineer
PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Arizona
SUNGYONG IN
IP Counsel
JD in Intellectual Property Law, University of New Hampshire
JARED JOHANSEN
Director of Robotic Systems
PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University
SAEED KAVIANI
Director of Cognitive RF Systems
PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Alberta, Canada
DEOKSEONG DAVID KIM
Senior Software Engineer
PhD in Industrial Engineering, KAIST
GYEONGMIN KIM
Software Engineer
BS in Computer Science Engineering, Chungnam National University
ANH LE
Senior Research Engineer
PhD in Electrical Engineering, University of Akron
SERIN LEE
Principal Research Engineer
PhD in Electronic Engineering, The University of Tokyo
DANIELA MARCHENKO
Finance and Operations Manager
MS in International Commerce and Policy, George Mason University
JEFF MILLARD
Senior Research Engineer
MS in Electrical Engineering, Brigham Young University
TAMMY PALARDY
Proposals Coordinator
BS in Technical Writing and Communications, Arizona State University
ELVIS PAYANO
Senior Research Engineer
BS in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Flordia
RON PICARD
Director of Aircraft Autonomy
MS in Cyber-Physical Systems, Vanderbilt University
MANISHA PILLAI
Software Engineering Intern
Computer Science undergraduate student at UW Madison
ROHIT PILLAI
Research Engineer
MS in Aeronautics & Astronautics Engineering, Purdue University
PRASENJIT RAY
Senior Research Engineer
PhD in Chemical Engineering, UCLA
CHAD RUPP
Principal Research Engineer
MS in Optics/Optical Sciences, University of Arizona
LEO RYU
Senior Research Engineer
BS in Computer Science, Brown University
KENNY SITU
Research Engineer
MS in Intelligent Systems and Robotics Controls, University of California San Diego
TEGG SUNG
Senior Research Engineer
PhD in Electronics and Communications Engineering, Kwangwoon University
LEE THOMPSON
Senior Research Engineer
MS in Computer Science (ML and Robotics), Georgia Institute of Technology
SAMIR WADHWANIA
Senior Research Engineer
BS in Aerospace Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
