Parham Khodadi
I am pursuing my M.S. in Aerospace Engineering at the University of California, Los Angeles, currently researching robust control for spacecraft rendezvous in the GLACIER Lab under Professor Shahriar Talebi. I recently graduated with my B.S. in Aerospace Engineering (Physics minor) from San Diego State University.
My work runs from linearized control design through hardware test: robust rendezvous control at UCLA, an autonomous baseball-avoidance multirotor for the NASA Langley BAM challenge as project lead, QR-fiducial navigation for drones in Python and OpenCV in the SPACE Lab, and a Solar Gravitational Lens mission design where I led flight dynamics. I am open to internship opportunities, research collaborations, and exciting aerospace projects.
Publications
Khodadi, P., Cook, A., Tobita, Y., and Liu, X., “AIAA SDSU Student Branch History,” AIAA SciTech 2026 Forum, 2026.
A history of the AIAA student branch at San Diego State University, founded in Spring 1963, and a tribute to those who shaped it over the decades.
Credentials
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Beyond Engineering
Outside of research, I make engineering edutainment videos on SciPK, my YouTube channel, where I make explainers and builds aimed at anyone with a taste for tinkering. I travel often, and I love soccer and basketball. My teams are Manchester City and the Los Angeles Lakers.