Chris Murphy

My Resume / CV.

Marine Robotics

I walk the line between R&D and software engineering for autonomous marine robotics. My focus is on sub-sea communication, networking, and AUV command and control (C2). I am fascinated by the interaction between autonomous field robotics platforms and their human operators, and am actively building tools to improve the reliability and richness of the operators' experience over severely limited communication links.

Robotics, like all of Engineering, is not a solitary pursuit. I have been extraordinarily fortunate to work with interesting people, in unique places, on worthwhile problems over the past ten years.

While in my current role, I have also focused on open software architectures for autonomous marine vehicles.

I am a core developer of the open-source DCCL underwater communication framework

I obtained my PhD from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 2012, studying under Dr. Hanumant Singh in WHOI's Deep Submergence Laboratory. and Goby Autonomy Project, and created the Python Probabilistic Robotics toolkit. Specific topics of interest include data compression and networking for unreliable channels, governance and coordination of multiple vehicles, human-computer interfaces for autonomous underwater vehicles, machine vision, and geodesy. While at WHOI as a PhD student I have been one of two primary software developers responsible for the SeaBED AUV platform, currently numbering 8 vehicles worldwide. I have significant ocean-going experience with deep sea vehicles, including under-ice operation in both polar regions. My advisor is Dr. Hanumant Singh at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. You may contact me through my profile in the WHOI directory. Underwater Vehicles

Engineering Lecturer

Underwater Vehicles