
Assistant Professor
Office: 13-244
Email: ltaneja@calpoly.edu
Education
- Ph.D. in ME, UCLA (2026)
- M.S. in ME, University of Arizona (2021)
- B.S. in ME, UC Berkeley (2015)
Professional Experience
- Systems Engineer II, RTX formerly Raytheon (2017–2021)
- Systems Engineer I, Otis Elevator Company (2016–2017)
Areas of Expertise
- Optimal and distributed feedback control theory
- Dynamical systems modeling and stability analysis
- Systems engineering and simulation-based design
Research Focus: Distributed nonlinear control of stable limitcycle oscillations for compliant tensegrity robot locomotion.