Aaron Marburg
Principal Research Engineer at University of Washington Department of Mechanical Engineering
Seattle, Washington, United States
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Top SchoolAaron Marburg is a Principal Research Engineer based in Seattle who has spent 16 years advancing subsea robotics. He leads research at the University of Washington Applied Physics Laboratory, where his work focuses on intelligent autonomous systems for underwater environments, building on his early hands-on software engineering in underwater observatories and AUV platforms. He blends mechanical, electrical, and aeronautical engineering perspectives—holding a PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Canterbury and an MS in Aeronautical Engineering from Stanford—into cross-disciplinary research that moves from theory to field deployments. As an Affiliate Assistant Professor in UW's Mechanical Engineering, he trains the next generation of engineers while pursuing innovation in long-term underwater navigation and localization. Prior notable projects include designing and testing the Monterey Accelerated Research System (MARS) at MBARI, reflecting a career devoted to making subsea robots smarter.
16 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Electrical and Computer Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Electrical and Computer Engineering at University of CanterburyB.S., Engineering, B.S., Engineering at Swarthmore CollegeM.S., Aeronautical Engineering, M.S., Aeronautical Engineering at Stanford University
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Github Skills (135)
hugo-theme10
cml10
allied-vision10
ocean10
developer-tools10
nano10
unstructured-data10
data-models10
tachyons10
robotics9
ai9
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acoustics9
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Programming languages (14)
Github contributions (5)
apl-ocean-engineering/bag2video
Jul 2020 - Aug 2024
Convert images in a rosbag to a video
Contributions:12 PRs, 31 pushes, 18 branches in 4 years 2 months
ffmpegrosbagconvert-imagesvideo
apl-ocean-engineering/blue
Jun 2024 - Dec 2024
ROS 2 platform for underwater robotics research and development.
Contributions:1 review, 17 PRs, 170 pushes in 6 months
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