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About Me

Welcome to my user page! My name is Andrew Mattson. I am a student at the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) pursuing a combined Bachelor's/Master's degree in Computer Science.

Before continuing here, you can find a whole lot more about me on my website. Below is the information most relevant to Aurora Robotics.

Academic and Professional Background

At UAF, I lead the Aurora Robotics Team while taking classes full-time.

Current Projects

LUMINSim (my master's thesis): I am working on developing a robotic simulator for lunar mining and infrastructure, named 'LUMINSim' (Lunar Mining and Infrastructure Network Simulator), built to simulate the LUMIN system. This project is integral to my master's thesis, and involves aspects of autonomous control, communication, and terrain generation using Godot 4.4 and C++.
I am the administrator of this MediaWiki page!

Past Projects

NASA X-HAB 2025: I led the Aurora Robotics Team at UAF in NASA's X-Hab Academic Innovation Challenge for 2024-2025.
NASA BreakTheIce Challenge: I contributed some anti-collision logic to the LUNATIC control stack for the Excahauler robot.

Contact

Here is my contact form that emails me when a response is submitted; feel free to reach out!

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 == About Me ==
-[[File:Andrew Mattson Portrait.jpg|alt=A portrait of Andrew Mattson|thumb|A portrait of Andrew Mattson.]]
+[[File:Andrew Mattson Portrait Wedding.png|alt=a silly boi at his wedding|thumb|A photo of me at my wedding]]
-Welcome to my user page! My name is Andrew Mattson, and I am currently a student at the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF). I am pursuing a combined Bachelor's/Master's degree in Computer Science. Also check out [https://andrew-mattson.com/ my website].
+Welcome to my user page! My name is Andrew Mattson. I am a student at the [https://www.uaf.edu/uaf/ University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF)] pursuing a combined Bachelor's/Master's degree in Computer Science.
+Before continuing here, you can find a whole lot more about me on [https://andrew-mattson.com/ my website]. Below is the information most relevant to Aurora Robotics.
 == Academic and Professional Background ==
-At UAF, I tutor mathematics and work on research projects related to AI and robotics while taking classes for my degrees.
+At UAF, I lead the Aurora Robotics Team while taking classes full-time.
 === Current Projects ===
-* '''[https://www.nasa.gov/exploration-habitat-x-hab-challenge/ NASA X-HAB]:''' I am leading the Aurora Robotics Team at UAF in NASA's X-Hab Academic Innovation Challenge, where we are developing [[LUMIN]] and [[LAMP]].
+* '''[[LUMINSim]] (my master's thesis):''' I am working on developing a robotic simulator for lunar mining and infrastructure, named 'LUMINSim' (Lunar Mining and Infrastructure Network Simulator), built to simulate the [[LUMIN]] system. This project is integral to my master's thesis, and involves aspects of autonomous control, communication, and terrain generation using [https://godotengine.org/ Godot 4.4] and C++.
-* '''[[LUMINSim]]:''' I am working on developing a robotic simulator for lunar mining and infrastructure, tentatively named 'LUMINSim' (Lunar Mining and Infrastructure Network Simulator), as it effectively simulates the [[LUMIN]] system. This project involves aspects of autonomous control, communication, and terrain generation using Godot 4 and C++.
+* I am the administrator of this MediaWiki page!
-* '''[https://sssn.us/ Ant Simulation]:''' I am developing an ant simulator that can handle a large number of agents efficiently to explore concepts like pheromone trails and navigation in an environment designed in Godot 4. This is to study how behaviors emerge from systems of individual agents so I can apply what I learn to [[LUMIN]].
-== Skills and Interests ==
+=== Past Projects ===
-* '''Programming:''' Skilled in Python, C, C++, and GDScript, with some knowledge of C#, JavaScript, and others. Experienced in developing simulations, AI algorithms, and server applications.
+* '''[[X-Hab_2025_NASA_Proposal|NASA X-HAB 2025]]:''' I led the Aurora Robotics Team at UAF in [https://www.nasa.gov/exploration-habitat-x-hab-challenge/ NASA's X-Hab Academic Innovation Challenge] for 2024-2025.
-* '''Robotics:''' Interest in autonomous control systems, particularly for lunar exploration, including aspects like collision prevention and modular robot design.
+* '''[[Project Archives|NASA BreakTheIce Challenge]]:''' I contributed some anti-collision logic to the [https://github.com/auroraRoboticsLab/MiningRobot LUNATIC] control stack for the [[Excahauler]] robot.
-* '''Artificial Intelligence:''' Enthusiastic about learning and applying AI techniques to solve complex problems in robotics and simulations.
-* '''Leadership:''' Leader of the Aurora Robotics Team, where I coordinate efforts on projects such as the eXploration Habitat (X-Hab) Challenge.
 == Contact ==
-If you wish to collaborate or discuss computer science, AI, or robotics, [https://forms.gle/DCzoyNzndu2YePp28 feel free to reach out!]
+[https://forms.gle/DCzoyNzndu2YePp28 Here is my contact form] that emails me when a response is submitted; feel free to reach out!