ASTRO Award

Congratulations to XR-Lab Fellow Aayush Kumar on being awarded the 2026 Armstrong ASTRO Fellowship for the Discovery Program by the University of Cincinnati Office of Research.

 

This prestigious fellowship provides $6,000 in support for Aayush’s student-initiated project, INARA (Intelligent Navigation and Autonomous Response Agent). The project explores innovative approaches to autonomous navigation through a hybrid framework that integrates reinforcement learning with rule-based control.

This recognition highlights Aayush’s initiative, technical depth, and commitment to advancing intelligent systems research. We are proud to see his work supported through this competitive fellowship and look forward to the project’s continued development and impact.