Hengameh Mirhajianmoghadam, a Ph.D. candidate in New Mexico State University’s Klipsch School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, was recently selected to present her research at the sixth IEEE International Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, and Control (AIRC 2025), held earlier this month at Georgia Southern University.
Mirhajianmoghadam presented a paper titled “Event-based RatSLAM: Enhancing RatSLAM with Event-Aligned Velocity Estimation and Kalman Filtering for Mapping,” co-authored with Luis Rodolfo Garcia Carrillo, Electrical and Computer Engineering associate professor.
Submissions to the conference underwent a competitive selection process, including peer review by experts in the field. Acceptance indicates that the research was recognized for its originality and relevance to ongoing scholarly discussions.
Mirhajianmoghadam’s presentation focused on a portion of her research involving the use of event-based cameras. These cameras have special sensors that detect changes rather than capturing traditional images, within a bio-inspired SLAM (Simultaneous Localization and Mapping) framework.
“The method models how rodents navigate using their hippocampus and introduces a probabilistic approach to extract motion data from the sensors. The data is refined further using Kalman filtering to improve mapping accuracy.”
“My research uses a special kind of camera that works more like animal eyes, it only sees things when something changes,” Mirhajianmoghadam explained.
Garcia Carrillo said the conference aligned closely with both Mirhajianmoghadam’s research focus and the interests of their lab group.
“The IEEE AIRC conference brought together researchers, engineers, and practitioners from across the globe to discuss the latest innovations in artificial intelligence, robotics, and control. For emerging scholars like Mirhajianmoghadam, it offers an opportunity to receive feedback from experts, gain exposure to new technologies, and strengthen their academic credentials.”
“Her participation in the IEEE AIRC allowed Hengameh to expand her professional network, by engaging with potential collaborators from academia and the industry,” Garcia Carrillo said.
“Support from NMSU, Garcia Carrillo said, played a critical role in making the trip and presentation possible.”
“Opportunities like this are important for student researchers. They not only allow them to share their work but also bring back new knowledge that benefits the entire university community,” Garcia Carrillo said.
In addition to presenting her work, Mirhajianmoghadam attended several expert-led talks on robotics and control, which Garcia Carrillo explained would support the ongoing academic and research efforts of the laboratory and NMSU’s College of Engineering.
“Hengameh had the opportunity to represent NMSU at the conference, increasing the visibility of our research group,” Garcia Carrillo said. “Her attendance to the IEEE AIRC conference is an investment that will benefit not only Hengameh, but also the research and academic goals of our laboratory and the College of Engineering.”
