Carlo da Cunha
(Carlo da Cunha, Carlo R. daCunha, Carlo R. da Cunha)
Assistant Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering
307 Electrical and Computer Engineering Center (ECEC)
About Me
Prof. Carlo daCunha holds a PhD from Arizona State University (2005), an MSc from West Virginia University (2001), and a BSc in Electrical Engineering from UFRGS (Brazil, 1999). He has held positions worldwide, including Austria, Brazil, Canada, US, and Japan. His research focuses on collective intelligence in robots.
Website
2026 Fall Courses
ENGR 424 - ROBOTICS SCIENCE FUNDAMENTALS
Teaching Interests
Robotics, AI, Machine Learning
Research Interests
Robotics, Intelligent Systems, Cybernetics, Multi-Agent Systems
Conference Proceeding
"Event-Driven Spiking Neural Networks for Emergent Robotic Swarm Behavior"
IEEE, 2026.
"From prompt to physical actuation: Holistic threat modeling of LLM-enabled robotic systems"
IEEE Computer Society, 2026.
"LLM-based reinforcement learning for controlling robot swarms"
IEEE, April (2nd Quarter/Spring), 2026.
"Fear-Driven Collective Topology: Comparing Smart-Boid Vietoris\textendashRips Graphs to Animal Communication Networks via Persistent Features"
2025.
"A video surveillance-based face image security system using post-quantum cryptography"
SPIE, 2023.
IEEE, 2026.
"From prompt to physical actuation: Holistic threat modeling of LLM-enabled robotic systems"
IEEE Computer Society, 2026.
"LLM-based reinforcement learning for controlling robot swarms"
IEEE, April (2nd Quarter/Spring), 2026.
"Fear-Driven Collective Topology: Comparing Smart-Boid Vietoris\textendashRips Graphs to Animal Communication Networks via Persistent Features"
2025.
"A video surveillance-based face image security system using post-quantum cryptography"
SPIE, 2023.
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Journal Article
J. F. Hardy, II, G. S. Y. Giardini, J. Garrard, Carlo daCunha.
2026. "Switching layer design and its influence on RRAM power efficiency."
J. Electron. Mater. , pp. 1--13.
Guilherme S. Y. Giardini, Carlo daCunha. 2026. "Thermodynamic framework for modeling social adoption in multi-agent systems." Phys. Rev. E , vol. 113 , pp. 014301.
J. F. Hardy, II, M. King, C. E. Rufino da Silva, H. G. Garland, B. C. Rubio, S. K. Hurst, Carlo daCunha. 2025. "Optimizing the optical properties of tin oxide aerogels through defect passivation." J. Electron. Mater. , vol. 54 , pp. 4378--4387.
J. F. Hardy, II, J. A. Garrard, G. S. Y. Giardini, Carlo daCunha. 2025. "Impact of switching layer architecture on power consumption in RRAM." arXiv preprint: arXiv:2510.17831 .
J. Garrard, J. F. Hardy, II, Carlo daCunha, M. Bakshi. 2025. "Using preformed resisitve random access memory to create a strong physically unclonable function." arXiv preprint: arXiv:2510.02643 .
Guilherme S. Y. Giardini, Carlo daCunha. 2026. "Thermodynamic framework for modeling social adoption in multi-agent systems." Phys. Rev. E , vol. 113 , pp. 014301.
J. F. Hardy, II, M. King, C. E. Rufino da Silva, H. G. Garland, B. C. Rubio, S. K. Hurst, Carlo daCunha. 2025. "Optimizing the optical properties of tin oxide aerogels through defect passivation." J. Electron. Mater. , vol. 54 , pp. 4378--4387.
J. F. Hardy, II, J. A. Garrard, G. S. Y. Giardini, Carlo daCunha. 2025. "Impact of switching layer architecture on power consumption in RRAM." arXiv preprint: arXiv:2510.17831 .
J. Garrard, J. F. Hardy, II, Carlo daCunha, M. Bakshi. 2025. "Using preformed resisitve random access memory to create a strong physically unclonable function." arXiv preprint: arXiv:2510.02643 .
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Book
Carlo daCunha.
"Machine Learning for the Physical Sciences: Fundamentals and Prototyping with Julia."
CRC Press, 2023.
Carlo daCunha. "Introduction to Econophysics: Contemporary approaches with Python simulations." CRC Press, 2021. ISBN 978-0367648459.
Carlo daCunha. "Introduction to Econophysics: Contemporary approaches with Python simulations." CRC Press, 2021. ISBN 978-0367648459.
Other
"Sound Generation Through an Ionized Channel"
1999.
1999.