{"id":5320,"date":"2026-05-13T14:59:49","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T18:59:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oge.mit.edu\/msrp\/?post_type=profiles&#038;p=5320"},"modified":"2026-05-14T10:53:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T14:53:07","slug":"isaac-monteiro","status":"publish","type":"profiles","link":"https:\/\/oge.mit.edu\/msrp\/profiles\/isaac-monteiro\/","title":{"rendered":"Isaac Monteiro"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1800\" src=\"https:\/\/oge.mit.edu\/msrp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/Monteiro-Issac.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5440\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:200px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oge.mit.edu\/msrp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/Monteiro-Issac.png 1800w, https:\/\/oge.mit.edu\/msrp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/Monteiro-Issac-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/oge.mit.edu\/msrp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/Monteiro-Issac-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/oge.mit.edu\/msrp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/Monteiro-Issac-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/oge.mit.edu\/msrp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/Monteiro-Issac-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/oge.mit.edu\/msrp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/Monteiro-Issac-1536x1536.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Hometown:<\/strong> Lawrenceville, Georgia<br><strong>Website<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/isaac-monteiro\/\">https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/isaac-monteiro\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Biography<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Isaac Monteiro is a rising Junior from Lawrenceville, Georgia, majoring in Electrical Engineering and Mathematics at Mercer University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At Mercer, Isaac is a Stamps Scholar, a member of the Engineering Honors Program, a member of the Mercer Robotics Club, and a participant of a Mercer On Mission service learning project in Cape Town, South Africa. He has held intern positions at Georgia Tech Research Institute\u2019s Electronic Systems Lab and Travis Pruitt &amp; Associates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Mercer\u2019s Cyber-Physical Systems and Control Lab he has nurtured an interest in control theory, optimization, and electrical automation through research under the mentorship of Dr. Makhin Thitsa. He first became involved in Dr. Thitsa\u2019s lab in the fall of his freshman year where he delved into topics in applied mathematics, topology, and nonlinear controls. He has since partook in graduate-level nonlinear coursework. His current research focuses on the optimization and gradient-free modeling of autonomous multi-agent systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the future, Isaac aspires to obtain a PhD in engineering with a focus on controls and automation and work at a national lab. 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