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Kenshiro (Ken) was aÌýPh.D. student from Nagoya, Japan. He holds a BSc. and MSc. in Aero/Astro from the ³Ô¹ÏÍø of Tokyo.ÌýSummer 2018 and Fall 2019, he worked at NASA JPL on science orbit design for the Psyche mission (2018) and on solar sailing trajectory optimization for the NEA Scout mission (2019). HeÌýworksÌýonÌýstochastic optimal controlÌýfor robust space trajectory design and SRP-based orbit control, with applications toÌýsmall celestial body exploration. He graduated in Spring 2021.ÌýHis Ph.D.Ìýstudy was supported by the Masason foundation. He will be an Assistant Professor in the School of Aeronautics and Astronautics at Purdue ³Ô¹ÏÍø starting in January 2022.Ìý