Phone: 805-756-2781
Assistant Professor | GRADUATE COORDINATOR
Phone: 805-756-0650Email: sfarzan@calpoly.eduWebsite: https://sfarzan.comOffice: 20A-317Zoom Meeting ID: 868 5114 8647
EE 4471-01
(20-112)
EE 2115L-06
(20-149)
9:30-9:50 AM
10:30-10:50 AM
EE 4470-01
(186-C102)
Grad Advising* (20A-317 & Zoom)
EE 5563-01
(20-136)
* Graduate Advising Hours on Fridays may be moved to a different time. Please check this page for the most up-to-date hours before you plan to attend.
Siavash Farzan is an Assistant Professor and the Graduate Coordinator in the Electrical Engineering Department at Cal Poly. Farzan received his Ph.D. in Robotics from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 2021. His research focuses on Physical AI and safety-critical planning and control for cyber-physical systems, including autonomous vehicles, aerial drones, and robot manipulators, with the goal of enabling autonomous systems to operate safely and reliably in complex real-world environments. Farzan brings several years of experience in industry as an Embedded Systems Engineer into classroom. He regularly teaches undergraduate and graduate level courses and laboratories in the areas of Robotics, Controls, and Embedded Systems. He has an interest in innovative instructional technologies, and has co-developed the first lab-based online Mechatronics course (hosted on edX), which brings hands-on mechatronics education to anyone around the world who wants to learn. Dr. Farzan was the recipient of the 2025-2026 Richard and Julie Hood Professorship in Electrical Engineering, 2024-2026 Lockheed Martin Endowed Professorship for individual research contributions, and the 2023 Rho Beta Epsilon Award for excellence in robotics education.
