Mr. Dominic Larkin

Dominic Larkin educates cadets on robotics as well as conducting research in robotics and cybersecurity in the Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science and the Robotics Research Center at the United States Military Academy.

He enlisted as an infantryman in 1988 and served with 3/75th Ranger Regiment, Ranger Training Brigade, and the 82nd Airborne Division before being selected to attend Officer Candidate School. After receiving his commission as a field artillery officer in 2000, he served in 2-5th Field Artillery, 2-80th Field Artillery, and the 101st Airborne Division. 

Mr. Larkin is a graduate of the Army Command and General Staff College, the Field Artillery Advanced Course and Basic Course, Officer Candidate School, Airborne, Jumpmaster, Ranger, and Pathfinder Schools. He deployed in support of Operation Just Cause in Panama, Operation Iraqi Freedom in Iraq, and Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. 

He was selected as a USMA faculty member fin 2006. He completed a master's degree in computer science at Georgia Institute of Technology in 2008. While completing his degree, he focused on robotics, with an emphasis on autonomous navigation, computer vision, and team cooperation among robots. 

After arriving at USMA, Mr. Larkin began using early versions of the Robot Operating System (ROS) for both education and research projects. He has taught in the core, computer science, and the electrical engineering program. He was a researcher in the Cyber Research Center and a founding member of the Robotics Research Center. He spent 2.5 years working in the research industry with BBN Technologies before returning to West Point.