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Howie Choset

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Howie Choset

Kavcic-Moura Professor of Computer Science, RI
Office: NSH 3205

Research Interests

Field & Service Robotics
Manufacturing Robotics
Medical Robotics and Computer-Integrated Surgery
Search and Rescue Robotics
Human-Centered Robotics
Biologically Inspired and Evolutionary Robotics
Manipulation & Interfaces
Multi-Robot Planning & Coordination
Robotics Foundations
Motion Planning
Human Robot Collaboration
Full Stack Autonomy

Applications

Manufacturing
Modular Manufacturing
Medical Robotics
Robotic Surgery

Zackory Erickson

Zackory Erickson

Assistant Professor, RI
Office: NSH 4627

Research Interests

Human-Robot Interaction
Rehabilitation and Health Care Robotics
Simulation
Haptics
Deep Learning
Reinforcement Learning
Human-Centered Robotics
AI Reasoning for Robotics
Augmented Reality
Safety for Physical Human-Robot Interaction
Humanoids
Domestic Robotics
Human Robot Collaboration
Robotics Foundations
Manipulation & Interfaces
Graphics & Creative Tools

Applications

Personal and Assistive Robotics
Physical Assistance
Robots in the Home
Companion Robotics

John Galeotti

John Galeotti

Senior Systems Scientist, RI
Office: NSH A525

Research Interests

Medical Robotics and Computer-Integrated Surgery
Computer Vision
Imaging
Augmented Reality
Simultaneous Localization and Mapping
3-D Vision and Recognition
Human-Robot Interaction
Multisensor Data Fusion
Machine Learning Embedded in Systems
Graphics & Creative Tools
Human-Centered Robotics
Rehabilitation and Health Care Robotics
Robotics Foundations
Sensing & Perception

Applications

Medical Robotics
Biomedical Imaging
Robotic Surgery
Augmented Reality for Medical Robotics

David Held

David Held

Assistant Professor, RI
Office: EDSH 213

Research Interests

Robot Programming by Demonstration
Active Perception
Robot Learning for Manipulation
Perceptual Robotics
Computer Vision
Visual Servoing and Visual Tracking
Reinforcement Learning
Learning and Classification
3-D Vision and Recognition
Human-Centered Robotics
Neurorobotics
Robotics Foundations
Sensing & Perception
Manipulation & Interfaces
Human Robot Collaboration
Deep Learning

Applications

Robots in the Home
Companion Robotics
Modular Manufacturing
Manufacturing
Transportation
Personal and Assistive Robotics
Self-Driving Cars & Vehicles

Aaron M. Johnson

Aaron M. Johnson

Courtesy Faculty, MechE
Office: WEH 1309

Research Interests

Field & Service Robotics
Robotics in Hazardous Application
Search and Rescue Robotics
Space Robots and Systems
Human-Centered Robotics
Biologically Inspired and Evolutionary Robotics
Roboethics
Manipulation & Interfaces
Contact Modeling and Manipulation
Robot Structures
Legged Robots
Robotics Foundations
Dynamics
Force Control
Mechanisms and Actuation
Motion Control

Applications

Field Robotics
Space Exploration
Surveillance & Security
Urban Search and Rescue

George A. Kantor

George A. Kantor

Research Professor / Associate Director of Education, RI
Office: NSH 1101

Research Interests

Field & Service Robotics
Robotics in Agriculture and Forestry
Intelligent Transportation Systems
Underwater Robotics
Mining Robotics
Robots for Education
Wheeled Robots
Dynamics
Kinematics
Motion Planning
Sensing and Estimation
Robotics Foundations
Sensing & Perception
Human-Centered Robotics
Robot Structures
Robotics for Scientific Discovery

Applications

Field Robotics
Agriculture
Transportation

Kris M. Kitani

Kris M. Kitani

Associate Research Professor, RI
Office: EDSH 211

Research Interests

Computer Vision
Human Activity Forecasting
First-Person Vision
Reinforcement Learning
Sensing and Estimation
Learning and Classification
Human-Centered Robotics
Sensing & Perception
Human Robot Collaboration
Graphics & Creative Tools
Robotics Foundations
Augmented Reality

Applications

Augmented / Virtual Reality
Self-Driving Cars & Vehicles
Personal and Assistive Robotics
Transportation
Community, Education and Entertainment

Oliver Kroemer

Oliver Kroemer

Assistant Professor, RI
Office: NSH 4531

Research Interests

Robot Learning for Manipulation
Motion for Manipulation Tasks
Learning and Classification
Force and Tactile Sensors
Grasping
World Modeling
Robot Programming by Demonstration
AI Reasoning for Robotics
Domestic Robotics
Contact Modeling and Manipulation
Manipulation & Interfaces
Human-Centered Robotics
Sensing & Perception
Robotics Foundations

Applications

Robots in the Home
Companion Robotics
Modular Manufacturing
Personal and Assistive Robotics
Manufacturing

Jiaoyang Li

Jiaoyang Li

Assistant Professor, RI
Office: NSH 4625

Research Interests

Multi-Robot Planning & Coordination
AI Reasoning for Multi-Robot Systems
Motion Planning
Planning & Scheduling
AI Reasoning for Robotics
Motion for Manipulation Tasks
Industrial Robotics
Manufacturing Robotics
Intelligent Transportation Systems
Reinforcement Learning
Manipulation & Interfaces
Field & Service Robotics
Aerial Robotics
Robotics in Construction
Human-Centered Robotics
Distributed and Cellular Robots
Human Robot Collaboration
Robotics Foundations

Applications

Manufacturing
Transportation
Self-Driving Cars & Vehicles
Human Robot Collaborative Manufacturing
Personal and Assistive Robotics

Maxim Likhachev

Maxim Likhachev

Associate Professor, RI
Office: NSH 3211

Research Interests

Motion Planning
Machine Learning Embedded in Systems
AI Reasoning for Robotics
AI Reasoning for Articulated Systems
Motion for Manipulation Tasks
Humanoids
Robot Programming by Demonstration
Aerial Robotics
Industrial Robotics
Legged Robots
Field & Service Robotics
Human-Centered Robotics
Manipulation & Interfaces
Robot Learning for Manipulation
Robot Structures
Robotics Foundations

Applications

Manufacturing
Robots in the Home
Field Robotics
Personal and Assistive Robotics

Changliu Liu

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Changliu Liu

Assistant Professor
Office: NSH 4525

Research Interests

Human Robot Collaboration
Safety for Physical Human-Robot Interaction
Human-Robot Interaction
Motion Planning
Motion Control
Manufacturing Robotics
Multi-Robot Planning & Coordination
AI Reasoning for Multi-Robot Systems
Industrial Robotics
Field & Service Robotics
Intelligent Transportation Systems
Human-Centered Robotics
Robotics Foundations

Applications

Human Robot Collaborative Manufacturing
Manufacturing
Self-Driving Cars & Vehicles
Smart Cities
Transportation

Simon Lucey

Simon Lucey

Adjunct Faculty, RI

Research Interests

Computer Vision
3-D Vision and Recognition
Simultaneous Localization and Mapping
Learning and Classification
Geometric Algorithms
Active Perception
Aerial Robotics
Augmented Reality
Computer-Aided Fabrication
AI Reasoning for Robotics
Graphics & Creative Tools
Robotics Foundations
Sensing & Perception
Field & Service Robotics
Planning & Scheduling

Applications

Computer-Aided Fabrication
Transportation
Manufacturing
Personal Mobile & Embedded Computing
Self-Driving Cars & Vehicles
Personal and Assistive Robotics

Jean Hyaejin Oh

Jean Hyaejin Oh

Associate Research Professor, RI
Office: 1723 Murray Ave

Research Interests

Human Robot Collaboration
Human-Robot Interaction
Social Robots
Robot Programming by Demonstration
Reinforcement Learning
Learning and Classification
Motion Planning
AI Reasoning for Robotics
AI Reasoning for Multi-Robot Systems
Human-Centered Robotics
Field & Service Robotics
Robotics Foundations
Natural Language Processing

Applications

Companion Robotics
Personal Agents
Robots in the Home
Transportation
Personal and Assistive Robotics
Self-Driving Cars & Vehicles

Melisa Orta Martinez

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Melisa Orta Martinez

Assistant Professor, RI
Office: NSH 3101

Research Interests

Haptics
Mechanisms and Actuation
Robots for Education
Roboethics
Social Robots
Robots with Flexible Elements
Soft Robotics
Force and Tactile Sensors
Human-Centered Robotics
Sensing & Perception
Manipulation & Interfaces
Sensing and Estimation
Robot Structures
Force Control
Robotics Foundations

Applications

Technology Fluency & Education
Intelligent Tutors
Soft Robotics
Companion Robotics
Physical Assistance
Community, Education and Entertainment
Personal and Assistive Robotics

Sebastian Scherer

Sebastian Scherer

Associate Research Professor, RI
Office: 1723 Murray Ave

Research Interests

Aerial Robotics
Motion Planning
AI Reasoning for Robotics
Active Perception
3-D Vision and Recognition
Robotics in Construction
Reinforcement Learning
Learning and Classification
Computer Vision
Multisensor Data Fusion
Field & Service Robotics
Robotics Foundations
Sensing & Perception

Applications

Transportation
Surveillance & Security
Smart Cities
Field Robotics
Inspection and Remediation

Katia Sycara

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Katia Sycara

Edward Fredkin Research Professor / Associate Director of Faculty, RI
Office: NSH 1602D

Research Interests

AI Reasoning for Multi-Robot Systems
Networked Robots
Human Robot Collaboration
Field & Service Robotics
Social Robots
Manufacturing Robotics
Behavior-based Systems
Aerial Robotics
Human-Centered Robotics
Biologically Inspired and Evolutionary Robotics
Roboethics
Manipulation & Interfaces
Robotics Foundations
AI Reasoning for Articulated Systems
Learning and Classification
Multi-Robot Planning & Coordination

Wennie Tabib

Wennie Tabib

Systems Scientist, RI
Office: NSH 1103

Research Interests

Active Perception
Sensing and Estimation
Simultaneous Localization and Mapping
Aerial Robotics
Motion Planning
Multi-Robot Planning & Coordination
Human-Robot Interaction
Robotics for Scientific Discovery
Search and Rescue Robotics
Space Robots and Systems
Field & Service Robotics
Sensing & Perception
Human-Centered Robotics
Robotics Foundations

Applications

Aerial Robotics
Space Exploration
Urban Search and Rescue
Companion Robotics
Inspection and Remediation
Field Robotics
Personal and Assistive Robotics

Zeynep Temel

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Zeynep Temel

Assistant Professor, RI
Office: NSH 4527

Research Interests

Biologically Inspired and Evolutionary Robotics
Micro/Nanorobots
Robots with Flexible Elements
Parallel Mechanism and Robots
Medical Robotics and Computer-Integrated Surgery
Mechanisms and Actuation
Kinematics
Dynamics
Sensing and Estimation
Soft Robotics
Robots for Education
Manipulation & Interfaces
Contact Modeling and Manipulation
Robot Structures
Motion Control
Sensing & Perception
Robotics Foundations
Human-Centered Robotics
Field & Service Robotics
Robotics for Scientific Discovery

Applications

Medical Robotics
Robotic Surgery
Computer-Aided Fabrication
Community, Education and Entertainment
Modular Manufacturing
Field Robotics
Agriculture
Inspection and Remediation
Urban Search and Rescue
Manufacturing
Rehabilitation Robotics

Matthew J. Travers

Matthew J. Travers

Senior Systems Scientist, RI
Office: NSH 3207

Research Interests

Biologically Inspired and Evolutionary Robotics
Human-Robot Interaction
Search and Rescue Robotics
Force Control
Micro/Nanorobots
Motion Control
Kinematically Redundant Manipulators
Robotic Systems Architectures and Programming
Robots with Flexible Elements
Human-Centered Robotics
Kinematics
Robotics Foundations
Human Robot Collaboration
AI Reasoning for Robotics
Field & Service Robotics
Robotics for Scientific Discovery
Robotics in Agriculture and Forestry
Robotics in Construction
Robotics in Hazardous Application
Space Robots and Systems
Underwater Robotics
Domestic Robotics
Perceptual Robotics
Manipulation & Interfaces
Behavior-based Systems
Cooperative Manipulators
Motion for Manipulation Tasks
Robot Learning for Manipulation
Robot Structures
Legged Robots
Model Identification
Parallel Mechanism and Robots
Soft Robotics
Wheeled Robots
Active Perception
AI Reasoning for Articulated Systems
Dynamics
Geometric Algorithms
Reinforcement Learning
Motion Planning
Sensing & Perception
Force and Tactile Sensors
Multisensor Data Fusion
Sensing and Estimation
Full Stack Autonomy

Applications

Agriculture
Soft Robotics
Robotic Surgery
Medical Robotics
Manufacturing
Field Robotics
Infrastructure
Personal and Assistive Robotics
Urban Search and Rescue

David Wettergreen

David Wettergreen

Research Professor / Director of the PhD Program, RI
Office: NSH 2115

Research Interests

Space Robots and Systems
Robotics for Scientific Discovery
Robotics in Agriculture and Forestry
Underwater Robotics
Learning and Classification
3-D Vision and Recognition
Multisensor Data Fusion
Active Perception
AI Reasoning for Robotics
Human-Robot Interaction
Field & Service Robotics
Motion Control
Motion Planning
Robotic Systems Architectures and Programming
Human-Centered Robotics
Sensing & Perception
Robotics Foundations

Applications

Space Exploration
Field Robotics
Agriculture
Self-Driving Cars & Vehicles
Transportation

Ji Zhang

Ji Zhang

Systems Scientist, RI
Office: NSH 2111

Research Interests

Field & Service Robotics
Aerial Robotics
Robotics in Agriculture and Forestry
Search and Rescue Robotics
Robotics Foundations
Computer Vision
Motion Planning
Multi-Robot Planning & Coordination
Sensing & Perception
3-D Vision and Recognition
Multisensor Data Fusion
Sensing and Estimation
Simultaneous Localization and Mapping

Applications

Field Robotics
Aerial Robotics
Agriculture
Disaster Cleanup
Infrastructure
Inspection and Remediation
Surveillance & Security
Urban Search and Rescue
Transportation
Off-Road& All-Terrain Mobility Systems
Self-Driving Cars & Vehicles
Urban Air Mobility