PhD Thesis Defense
RI PhD Thesis Defense – Ingrid Navarro Anaya
Date: September 18th, 2026 Time: 10:00 AM (ET) Zoom: link Location: NSH 4305 Type: PhD Thesis Defense Who: Ingrid Navarro Anaya Title: Towards Generalizable Motion Prediction under Distribution Shifts Abstract: Autonomous robots are increasingly expected to operate in dynamic, human-centered environments. To do so safely and efficiently, they must reason about how people move [...]
RI PhD Thesis Defense – Bardienus Duisterhof
Date: 9/23/2026 Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Zoom: https://cmu.zoom.us/j/98474543738?pwd=PVQo6JfRsWvuB9eWLqbatVivVv7CTj.1 Location: NSH 4305 Type: PhD Thesis Defense Who: Bardienus Pieter Duisterhof Title: Spatiotemporal World Models for Robot Manipulation Abstract: Robot manipulation aims to automate tasks that are too dull, dirty, or dangerous for humans. This future requires remarkable resource efficiency: robots must adapt to new [...]