SCS Distinguished Lecture
Liam Pedersen
Principal Researcher and Senior Manager for Autonomous Vehicles
Nissan Research Center, Silicon Valley

Terrestrial and Extraterrestrial Robotics in the Age of Autonomy

Rashid Auditorium 4401

Liam Pedersen leads the autonomous vehicle group at Nissan’s Research Center in Silicon Valley, focusing on the AI software for driverless operations in urban areas.  Prior to this he worked on robotic systems for planetary exploration at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California.  He holds a Ph.D. in robotics from Carnegie Mellon University, and is the recipient [...]

RI Seminar
James McBride
Senior Technical Leader – Autonomous Vehicles Research & Advanced Engineering
Ford

AI, Robotics, and Autonomous Vehicle Development at Ford Motor Company

Gates 6115

Notice: The Location for these event has changed! The event will now take place in 6115 Gates Hillman Center. Education: Ph.D. in Physics, University of Michigan M.S. in Physics, Michigan State University B.S. in Physics & Mathematics, University of Wisconsin – River Falls Abstract: This presentation will highlight the history of autonomous vehicle development at [...]

VASC Seminar
Yoshinori Dobashi
Associate Professor
Hokkaido University, Japan

Fun with Fluids

GHC 6501

  Abstract: Visual simulation of fluids has become an indispensable tool for computer graphics. Many fluid phenomena can be simulated by solving Navier-Stokes equations. In computer graphics, the NS equations are mostly used for simulating smoke, water and fire. However, it is useful for other different purposes. In this talk, we show our usage of [...]

VASC Seminar
Assistant Research Professor
Robotics Institute,
Carnegie Mellon University

Challenges Facing Computational Face

GHC 6501

Abstract: Recent advances in computational face research make possible a growing range of scientific, behavioral, and commercial applications. Many companies are focusing on the future of computational face products and services, but number of critical research questions remain to be solved. These include 3D face alignment from 2D image, face analysis under extreme pose variation [...]

RI Seminar
C. Karen Liu
Associate Professor
School of Interactive Computing, Georgia Tech

Modeling Human Movements for Robotics

NSH 1305

Abstract: Creating realistic virtual humans has traditionally been considered a research problem in Computer Animation primarily for entertainment applications. With the recent breakthrough in collaborative robots and deep reinforcement learning, accurately modeling human movements and behaviors has become a common challenge faced by researchers in robotics, artificial intelligence, as well as Computer Animation. In this [...]

RoboOrg Meta Seminar
Professor
Robotics Institute,
Carnegie Mellon University

Don’t forget to have fun

1305 Newell Simon Hall

Abstract: I like to think that robots should be rational agents, modeled on human behavior. I teach a course about using optimization to plan over time by maximizing utility. I note that a series of Nobel Prizes in Economics, starting with CMU's own AI pioneer Herb Simon and including one to Daniel Kahneman and this [...]

RI Seminar
Dmitry Berenson
Assistant Professor
Electrical Engineering & Computer Science Department, University of Michigan

What Matters for Deformable Object Manipulation

NSH 1305

Abstract: Deformable objects such as cables and clothes are ubiquitous in factories, hospitals, and homes. While a great deal of work has investigated the manipulation of rigid objects in these settings, manipulation of deformable objects remains under-explored. The problem is indeed challenging, as these objects are not straightforward to model and have infinite-dimensional configuration spaces, [...]