PhD Speaking Qualifier
Robotics Institute,
Carnegie Mellon University

Expressive Real-time Intersection Scheduling

Newell Simon Hall 1507

Abstract: Traffic congestion is a major annoyance throughout global metropolitan areas. This talk will present Expressive Real-time Intersection Scheduling (ERIS), a schedule-driven control strategy for adaptive intersection control to reduce traffic congestion. ERIS maintains separate estimates for each lane approaching a traffic intersection allowing it to more accurately estimate the effects of scheduling decisions than [...]

PhD Speaking Qualifier
Robotics Institute,
Carnegie Mellon University

Scaling up Self Supervised Robot Learning

Newell Simon Hall 1507

Abstract Robot learning holds promise in alleviating several real world problems, by performing complex behaviors in complex environments. But what is the right way to train these robots? Our methods on self supervision shows encouraging results on several tasks like grasping objects, pushing objects and even flying drones. One key challenge with these methods is [...]