VASC Seminar
Qi Sun
Assistant Professor
New York University

Toward Human-Centered XR: Bridging Cognition and Computation

Newell-Simon Hall 3305

Abstract:   Virtual and Augmented Reality enables unprecedented possibilities for displaying virtual content, sensing physical surroundings, and tracking human behaviors with high fidelity. However, we still haven't created "superhumans" who can outperform what we are in physical reality, nor a "perfect" XR system that delivers infinite battery life or realistic sensation. In this talk, I will discuss some of our [...]

Seminar
C. Karen Liu
Professor
Computer Science Department, Stanford University

Carnegie Mellon Graphics Colloquium: C. Karen Liu : Building Large Models for Human Motion

Rashid Auditorium - 4401 Gates and Hillman Centers

Building Large Models for Human Motion Large generative models for human motion, analogous to ChatGPT for text, will enable human motion synthesis and prediction for a wide range of applications such as character animation, humanoid robots, AR/VR motion tracking, and healthcare. This model would generate diverse, realistic human motions and behaviors, including kinematics and dynamics, [...]

RI Seminar
Dr. Michael Yip
Associate Professor
Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, The University of California San Diego

Teaching a Robot to Perform Surgery: From 3D Image Understanding to Deformable Manipulation

1305 Newell Simon Hall

Abstract: Robot manipulation of rigid household objects and environments has made massive strides in the past few years due to the achievements in computer vision and reinforcement learning communities. One area that has taken off at a slower pace is in manipulating deformable objects. For example, surgical robotics are used today via teleoperation from a [...]

VASC Seminar
Yanxi Liu
Professor
Penn State University

Zeros for Data Science

Newell-Simon Hall 3305

Abstract: The world around us is neither totally regular nor completely random. Our and robots’ reliance on spatiotemporal patterns in daily life cannot be over-stressed, given the fact that most of us can function (perceive, recognize, navigate) effectively in chaotic and previously unseen physical, social and digital worlds. Data science has been promoted and practiced [...]

Faculty Events

RI Faculty Business Meeting

Newell-Simon Hall 4305

Meeting for RI Faculty. Discussions include various department topics, policies, and procedures. Generally meets weekly.

VASC Seminar
Agata Lapedriza
Principal Research Scientist/Professor
Northeastern University

Emotion perception: progress, challenges, and use cases

Newell-Simon Hall 3305

Abstract: One of the challenges Human-Centric AI systems face is understanding human behavior and emotions considering the context in which they take place. For example, current computer vision approaches for recognizing human emotions usually focus on facial movements and often ignore the context in which the facial movements take place. In this presentation, I will [...]

MSR Thesis Defense
PhD Student
Robotics Institute,
Carnegie Mellon University

[MSR Thesis Talk] SplaTAM: Splat, Track & Map 3D Gaussians for Dense RGB-D SLAM

3305 Newell-Simon Hall

Abstract: Dense simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) is crucial for numerous robotic and augmented reality applications. However, current methods are often hampered by the non-volumetric or implicit way they represent a scene. This talk introduces SplaTAM, an approach that leverages explicit volumetric representations, i.e., 3D Gaussians, to enable high-fidelity reconstruction from a single unposed RGB-D [...]

Faculty Events
Courtesy Faculty
Robotics Institute,
Carnegie Mellon University

Language: You’ve probably heard of it, read it, written it, gestured it, mimed it… Why can’t robots?

Newell-Simon Hall 4305

Abstract: Language is how meaning is conveyed between humans, and now the basis of foundation models.  By implication, it's the most important modality for all of AGI and will replace the entire robotics control stack as the most important thing for all of us to work on.

Faculty Events

RI Faculty Business Meeting

Newell-Simon Hall 4305

Meeting for RI Faculty. Discussions include various department topics, policies, and procedures. Generally meets weekly.