Tariq Iqbal

Tariq Iqbal is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Systems Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Virginia, located at Olsson Hall 263. His research focuses on developing robotic systems capable of fluent collaboration with humans in complex environments, such as factories. His work integrates robotics, artificial intelligence, computer vision, and machine learning to enhance human-robot coordination and trust.

Research interests include human-robot interaction, motion prediction, multimodal learning, and assistive robotics. Notable projects involve creating systems like CoHRT for teamwork, FOLD for cloud robotic workload distribution, and VADER for motion prediction using GANs. He has secured a grant from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research to advance trust between humans and robots.

His publications span topics such as gesture recognition, trust modeling via biometrics, and embodied question answering. Recent work addresses dementia care robotics and energy optimization in maritime ports. Ongoing efforts emphasize ethical design, accessibility, and safety in human-robot systems.