جست‌وجوی استاد و پژوهشگر

Jieyu Zhaoمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Machine Learning
• Natural Language Processing
• AI Ethics
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Jieyu Zhao is an Assistant Professor in the Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science at the University of Southern California (USC), part of the Viterbi School of Engineering. She holds a Ph.D. from UCLA and was a NSF Computing Innovation Fellow at the University of Maryland. Her research focuses on fairness in machine learning and NLP, particularly addressing biases in AI systems and promoting ethical AI practices. Education: Ph.D. in Computer Science (UCLA, 2021), Postdoc at University of Maryland (2022-2023), and multiple research internships at Microsoft Research, Google Research, and AI2. She also completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Virginia. Research interests include bias detection and mitigation in NLP models, trustworthy AI, and social responsibility in technology. Her work has been recognized with awards such as the EMNLP Best Long Paper Award (2017), Microsoft PhD Fellowship (2020), and EECS Rising Star (2021). She has delivered talks at conferences like NeurIPS, EMNLP, and USC Law School, and serves on committees including AAAI workflow chair. Her lab explores topics like alignment of LLMs, fairness in sequential decision-making, and ethical model interventions. She actively participates in initiatives promoting diversity and inclusion in AI, such as the UN-WOMEN Beijing panel on gender equality. Awards: 100 Brilliant Women in AI Ethics (2025), Capital One Research Award (2024), Microsoft PhD Fellowship (2020) Grants: NSF Computing Innovation Fellowship, USC Viterbi funding Labs/Teams: Leads the USC Lab focused on trustworthy AI and ethical NLP

• Machine Learning
• Deep Learning
• AI Safety
• +۱۲ مورد دیگر

Tim G. J. Rudner is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Statistical Sciences at the University of Toronto, a Faculty Member at the Vector Institute, and a Title A Fellow at Trinity College, University of Cambridge. He was previously an Assistant Professor and Faculty Fellow at New York University. University: University of Toronto School: Faculty of Arts and Science Department: Department of Statistical Sciences Affiliation: Vector Institute, Trinity College (Cambridge) He holds a PhD in Computer Science and an MSc in Statistics from the University of Oxford, where he was advised by Yee Whye Teh and Yarin Gal, and a BS in Applied Mathematics and Economics from Yale University. PhD: Computer Science, University of Oxford MSc: Statistics, University of Oxford BS: Applied Mathematics and Economics, Yale University His research focuses on building robust, transparent, and trustworthy machine learning systems, particularly for high-stakes applications. He develops probabilistic models that improve generalization under distribution shifts, provide reliable uncertainty estimates, and enable fair and interpretable predictions. His work spans generative models, large language models, healthcare, and biomedical discovery. The recent publications highlight a strong trend toward function-space modeling, Bayesian regularization, and AI safety. Tim's work emphasizes principled uncertainty quantification, robustness to subpopulation and semantic shifts, and the development of frameworks for AI governance and specification. His research bridges theoretical advances with real-world applications, especially in safety-critical domains like medicine and defense. Tim has received numerous accolades including being named a Rhodes Scholar, Qualcomm Innovation Fellow, and 2024 Rising Star in Generative AI. He was awarded a $700,000 Foundational Research Grant and a $30,000 Apple Seed Grant for improving LLM trustworthiness. Rhodes Scholar Qualcomm Innovation Fellow AISTATS Notable Paper Award (2024) Outstanding Paper Award, ICLR GenAI4DM Workshop (2024) Apple Seed Grant ($30,000) Foundational Research Grant ($700,000) NeurIPS Spotlight Talk 2024 Rising Star in Generative AI He actively mentors students, particularly first-generation and low-income scholars, and has contributed to major policy frameworks including the OECD AI Classification Framework and a series of CSET issue briefs on AI safety. His work demonstrates a strong commitment to responsible AI development, combining technical rigor with societal impact. Tim leads research efforts at the intersection of machine learning theory and practical deployment, with ongoing projects in generative modeling, reliable LLMs, and AI governance. His lab produces high-impact work regularly published at top-tier conferences such as NeurIPS, ICML, and AISTATS.

Qianwen Wangمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Interactive Visualization
• Interpretable Machine Learning
• Human-AI Collaboration
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Qianwen Wang is a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the Computer Science department at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. Her research combines interactive visualization with interpretable machine learning to foster intuitive, efficient, and reliable Human-AI collaboration. She actively seeks motivated students, research assistants, and interns to join her dynamic research team at UMN CS. Dr. Wang's research focuses on three primary themes: Human-AI Collaboration, where she designs tools to facilitate Human-AI interaction; Automatic & Intelligent Visualization, where she develops techniques to make visualizations accurately interpreted and easily used; and VIS+(X)AI in Biomed/Healthcare, where she studies how visualization and explainable AI can promote scientific discoveries in biomedicine and healthcare. Her work has made significant contributions to visualization, human-computer interaction, and bioinformatics, with particular applications in biomedical knowledge graphs and single-cell omics analysis. Her recent publications demonstrate a strong trend toward integrating visualization with large language models and graph neural networks for biomedical applications. She has published extensively at top venues including IEEE VIS, ACM CHI, and Nature Medicine, with a focus on making AI systems more interpretable and useful for domain experts, particularly in healthcare contexts. Her work often bridges theoretical advances in visualization with practical applications in genomics and healthcare. Two IEEE VIS Honorable Mention Awards (2022, 2024) Best Paper Award from IMLH@ICML 2021 Two Best Abstract Awards from BioVis ISMB (2021, 2022) HDSI Postdoctoral Research Fund Award Research covered by MIT News and Nature Technology Features Dr. Wang actively contributes to the academic community through service roles including General Chair for ISMB BioVis, VisNotes and Poster Chair for IEEE PacificVis, and Program Committee member for IEEE VIS, ACM CHI, and ACM IUI. Her research has been supported by various grants that enable her team to develop innovative visualization techniques and explore their practical applications in biomedical domains. Her research group maintains an active presence in the visualization and HCI communities, with members participating in major conferences and workshops. The lab focuses on creating tools that bridge the gap between complex AI models and human understanding, with particular emphasis on making these technologies accessible and useful for domain experts in biomedical research.

Alexandre Bouchard-Côtéمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Computational Statistics
• Bayesian Inference
• Monte Carlo Methods
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Alexandre Bouchard-Côté is a Professor of Statistics at the University of British Columbia (UBC), affiliated with the Department of Statistics within the Faculty of Science. His research focuses on computational statistics, Bayesian methods, and Monte Carlo techniques, with applications in evolutionary biology, cancer genomics, and computational linguistics. Education : PhD in Computer Science (with Designated Emphasis in Statistics) from UC Berkeley (2010), BSc in Mathematics and Computer Science from McGill University (2005). Affiliations : Director of the Blang probabilistic programming project and leader of the Bouncy Particle Sampler research group. Research Interests : Bouchard-Côté develops scalable Bayesian computational methods, including non-reversible Monte Carlo algorithms like the Bouncy Particle Sampler, and applies these to problems in cancer phylogenetics, evolutionary dynamics, and historical linguistics. His work emphasizes bridging theoretical foundations with practical tools for data science. Publications Trends : Recent work spans distributed sampling frameworks (e.g., Pigeons.jl), variational phylogenetic inference, and cancer clonal evolution modeling. His articles often address algorithmic scalability and interdisciplinary applications in biology and astronomy. Awards : CRM-SSC Prize in Statistics (2024) PIMS-UBC Mathematical Sciences Young Faculty Award (2018) Tweedie New Researcher Award (2016) Advising & Grants : Supervises graduate students (e.g., Son Luu, Nikola Surjanovic) and leads funded projects on distributed MCMC and cancer genomics. Collaborates with institutions like the Simons Foundation and the Canadian Statistical Sciences Institute (CANSSI). Labs/Teams : Core member of the UBC Statistical Machine Learning group, contributing to open-source tools like Blang and the Bouncy Particle Sampler implementation.

Michael O'Boyleمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Heterogeneous Code discovery and Optimisation
• Neural Machine Translation and Neural Synthesis
• Deep Neural Network system stack
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Michael O'Boyle is a Professor at the University of Edinburgh's School of Informatics, where he serves as Director of the ARM Research Centre of Excellence and the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Pervasive Parallelism. Holding an EPSRC Established Career Research Fellowship, he leads pioneering work in compiler technology for heterogeneous architectures, bridging theoretical advances with practical high-performance computing applications. Professor O'Boyle's research spans multiple cutting-edge areas including heterogeneous code discovery and optimization, neural machine translation for program synthesis, deep neural network system stack optimization, software-defined hardware, and compiler/architecture co-design. His approach integrates constraint analysis, program synthesis, and machine learning to address complex challenges in high-performance computing across diverse hardware platforms. His recent publications reveal a strong trend toward integrating machine learning with traditional compiler techniques, particularly in neural program synthesis, tensor optimization, and architecture-aware compilation. This work represents a paradigm shift in compiler design, moving from rule-based systems to learning-based approaches that can automatically adapt to diverse hardware targets. IEEE/ACM CGO 2025 Distinguished Paper Award for 'Tensorize: Fast Synthesis of Tensor Programs from Legacy Code' IEEE/ACM CGO 2024 Test of Time Award ACM GPCE 2023 Best Paper Award for 'C2TACO: Lifting Tensor Code to TACOM' ACM ASPLOS 2021 Distinguished Paper Award IEEE HPCA 2021 Best Paper Award for 'Prodigy: Improving the Memory Latency of Data-Indirect Irregular Workloads' Professor O'Boyle has successfully mentored numerous PhD students who have secured prominent positions in academia (including at Cambridge, Edinburgh, Leeds, and McGill) and industry (including Meta, NVIDIA, Qualcomm, Huawei, and Microsoft). His research is supported by significant funding from EPSRC, ARM, and European projects including Bonseyes and Transmuter, demonstrating strong international recognition and industry impact. He leads the influential Compiler and Architecture Design (CArD) Group at the University of Edinburgh and is a founder of the HiPEAC Network of Excellence, which has grown into a major European initiative connecting researchers and practitioners in high-performance and embedded computing.

Arno Solinمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Machine Learning
• Signal Processing
• Sensor Fusion
• +۸ مورد دیگر

Dr. Arno Solin is a tenured Associate Professor in Machine Learning at Aalto University's Department of Computer Science and an Academy of Finland Research Fellow . He leads the Aalto machine learning research group and serves as Director of the Finnish Doctoral Program Network in AI (AI-DOC) . His work bridges probabilistic modeling with practical applications in sensor fusion and real-time inference. ELLIS Scholar (European Laboratory for Learning and Intelligent Systems) Adjunct Professor at Tampere University Member of Young Academy Finland (2021–2025) Research Interests focus on data-efficient machine learning with probabilistic methods for real-time inference and sensor fusion. Key areas include Gaussian processes, diffusion models, stochastic differential equations, and uncertainty quantification in deep learning. His group develops methods that combine structural constraints with adaptive learning for deployment on resource-limited hardware. Publication Trends show consistent output in top venues (NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, AISTATS) with emphasis on diffusion models , 3D scene reconstruction , and real-time probabilistic modeling . Recent works explore physics-informed learning, heterophily-aware graph models, and compressed representations for world models in reinforcement learning. Scientific Recognition : Awarded AI Researcher of the Year 2024 by AI Finland Teacher of the Year 2023 at Aalto CS ISIF Jean-Pierre Le Cadre Best Paper Award (2018) MLSP Schizophrenia Classification Challenge Winner (2014) NeurIPS/ICML Reviewer Awards Research Leadership includes coordinating Finland's AI Center of Excellence program and directing the Finnish Doctoral Program Network in AI (AI-DOC). He supervises 15+ doctoral/postdoctoral researchers and has spun off Spectacular AI , a company commercializing sensor fusion technology.

Erik B. Sudderthمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Machine Learning
• Computer Vision
• Statistical Inference
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Erik B. Sudderth is a Professor of Computer Science and Statistics and Chancellor's Fellow at the University of California, Irvine (UCI). He leads the Learning, Inference, & Vision Group and directs multiple research centers, including the UCI Center for Machine Learning and Intelligent Systems and the HPI Research Center in Machine Learning and Data Science. He previously served as an Associate Professor at Brown University. Education: B.S. (summa cum laude) in Electrical Engineering from UC San Diego (1999), M.S. and Ph.D. in EECS from MIT (2002, 2006). His research focuses on statistical methods for scalable machine learning, Bayesian nonparametrics, probabilistic graphical models, and applications in computer vision, AI, and environmental science. Key areas include nonparametric clustering, deep generative models, and particle-based inference algorithms. Research interests span diverse topics: advancing Bayesian nonparametric models for medical time series, scalable variational inference, and AI ethics. Notable contributions include the NET-VISA seismic monitoring system (ISBA Mitchell Prize, 2014), the BNPy toolbox (NSF CAREER Award), and work on diverse particle max-product algorithms for continuous inference. Scientific awards include the NSF CAREER Award, ISBA Mitchell Prize, and recognition as one of "AI's 10 to Watch" (IEEE). He has served as editor for top journals (JMLR, IEEE PAMI) and conference chairs (NeurIPS, CVPR). His work bridges theory and practice, with applications in robotics, climate science, and healthcare. Labs/Teams: UCI Learning, Inference, & Vision Group; UCI Center for Machine Learning; CREATE Technology Center. Grants include NSF funding for visually impaired collaboration tools and soil biogeochemical modeling.

Henry Mossمشاهده پروفایل

پژوهشگر

• Machine Learning
• Bayesian Optimization
• Theoretical Physics
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Dr Henry Moss is a Researcher at the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics within the School of Physical Sciences at the University of Cambridge. His work focuses on machine learning applications in climate modeling, Bayesian optimization, and Gaussian processes, bridging computational mathematics with environmental science and chemistry. His research interests include: Bayesian optimization for environmental and chemical systems Reinforcement learning in climate modeling Gaussian processes for molecular property prediction High-throughput machine learning in scientific domains Interpretable AI for coastal flooding prediction Hybrid ML-physics modeling Dr Moss's publications highlight his contributions to federated learning for climate models, sparse Gaussian process techniques, and multi-objective optimization frameworks. These works span applications in weather prediction, chemical engineering, and oceanography. Email: hwm26@cam.ac.uk

Siva Balakrishnanمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Statistical Machine Learning
• Causal Inference
• Public Policy & Social Sciences
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Siva Balakrishnan is an Associate Professor at Carnegie Mellon University with a joint appointment in the Department of Statistics and Data Science and the Machine Learning Department . He holds an affiliation with the Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences. Previously, he was a postdoctoral researcher at UC Berkeley's Department of Statistics, advised by Martin Wainwright and Bin Yu, and earned his Ph.D. in Computer Science from CMU's Language Technologies Institute under Jaime Carbonell. His research focuses on statistical machine learning, causal inference, and high-dimensional statistics, with notable contributions to domain adaptation, optimal transport, and robust statistics. Education: Ph.D. in Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University (Language Technologies Institute) Postdoctoral Researcher, University of California, Berkeley (Department of Statistics) Research Interests: His work bridges theoretical foundations and algorithmic development, emphasizing robust statistical methods and their applications in causal inference, public policy, and machine learning. Key areas include nonparametric methods, optimization, and high-dimensional data analysis. He has pioneered techniques in domain adaptation, such as the RLSbench framework for relaxed label shift scenarios. Awards & Grants: Amazon Research Award (2021) Google Research Scholar Award (2021) NVIDIA Pioneer Award (2018) IMS Lawrence D. Brown Student Award (2020, 2022) National Science Foundation Grants (CCF-1763734, DMS-1713003, etc.) Professional Activities: He serves as an Associate Editor for JASA and on the editorial boards of Foundations and Trends in Statistics . His work has been featured in top venues like NeurIPS, ICML, and the Annals of Statistics. He currently holds a sabbatical at UC Berkeley's Department of Statistics (Spring 2025). Labs & Collaborations: He actively participates in the Statistics and Machine Learning Reading Group and the Causal Inference Working Group , fostering interdisciplinary research in CMU's vibrant academic community.

David W. Jacobsمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Computer Vision
• Machine Learning
• Object Recognition
• +۱۱ مورد دیگر

David W. Jacobs is a Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Maryland, with a joint appointment at the University of Maryland Institute for Advanced Computer Studies (UMIACS). He also served as the interim Director of the University of Maryland Center for Machine Learning starting in 2018. University: University of Maryland School: College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences Department: Department of Computer Science Academic Rank: Professor Education: He received his B.A. from Yale University, and M.S. and Ph.D. in Computer Science from MIT. Research Interests: His research primarily focuses on computer vision and machine learning, particularly visual object recognition, lighting variation modeling, 3D reconstruction, perceptual organization, motion understanding, and the integration of vision with graphics and human-computer interaction. A major applied contribution is the development of Leafsnap , an electronic field guide app for plant identification, which has been downloaded over 1.5 million times and used in biodiversity and educational contexts. Publication Trends: His recent scholarly output centers on deep learning, convolutional networks, residual architectures, generative models (especially GANs), and interpretability. His work often bridges theoretical insights with practical applications in vision and AI. Scientific Awards: Honorable Mention, Best Paper Award, CVPR 2000 Best Student Paper Award, UIST 2003 Best Paper Award, Eurographics 2016 2011 Edward O. Wilson Biodiversity Technology Pioneer Award for Leafsnap Teaching and Advising: He has taught advanced courses such as CMSC 422 (Introduction to Machine Learning) and CMSC 828L (Deep Learning). He mentors students through course projects and research, though specific advisees are not listed. He has collaborated with institutions like Columbia University and the Smithsonian on impactful interdisciplinary projects. Labs and Teams: He is affiliated with UMIACS and leads research efforts in vision and learning, contributing to the University of Maryland Center for Machine Learning. His team has developed several mobile applications including Leafsnap, Birdsnap, and Dogsnap, demonstrating a strong focus on real-world deployment of vision technology.

Hao Liuمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Deep Learning
• Neural Networks
• Machine Learning
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Hao Liu is an incoming Assistant Professor of Machine Learning at Carnegie Mellon University and currently works as a research scientist at Google DeepMind. Previously, he completed his Ph.D. in Computer Science at UC Berkeley under the supervision of Pieter Abbeel. He also spent two years part-time at Google as part of the Google Brain team. His educational background includes: Ph.D. in Computer Science from UC Berkeley Hao Liu's research focuses on solving intelligence through deep learning, neural networks, and innovative learning objectives. His work spans multiple areas including large language models, reinforcement learning, world models, and attention mechanisms for long context processing. He has made significant contributions to making transformer models more efficient and capable of handling extremely long sequences through techniques like Ring Attention and Blockwise Transformers. His recent publications demonstrate a strong focus on extending the capabilities of language and vision models, particularly in handling long sequences and multimodal data. Key themes include attention optimization, tokenization efficiency, and alignment techniques. His work bridges theoretical advances with practical implementations for real-world AI systems, with multiple papers at top conferences including NeurIPS, ICML, and ICLR, often receiving spotlight or oral presentations. Hao is actively involved in open-source AI research, having contributed to projects like Koala and OpenLLaMa, which aim to make advanced language models more accessible to the research community. His work on RingAttention has been implemented as a Python package available on GitHub, demonstrating his commitment to practical implementations and community sharing.

• Language Learning and Teaching
• Observational Research
• Educational Research
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Dr. Nienke Smit is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Education at Utrecht University's Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences. Her research focuses on scaffolding processes, adaptive teaching, and classroom observational research from a complex dynamic systems perspective. Specializes in teacher-student interaction Expert in adaptive instruction and observational methods Collaborates with Data Science department Develops tools for classroom observation Research interests include language learning and teaching , judgment and decision-making in education , and professional development of teachers . She leads projects like Eye Get It (joint attention in classrooms) and a replication study on adaptive instruction effectiveness. Her work applies dynamic systems theory to second language development and foreign language pedagogy. Recent publications address translanguaging in multilingual classrooms, replication studies , and process-oriented research . She teaches at Utrecht's Graduate School of Teaching and works on initiatives to reduce teacher shortages through improved training programs.

Baharan Mirzasoleimanمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Machine Learning
• Data Efficiency
• Robustness
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Baharan Mirzasoleiman is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where she leads the BigML research group. Prior to joining UCLA, she was a postdoctoral research fellow in Computer Science at Stanford University working with Jure Leskovec. She received her Ph.D. in Computer Science from ETH Zurich advised by Andreas Krause. Her research focuses on addressing sustainability, reliability, and efficiency of machine learning, with particular emphasis on improving big data quality by developing theoretically rigorous methods to select the most beneficial data for efficient and robust learning. Her work spans several critical areas including data efficiency, robustness against label noise and data poisoning, and addressing spurious correlations in machine learning models. She has made significant contributions to understanding how neural networks exploit spurious features that correlate with certain categories during training but fail to generalize to minority groups. Professor Mirzasoleiman's research demonstrates how theoretically grounded approaches can lead to practical improvements in model robustness and efficiency across various applications including medical diagnosis and environmental sensing. Her work has resulted in the development of the SpuCo package, a Python library that provides modular implementations of state-of-the-art methods to address spurious correlations, along with controllable synthetic datasets like SpuCoMNIST and large-scale vision datasets like SpuCoAnimals. She has received numerous prestigious awards including the ETH medal for Outstanding Doctoral Thesis, being selected as a Rising Star in EECS by MIT, an NSF Career Award, a UCLA Hellman Fellows Award, and an Okawa Research Award. Her students have also received multiple fellowships and awards including Amazon Doctoral Student Fellowships and an OpenAI Superalignment Fast Grant. Professor Mirzasoleiman actively contributes to the academic community through invited talks at major conferences including ICML, ICLR, NeurIPS, and KDD, as well as co-organizing workshops on new frontiers in adversarial machine learning and sparsity in neural networks. She has developed educational resources including tutorials on Foundations of Data-efficient Learning presented at ICML 2024.

Yao Qinمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Machine Learning
• Adversarial Robustness
• Out-of-Distribution Generalization
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Yao Qin is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB), with dual affiliation in the Department of Computer Science. She concurrently serves as Co-Director of the REAL AI Initiative at UCSB and holds a Senior Research Scientist position at Google DeepMind, where she contributes to the Gemini Multimodal project. Her academic credentials include a PhD in Computer Science and Engineering from the University of California, San Diego (advised by Prof. Garrison W. Cottrell) and a BS in Electrical Engineering from Dalian University of Technology. During her doctoral studies, she completed internships with pioneering researchers Geoffrey Hinton and Ian Goodfellow. Dr. Qin's research program centers on machine learning robustness, with emphasis on adversarial robustness, out-of-distribution generalization, and fairness. She develops reliable AI systems specifically for healthcare applications, with diabetes management as a primary focus. Her lab explores critical themes including AI safety in multimodal models and diabetes-specific AI solutions, particularly exercise metabolism modeling and glycemic effect prediction. Recent publications reveal a strong trajectory in robust machine learning with cross-domain applications. Her work consistently bridges theoretical robustness concepts with practical healthcare implementations, particularly in diabetes care. Key publication venues include CVPR, ICML, NeurIPS, and ICLR, with notable contributions to out-of-distribution detection, adversarial transfer learning, and multimodal AI safety. Her distinguished recognition includes: EECS Rising Star at MIT (2021) UCSB Regents' Junior Faculty Fellowship Award Helmsley Charitable Trust award for Type 1 diabetes research UCSB Faculty Research Grant American Diabetes Association Abstract Award (ADA-2025) Dr. Qin actively mentors four PhD students—Mehak Dhaliwal, Andong Hua, Kenan Tang, and Youngseok Yoon—on projects spanning LLMs for diabetes, multimodal robustness, and generative time-series modeling. Her research is funded by the Helmsley Charitable Trust and UCSB, with recent grants supporting exercise-specific AID algorithms for diabetes management. As Co-Director of the REAL AI Initiative, she leads a research ecosystem focused on developing reliable artificial intelligence. Current lab activities include organizing workshops at NeurIPS-2024 (AdvML-Frontiers and AIM-FM) and developing next-generation diabetes management tools through collaborations with medical institutions.

Andrea Bajcsyمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Robotics
• Artificial Intelligence
• Reinforcement Learning
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Andrea Bajcsy serves as an Assistant Professor in the Robotics Institute and School of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University, leading the Interactive and Trustworthy Robotics Lab (Intent Lab). Her work focuses on enabling robots to safely interact with open-world environments through novel algorithms in control theory and machine learning. Her educational background includes a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering & Computer Science from UC Berkeley under Anca Dragan and Claire Tomlin, followed by a postdoctoral position with Jitendra Malik and industry experience at NVIDIA's Autonomous Vehicle Research Group. Research centers on quantifying robot confidence, computing safe interaction policies for nuanced hazards (tearing, spilling, breaking), and aligning AI with human values. Key methodologies integrate optimal control, reinforcement learning, dynamic game theory, and deep learning, applied to robotic arms, quadrotors, quadrupeds, and autonomous vehicles. Core areas include safety for physical human-robot interaction, robot learning for manipulation, and world modeling. Recent publications (2024-2025) reveal a concentrated effort on uncertainty-aware safety mechanisms, out-of-distribution adaptation, and language-based safety specification. Her work increasingly bridges conformal prediction with interactive learning while leveraging vision-language models for real-time policy steering, as evidenced by multiple CoRL, RSS, ICRA, and ICLR acceptances. Scientific Awards: NSF CAREER Award (2025) Advises four active PhD students (Kensuke Nakamura, Ravi Pandya, Junwon Seo, Yilin Wu) and leads research funded by the NSF CAREER grant. Organizes community initiatives including the Northeast Systems and Control Workshop and ICRA workshops on Safely Leveraging VLMs in Robotics and Public Trust in Autonomy. Directs the Intent Robotics Lab, which develops theoretical frameworks and practical implementations for open-world robot safety. The lab maintains strong industry ties through NVIDIA collaborations and emphasizes real-world deployment across multiple robotic platforms.