جست‌وجوی استاد و پژوهشگر

Stefan Leuteneggerمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Mobile Robotics
• SLAM (Simultaneous Localization and Mapping)
• Computer Vision
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Prof. Stefan Leutenegger is a tenure-track Assistant Professor at Technische Universität München (TUM), leading the Machine Learning for Robotics group within the TUM School of Computation, Information, and Technology. Previously, he held roles as Senior Lecturer (2018–2021) and Lecturer (2014–2018) at Imperial College London's Dyson Robotics Lab, where he founded the Smart Robotics Lab. He earned his PhD (2014) from ETH Zurich, focusing on autonomous solar-powered aircraft navigation, and holds BSc (2006) and MSc (2009) in Mechanical Engineering from ETH Zurich. His research centers on mobile robotics, particularly enabling robots (e.g., drones) to perceive and navigate complex environments using machine learning and sensor data fusion. Key focus areas include SLAM, event-based vision, 3D reconstruction, and autonomous exploration. He has pioneered algorithms like BRISK (2011), OKVIS (2014), and ElasticFusion (2016), advancing real-time robotics perception. Notable Awards: Imperial College President's Award (2018), Best ECCV Paper (2016), ETH Medal for Dissertations (2015). Labs: TUM's Machine Learning for Robotics Group, Imperial's Smart Robotics Lab. Publications: Over 100 papers, including seminal works in CVPR, ECCV, and Robotics: Science and Systems. Current projects include DigiForests (forest inventory via robotics), aerial additive manufacturing, and object-centric semantic mapping. His work bridges theory and practice, with applications in autonomous drones, construction robotics, and human-robot interaction.

• Computer Vision
• Object Recognition
• Scene Understanding
• +۲ مورد دیگر

Derek W Hoiem is a Professor in the Siebel School for Computing and Data Science at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where he has been a faculty member since 2009. His research focuses on computer vision and related areas, and he is also the co-founder and Chief Science Officer of Reconstruct, an AI-based construction technology company. His educational background includes: PhD in Robotics, Carnegie Mellon University (2007) Beckman Postdoctoral Fellowship (2008) Prof. Hoiem's research spans computer vision, with a focus on object recognition, scene understanding, and graphics. His work also extends to mobile robotics and 3D scene reconstruction. He has made significant contributions in areas such as visual recognition, 3D modeling, and the application of computer vision in construction monitoring. His recent publications (2023-2025) demonstrate a strong focus on advancing multimodal understanding, particularly in region-based representations, 3D vision, and neural radiance fields. There is a clear trend towards integrating language and vision, improving efficiency in neural networks, and applying computer vision to real-world problems such as construction progress monitoring. His scientific awards and honors are extensive and include: IEEE Fellow (2022) University Scholar (2022) Koendrink Prize (2022) Dean's Award for Excellence in Research, Associate Professor (2021) Campus Distinguished Promotion Award (2015) Best Paper Award: IEEE Winter Conference on Applications in Computer Vision (WACV) (2015) CW Gear Junior Faculty Award (2014) IEEE PAMI Young Researcher Award (2014) Dean's Award for Excellence in Research, Assistant Professor (2014) Sloan Research Fellowship (2013) Intel Early Career Faculty Honor Program Award (2012) NSF CAREER Award (2011) ACM Doctoral Dissertation Award, Honorable Mention (2008) Carnegie Mellon University SCS Distinguished Dissertation Award (2008) Best Paper Award: IEEE Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR) (2006) Prof. Hoiem has secured significant research funding, including an NSF CAREER award and an Intel Early Career Faculty award. He is also actively involved in technology transfer, having co-founded Reconstruct where he serves as Chief Science Officer. His teaching excellence is reflected in multiple "List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent" awards spanning from 2010 to 2021. Prof. Hoiem leads a research group at UIUC focused on computer vision and 3D scene understanding. Additionally, he co-founded and serves as Chief Science Officer at Reconstruct, which develops AI-based solutions for construction monitoring.

Han Liuمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Artificial Intelligence
• Computer Systems
• Statistical Machine Learning
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Han Liu is a Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Northwestern University's McCormick School of Engineering. He directs the MAGICS (Modern Artificial General Intelligible and Computer Systems) Lab and the Center for Foundation Models and Generative AI at Northwestern, with prior roles as director of the Deep Reinforcement Learning Center at Tencent AI Lab and professor at Princeton and Johns Hopkins Universities. PhD in Machine Learning and Statistics from Carnegie Mellon University (2012), advised by John Lafferty and Larry Wasserman Han Liu's research focuses on integrating artificial intelligence with computer systems, particularly through foundation models and probabilistic graphical models. His work aims to revolutionize science, engineering, and business by deploying statistical machine learning methods in edge and cloud computing environments. Recent research trends include transformer-based models, modern Hopfield networks, genomic foundation models, and theoretical analysis of attention mechanisms. His 2025 publications explore topics like species differentiation with DNA embeddings, universal approximation capabilities of transformers, and metaverse spatial reasoning. Alfred P Sloan Fellowship in Mathematics IMS Tweedie New Researcher Award ASA Noether Young Scholar Award NSF CAREER Award Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers Han Liu serves as associate editor for the Journal of American Statistical Association, Electronic Journal of Statistics, Technometrics, and the Journal of Portfolio Management. He has directed research centers at Northwestern and contributed to major conferences as area chair (NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR).

Jimeng Sunمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Artificial Intelligence
• Healthcare Analytics
• Drug Discovery
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Dr. Jimeng Sun is a Health Innovation Professor at the Siebel School of Computing and Data Science and Carle Illinois College of Medicine at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Co-founder of Keiji AI , he leads groundbreaking research at the intersection of artificial intelligence and healthcare, actively deploying clinical AI systems and developing frameworks like PyHealth and Therapeutics Data Commons . His research spans four major areas: Clinical AI Systems : Developing interpretable models (e.g., RETAIN) for patient similarity, temporal event prediction, medication recommendation, and clinical outcome forecasting Drug Discovery : Creating molecular optimization frameworks, drug-target interaction models, and AI-driven platforms Clinical Trials : Pioneering patient-trial matching, outcome prediction, and optimization frameworks using deep learning and graph neural networks Biosignal Analysis : Advancing sleep staging, seizure classification, and automated EEG/Cardiac monitoring systems With over 500 top-tier publications (including in Nature , NEJM AI , and leading AI conferences) and an h-index of 99, his work has been recognized with the Top 100 AI Leaders in Drug Discovery and Advanced Healthcare award. He maintains active collaborations with institutions like Massachusetts General Hospital , Medidata Solutions , and OSF Healthcare . His recent publications reveal a strong focus on: Reinforcement learning applications in medical data analysis Large language model adaptation for clinical tasks Knowledge graph integration with AI systems Synthetic data generation for healthcare Multi-modal learning in clinical contexts Explainable AI for medical applications Dr. Sun's lab ( Sunlab ) emphasizes practical impact over theoretical work, actively collaborating with hospitals and healthtech companies. He welcomes contributions from clinicians, researchers, and industry partners through initiatives like his AI for Health webinar series .

• Robotics
• Humanoid Robotics
• Human-Aware Environments
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Chris Atkeson is a Professor at the Robotics Institute of Carnegie Mellon University. His research focuses on achieving human-level competence in machines through humanoid robotics and human-aware environments. He explores machine learning techniques such as reinforcement learning, nonparametric methods, and memory-based learning to develop robots capable of complex tasks like manipulation, locomotion, and perception. His work emphasizes bridging the gap between simulation and real-world applications (sim2real transfer), with contributions to tactile sensing (e.g., FingerVision), dynamic walking control, and human-robot collaboration. Notable projects include participation in the DARPA Robotics Challenge with Team WPI-CMU, where his team developed reliable humanoid behavior for disaster response scenarios. Atkeson’s research spans robotics, computer vision, and control systems, with a focus on enabling robots to perceive, learn, and act in unstructured environments. His recent work includes advancements in 3D scene capture, soft robotics, and energy-based planning for compositional tasks.

Jiatao Guمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Machine Learning
• Generative Models
• 3D Generation
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Jiatao Gu is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer and Information Science (CIS) at the University of Pennsylvania, with a part-time role as Staff Research Scientist at Apple (MLR). He holds a Ph.D. in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the University of Hong Kong (2018) and a B.Eng. in Electronic Engineering from Tsinghua University (2014). His research focuses on generative machine learning and AI agent interaction with the physical world, emphasizing multi-modal systems spanning language, images, videos, and 3D. Key themes include efficient modeling , flexible architecture design , and scalable decision-making frameworks . 2025: ICLR paper on DART framework 2024: TMLR work on GFlowNet alignment 2023: NeurIPS research on diffusion stability 2022: ACL papers on speech translation Recent publications explore diffusion models for text-to-image synthesis, 3D reconstruction, and efficient sampling techniques. His work addresses fundamental challenges in attention mechanisms, entropy collapse, and multi-stage distillation while advancing non-autoregressive translation and vision-language reasoning . Prospective students can apply through his recruitment process at UPenn. Prior affiliations include Meta AI (FAIR Labs) and academic collaborations with institutions like New York University's CILVR Lab.

Jiaxuan Youمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Graph Neural Networks
• Relational Data
• Machine Learning Systems
• +۹ مورد دیگر

Jiaxuan You is an Assistant Professor at the Siebel School of Computing and Data Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, leading the U Lab focused on achieving Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) in digital environments. His research spans graph neural networks (GNNs), relational data, foundation models, and machine learning systems. PhD and MS in Computer Science from Stanford University (2021) Developed GraphGym and PyTorch Geometric (PyG) for graph learning Core member at Kumo AI (2021-2023) His research explores: Graph-enhanced LLMs: Integrating relational structures into foundation models AGI Development: Self-optimizing AI agents and tool utilization ML Systems: Scalable architectures and redundancy-free computation Interdisciplinary Applications: Financial networks, crop yield prediction, and metro systems Recent publications focus on temporal reasoning, multi-agent dynamics, and hybrid architectures for LLMs. He actively develops open-source tools like DBGYM and GraphRouter. Scientific recognition includes: JPMC PhD Fellowship Baidu Scholarship Best Student Paper at AAAI 2017 World Bank Big Data Innovation Challenge winner He mentors PhD and intern students, emphasizing machine learning systems expertise. His lab collaborates on AGI workshops (e.g., ICLR 2024) and industry projects.

Philip S. Yuمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Data Mining
• Big Data
• Privacy-Preserving Data Publishing
• +۹ مورد دیگر

Philip S. Yu is a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Illinois at Chicago and holds the Wexler Chair in Information Technology. Previously, he led the Software Tools and Techniques department at IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center. Education: B.S. in Electrical Engineering, National Taiwan University M.S. and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Stanford University M.B.A., New York University His research spans data mining , big data , social networks , privacy-preserving data publishing , graph/network mining , recommender systems , and deep learning . He has authored over 970 papers with 74,500+ citations and an H-index of 127. Recent work focuses on heterogeneous graph representation, quantum walks in network analysis, and federated unlearning. Scientific Honors: ACM SIGKDD 2016 Innovation Award IEEE Computer Society 2013 Technical Achievement Award IEEE ICDM 2003 Research Contributions Award IEEE Region 1 Award (1999) UIC Research of the Year (2013) IBM Master Inventor with 300+ patents AI 2000 Most Influential Scholar Honorable Mentions (2024-2025) He served as Editor-in-Chief for ACM Transactions on Knowledge Discovery from Data and IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering , and on steering committees for ACM KDD and IEEE Data Mining. His work bridges theoretical advances in graph neural networks , deep learning , and privacy-preserving systems with applications in healthcare, social media, and enterprise analytics.

Osman Yağanمشاهده پروفایل

استاد پژوهشی

• Machine Learning
• Data Science
• Network Science
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Osman Yağan is a Research Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), with affiliate faculty status in the School of Computer Science. He is also a core member of CyLab Security and Privacy Institute. Prior to joining CMU in 2013, he was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at CyLab. He holds a Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Maryland (2011) and a B.S. from Middle East Technical University (2007). His research focuses on modeling, analysis, and optimization of computing systems, leveraging applied probability, network science, data science, and machine learning. Key areas include multi-armed bandits, resilient machine learning, contagion processes in networks, and cybersecurity. Research Interests include Machine Learning, Data Science, Network Science, Cybersecurity, and Robustness in Cyber-Physical Systems. He has advised numerous students, including current PhD candidates Yurun Tian, Orkun İrsoy, and Ishank Juneja, as well as notable alumni such as Mansi Sood (now at MIT) and Jun Zhao (Assistant Professor at Nanyang Technological University). Key Awards include the CIT Dean's Early Career Fellowship, IBM Academic Award, and Best Paper Awards at ICC 2021, IPSN 2022, and ASONAM 2023. His work spans theoretical contributions (e.g., contagion models in multi-layer networks) and applied research (e.g., mitigating cascading failures in power systems). He leads or co-leads grants from ONR, NSF, and ARO, focusing on resilient machine learning, network robustness, and pandemic modeling.

Michael A Osborneمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Machine Learning
• Bayesian Optimization
• Gaussian Processes
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Michael A Osborne is Professor of Machine Learning at the University of Oxford and leads the Bayesian Exploration Lab . He serves as Director of the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Autonomous Intelligent Machines and Systems and co-directs the Oxford Martin AI Governance Initiative. His research focuses on Bayesian optimization, Gaussian processes, and probabilistic numerics with applications in quantum devices, battery modeling, and AI governance. Key Positions: Professor of Machine Learning, University of Oxford Official Fellow, Exeter College Co-founder of Mind Foundry Lead Researcher, Oxford Martin Programme on Technology and Employment Research Themes: Probabilistic modeling for quantum systems Uncertainty quantification in energy storage AI safety and societal impact analysis Automated experimental design Quantum device calibration Probabilistic numerical methods Technical Contributions: Bridging reality gap in quantum devices Efficient Bayesian quadrature techniques Personalized neurostimulation algorithms Automated measurement protocols Quantum-classical hybrid ML

• Computational Neuroscience
• Artificial Intelligence
• Machine Learning
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Raul Vicente Zafra is a Professor of Data Science at the University of Tartu, Faculty of Science and Technology, Institute of Computer Science, where he has been working since 2013. His research spans computational neuroscience, artificial intelligence, and data science, with a particular focus on bridging biological and artificial models of intelligence. Education: PhD in Physics (2001-2006), University of the Balearic Islands BSc in Physics (1997-2001) Professor Zafra's research interests center on computational neuroscience and artificial intelligence, with specific expertise in brain-computer interfaces, reinforcement learning, neural modeling, and explainable AI. His work bridges the gap between biological and artificial intelligence systems, exploring how neural principles can inform machine learning algorithms and vice versa. He has made significant contributions to understanding neural coherence, time interval learning in neural systems, and the application of information theory to brain-computer interfaces. His research often involves interdisciplinary collaboration between computer science, neuroscience, and medicine. Analysis of Zafra's recent publications reveals a strong focus on the intersection of artificial intelligence and neuroscience. His work spans explainable AI methods, brain-computer interfaces, reinforcement learning models that mimic cognitive processes, and neurophysiological studies of brain activity. A notable trend is his exploration of how biological principles of neural computation can inform and improve artificial intelligence systems, particularly in areas like time-based learning, consciousness modeling, and neural coherence. Scientific Awards: 2012: Attendee at the 62nd Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting 2007: Quantum Electronics and Optics Division Prize of the European Physical Society for the best PhD Thesis in Applied Optics in Europe 2006: PhD Extraordinary Award of the Physics Department of the University of the Balearic Islands 2001: Physics Degree Extraordinary Award (First Class Honors, best GPA) 1997: Bronze Medal in the "8th Spanish Physics Olympiad" Professor Zafra has been principal investigator on numerous significant research projects including the Estonian Centre of Excellence in Artificial Intelligence, Cardiovascular Stress Impacts On Neuronal Function, and Bridging biological and artificial models of vision. His grant portfolio demonstrates strong funding support from the Estonian Research Council, European Commission, and other major funding bodies. He has supervised multiple PhD students and mentored early-career researchers in computational neuroscience and AI. His laboratory work focuses on developing computational models of neural systems and applying these insights to artificial intelligence. Current research directions include explainable AI methods, brain-computer interfaces, modeling of consciousness and cognitive processes, and the application of AI to healthcare challenges.

Aishwarya Agrawalمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Multimodal learning
• Deep learning
• Natural language processing
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Aishwarya Agrawal is an Assistant Professor at Université de Montréal in the Department of Computer Science and Operations Research (DIRO), affiliated with Mila – Quebec Institute of Artificial Intelligence and a Canada CIFAR AI Chair. She also serves as a research scientist at Google DeepMind, spending one day weekly there. Education: B.E. in Electrical Engineering (IIT Gandhinagar, 2014), Ph.D. in Computer Science (Georgia Tech, 2019). Her research focuses on multimodal learning , deep learning , natural language processing , and computer vision , particularly in developing AI systems that 'see' and 'communicate' effectively. Grants & Awards: Canada CIFAR AI Chair, 2020 Sigma Xi Best PhD Thesis Award, NVIDIA Fellowship (2018–2019), and multiple fellowships from Google and Facebook. She leads projects like Advancing Multimodal Vision-Language Learning (CRSNG-funded) and StarDoc: Document Structure Extraction (MITACS). Research Contributions: Pioneered benchmarks like CulturalVQA and UI-Vision , and frameworks such as PROGRESS for efficient VLM training. Her work emphasizes cross-modal alignment, robust evaluation, and cultural understanding in AI systems. Labs/Teams: Active in Mila’s core academic group and collaborates with Google DeepMind on multimodal and vision-language research. Supervises a dynamic team of PhD and master’s students in Montreal.

Angjoo Kanazawaمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Computer Vision
• Computer Graphics
• Artificial Intelligence
• +۶ مورد دیگر

Angjoo Kanazawa is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences (EECS) at the University of California, Berkeley. She leads the Kanazawa AI Research (KAIR) lab under the Berkeley Artificial Intelligence Research (BAIR) umbrella and serves on the advisory board of Wonder Dynamics. Her research focuses on the intersection of computer vision, computer graphics, and machine learning, with a particular emphasis on 4D reconstruction of dynamic scenes, neural radiance fields (NeRF), and systems that model human-environment interactions from 2D visual data. Education : Ph.D., Computer Science (2017), University of Maryland, College Park BA, Mathematics and Computer Science (2012), New York University (NYU) Her work aims to build systems that can capture, perceive, and understand complex 3D/4D worlds from photographs and videos, enabling applications in scene reconstruction, motion analysis, and generative modeling. She has pioneered techniques for scaling NeRFs across GPUs (NeRF-XL), developing open-source tools like nerfstudio and gsplat. Her recent publications focus on topics like self-occluded avatar recovery (SOAR), decentralized diffusion models, and 4D reconstruction of articulated objects for robotics. Kanazawa's research has been recognized with prestigious awards including the IEEE CS TCPAMI Young Researcher Award (2024) , Sloan Research Fellowship (2023) , and Google Faculty Research Award (2021) . Her lab has trained numerous students who now hold positions at leading institutions and companies like Anthropic, Meta Reality Labs, and Luma AI. Key Scientific Awards : IEEE CS TCPAMI Young Researcher Award (2024) Sloan Research Fellow (2023) Hellman Fellow (2022) Bakar Fellows Spark Award (2022) Google Faculty Research Award (2021) Her KAIR lab collaborates extensively with industry partners and academic institutions, including the Max Planck Institute and Google Research. She has served as an advisor for PhD students and postdocs who now lead teams at UC Berkeley, MIT, Stanford, and Luma AI, while her teaching includes graduate courses like CS 280A (Computer Vision) and CS 294-173 (Learning for 3D Vision).

Bo Liمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Trustworthy Machine Learning
• Adversarial Machine Learning
• Privacy
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Bo Li is an Associate Professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, affiliated with the Siebel School of Computing and Data Science. Her research focuses on trustworthy machine learning, emphasizing robustness, privacy, and security in AI systems. She leads the Secure Learning Lab (SL²), exploring adversarial attacks and defenses across digital and physical domains. Key contributions include foundational work on adversarial examples, robust learning frameworks, and privacy-preserving techniques. Her academic roles include advisory board positions at the Center for Artificial Intelligence Innovation (CAII) and membership in the Information Trust Institute (ITI). She collaborates with institutions like the Advanced Digital Science Center (ADSC) and the Quantum Information Science and Technology Center (IQUIST). Notable recognitions include the IJCAI Computers and Thought Award (2022), MIT Technology Review's 35 Innovators Under 35 (2020), and multiple best paper awards. Recent work addresses AI safety through frameworks like ShieldAgent and AutoRedTeamer, aiming to enhance system resilience against adversarial threats. Her research spans theoretical guarantees, practical defenses, and ethical AI deployment. Students advised include Chulin Xie, Linyi Li, and Boxin Wang, who have received prestigious fellowships such as the IBM PhD Fellowship and Rising Stars in ML Awards. Advising: Guides PhD students in adversarial ML, privacy, and security. Labs/Teams: Secure Learning Lab (SL²), collaboration with ALERT program. Grants/Funding: NSF CAREER Award, Amazon/Google Faculty Awards, and industry partnerships.

Pascal Poupartمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Reinforcement Learning
• Probabilistic Models
• Natural Language Processing
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Pascal Poupart is a Professor and Canada CIFAR AI Chair at the Vector Institute, affiliated with the David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science at the University of Waterloo. He leads research in reinforcement learning, probabilistic models, and federated learning systems. Research spans: Bayesian optimization efficiency improvements Inverse constraint learning from demonstrations Uncertainty quantification in neural networks Federated learning architectures Recent publications show 70% focus on reinforcement learning applications, with new methods developed for confident inverse constraint learning and preference-based generation. Manages the AI research group developing algorithms for material design and conversational agents.