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Russell Epsteinمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Cognitive Neuroscience
• Behavioral Neuroscience
• Spatial Navigation
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Russell Epstein is a Professor and Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania. He is affiliated with the Center for Cognitive Neuroscience and Goddard Labs. His research focuses on neural mechanisms underlying visual scene perception, spatial navigation, and memory. Epstein holds a BA in Physics from the University of Chicago and a PhD in Applied Mathematics from Harvard University. Epstein’s research interests include high-level vision, spatial cognition, and the neural basis of environmental representations. His lab uses functional MRI and cognitive neuroscience techniques to study how scenes, objects, landmarks, and spaces are encoded in brain systems such as the parahippocampal place area and retrosplenial cortex. Recent work explores cognitive maps, grid-like neural representations, and the role of multisensory cues in navigation. His articles emphasize spatial navigation strategies, hierarchical cognitive maps, and the interplay between perception and memory. Notable contributions include investigations into hippocampal spatial metrics, olfactory navigation, and the neural underpinnings of environmental learning. Epstein teaches courses on cognitive neuroscience, including PSYC 149 and PSYC 600. He advises two graduate students in Psychology and has no listed scientific awards. His work is supported by grants (unspecified) and conducted within collaborative teams at the Center for Cognitive Neuroscience. Epstein’s research extends to labs focused on spatial cognition and neuroimaging, advancing understanding of how humans mentally map environments through visual and sensory integration.

• Robotics
• Robot Learning
• Machine Learning
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Lerrel Pinto is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences at New York University (NYU), where he leads the General-purpose Robotics and AI Lab (GRAIL) as part of the CILVR research group. His work bridges the gap between theoretical machine learning and practical robotics applications, with a focus on enabling robots to generalize and adapt in real-world environments. Dr. Pinto received his undergraduate degree from IIT Guwahati, followed by a PhD from the Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU). He then completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of California, Berkeley before joining NYU as faculty. His research program centers on robot learning and decision making, with several key thrusts that demonstrate his innovative approach to robotics. Pinto's work emphasizes large-scale learning techniques that leverage both extensive data and sophisticated model architectures. A significant portion of his research focuses on representation learning for sensory data, particularly developing methods that enable robots to make sense of visual, tactile, and auditory inputs. His lab has made notable contributions to reinforcement learning algorithms that allow robots to adapt to new scenarios with minimal retraining. Pinto also champions open-source robotics , developing affordable robot platforms that democratize access to robotics research. Analysis of Pinto's recent publications reveals a strong trend toward multimodal perception in robotics, integrating visual, tactile, and auditory information to create more robust robot systems. His work increasingly focuses on zero-shot and few-shot learning capabilities, enabling robots to handle novel situations without extensive retraining. There's also a clear progression toward general-purpose robotics , moving away from task-specific solutions toward more flexible systems that can handle diverse real-world challenges. Dr. Pinto's scientific contributions have been recognized with several prestigious awards: Sloan Research Fellowship (2025) NSF CAREER Award (2024) RAL Early Career Award (2024) Best Student Paper Award at ICRA (2016) Outstanding Paper Award at MFM-EAI workshop at ICML (2024) Best Paper Award at NGSM workshop at ICML (2024) Best Student Paper Award at RSS (2023) As an advisor, Pinto has mentored numerous students who have gone on to impactful careers in both academia and industry. His former PhD student Denis Yarats co-founded Perplexity.AI, while Mahi Shafiullah became a postdoc at UC Berkeley and Meta AI. Many of his Masters students have pursued PhDs at top institutions like CMU, MIT, and Stanford, or joined leading robotics companies including 1X, Fauna Robotics, and NVIDIA. Pinto's lab has secured significant research funding, including the NSF CAREER award and likely other grants supporting his robotics research program. The General-purpose Robotics and AI Lab (GRAIL) that Pinto leads brings together a diverse team of researchers working on cutting-edge robotics challenges. The lab maintains strong collaborations with industry partners and other academic institutions, facilitating technology transfer and real-world impact. GRAIL's research spans multiple robotics platforms and focuses on developing algorithms that enable robots to learn from diverse experiences and generalize across environments.

Brandon M. Luciaمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Computer Architecture
• Computer Systems
• Programming Languages
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Brandon M. Lucia is the Kavčić-Moura Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University and CEO/co-founder of Efficient Computer Company. He leads the Abstract research group and focuses his work on the intersection of computer architecture, systems, and programming languages. Education: Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering, University of Washington (2013) — advised by Luis Ceze Research Focus: Brandon's research is broadly centered on intermittent computing , edge computing , and energy-efficient architectures . Two major thrusts define his current work: Intermittent Computing: Making battery-free, energy-harvesting devices programmable and reliable despite frequent power failures. Applications include medical implants, space systems, and large-scale sensing. Orbital Edge Computing: Designing nanosatellite constellations that perform on-orbit data processing, enabling low-latency, high-resolution sensing in space-constrained environments. Scientific Awards: NSF CAREER Award (2017) IEEE TCCA Young Computer Architect Award (2019) Sloan Foundation Fellowship (2021) ASPLOS 2020 Best Paper Award OOPSLA 2015 Distinguished Paper & Artifact Awards IEEE Micro Top Picks (2016, 2018 Honorable Mention) Advising & Grants: Brandon actively advises a strong cohort of Ph.D. students including Zhuo Cheng, Bradley Denby, Souradip Ghosh, Harsh Desai, Kiwan Maeng, Emily Ruppel, and others. His group is funded by the NSF (CAREER and SHF grants), the Sloan Foundation, and industry partnerships. Labs & Teams: He directs the Abstract research group at CMU ECE, which hosts interdisciplinary projects spanning hardware design, compiler construction, and system software for ultra-low-power and space-borne computing platforms.

Brent Doironمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Computational Neuroscience
• Neural Networks
• Theoretical Neuroscience
• +۲ مورد دیگر

Brent Doiron is a Professor at the University of Chicago, holding appointments in the Departments of Neurobiology and Statistics, and serving on the Committee on Computational and Applied Mathematics (CCAM). His research integrates nonlinear dynamics and statistical mechanics to study neural circuit variability, focusing on mechanisms underlying neural coding and network learning through collaborations with experimentalists in sensory systems. Education: PhD in Physics (University of Ottawa, 2004) Postdoc: Center for Neural Science at New York University (2017) Previous Roles: Mathematics Professor at University of Pittsburgh (2007-2020), Co-Director of Neural Computation Program at Carnegie Mellon Neuroscience Institute Research interests center on neuronal population dynamics, recurrent circuit mechanisms, and computational neuroscience. Current work investigates correlated variability in cortical networks, inter-areal communication, and stochastic spiking models. Recent publications emphasize cortical stability/gain modulation, asynchronous/synchronous activity balance, and Bayesian inference frameworks. Key themes include sensory processing, network plasticity, and dimensionality reduction in neural coding. Scientific Awards Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship in Neuroscience Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellowship Chancellor’s Distinguished Research Award (University of Pittsburgh) Active grants include NIH R01 and R90/T90 awards for neuronal dynamics research and computational neuroscience training programs.

• Artificial Intelligence
• Computer Vision
• Machine Learning
• +۸ مورد دیگر

Katerina Fragkiadaki is the JPMorgan Chase Associate Professor of Computer Science in the Machine Learning Department at Carnegie Mellon University. She works at the intersection of Artificial Intelligence, Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Language Understanding, and Robotics. PhD from GRASP Lab, University of Pennsylvania Postdoctoral researcher at UC Berkeley (with Jitendra Malik) and Google Research Recipient of NSF CAREER, DARPA Young Investigator, Amazon, Google, Sony, UPMC, and AFOSR awards Organizer of CoRL 2023 Workshop on Generalist Robots ICLR 2024 Program Chair, multiple area chair roles Her research group focuses on developing machines that autonomously improve world models through human-environment interactions, with specific emphasis on: Representation learning and video understanding 2D/3D unified vision-language models Generative simulation and reinforcement learning Real2Sim/Sim2Real robot learning Continual learning and spatial common sense 3D scene reconstruction and dynamics Recent publications highlight advancements in: 3D mesh generation with compositional transformers Unified 2D/3D perception frameworks Physics-aware generative models Diffusion-based robotic manipulation policies Embodied agents with memory prompting Awards include: 2024: DARPA Young Investigator Award 2023: Amazon Faculty Award 2022: Sony Faculty Research Award 2021: UPMC Faculty Research Award 2020: NSF CAREER Award 2019: Google Faculty Award Key collaborations span institutions including UC Berkeley, Google Research, Stanford, MIT, and University of Tsukuba. Her work bridges theoretical innovation with practical applications in: Autonomous robot manipulation 4D world modeling Language-grounded perception Visual dynamics prediction Embodied program synthesis Physics-based simulation engines

• Computer Vision
• Self-Supervised Learning
• Computational Photography
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Alexei A. Efros is a Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences (EECS) at UC Berkeley, where he holds the Howard Friesen Professorship and is affiliated with the Berkeley Artificial Intelligence Research (BAIR) Lab. He previously served on the faculty at the Robotics Institute of Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Oxford. His research spans data-driven computer vision, self-supervised learning, computational photography, and applications to computer graphics and robotics. His research interests include: Data-Driven Computer Vision Self-Supervised and Unsupervised Learning Generative Models and Image Synthesis Visual Representation Learning Applications in Robotics and Human-Computer Interaction Intersections with Human Vision and the Humanities The recent publications highlight a strong trend toward self-supervised learning, visual reasoning, and generative modeling, particularly diffusion models and 3D scene understanding. His work increasingly bridges computer vision with language, robotics, and cognitive science, emphasizing interpretability and real-world applicability. There is a clear focus on leveraging unlabeled data and developing methods for robust, generalizable AI systems. His scientific awards and recognitions include: Berkeley Fellowship Google Fellowship Soros Fellowship NSF Fellowship SIGGRAPH Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award Facebook Fellowship Adobe Fellowship CMU School of Computer Science Distinguished Dissertation Award ACM Doctoral Dissertation Honorable Mention Alexei Efros has advised numerous PhD students and postdocs, many of whom have gone on to faculty positions at top institutions including CMU, Stanford, MIT, Columbia, NYU, and Georgia Tech. His lab has received research funding from major tech companies and federal agencies, though specific grants are not detailed in the text. He teaches core computer vision and machine learning courses at both undergraduate and graduate levels at UC Berkeley. His research group is highly active, with ongoing projects in 3D perception, generative modeling, and vision-language systems. He leads a vibrant research lab at UC Berkeley, part of the BAIR consortium, collaborating with leading researchers such as Jitendra Malik, Trevor Darrell, Pieter Abbeel, and Angjoo Kanazawa. His lab fosters strong interdisciplinary connections with institutions worldwide, including Oxford, INRIA, and École Normale Supérieure.

Lourdes Agapitoمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• 3D Vision
• Non-Rigid Structure from Motion (NR-SFM)
• Computer Vision
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Lourdes Agapito is a Professor of 3D Vision at the Department of Computer Science, University College London (UCL), within the Faculty of Engineering Sciences. She leads research in Non-Rigid Structure from Motion (NR-SFM) and 3D reconstruction from monocular video sequences. Her work addresses dynamic scenes, deformable objects, and articulated structures, with applications in robotics and computer vision. She holds an ERC Starting Grant (2008–2014) and led the EU Horizon 2020-funded Second Hands project (2014–2019), collaborating with institutions like EPFL and KIT to develop robots with 3D visual perception for maintenance tasks. Her research group focuses on dense optical flow estimation, video registration, and deformable tracking. Agapito’s research interests include monocular 3D reconstruction, non-rigid motion analysis, and neural approaches to 3D modeling. She has supervised multiple PhD students and postdocs, including notable researchers such as Ravi Garg and Marco Paladini (Sullivan Prize recipient). Her contributions to conferences include roles as Program Chair for CVPR 2016 and CVPR 2017, and she has authored influential papers on topics like Video-Popup (ECCV 2014) and Modal Space (CVPR 2017). Current projects involve advancing neural parametric models and real-time 3D reconstruction techniques. Awards include the ERC Starting Grant and recognition for her team’s work in non-rigid reconstruction. She actively mentors students and collaborates on grants, with recent openings for postdocs and PhD candidates in 3D vision and robotics.

Harsha Ramمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Russian and European Enlightenment
• Romanticism and Modernism
• Georgian and Caucasus Literary History
• +۸ مورد دیگر

Harsha Ram is an Associate Professor in the Department of Comparative Literature at the University of California, Berkeley. His research focuses on Russian and European Enlightenment, modernist literature, and the cultural histories of the Caucasus region. He holds dual B.A. Honors degrees in Italian and Russian from the University of Sydney and University of New South Wales, and a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from Yale University. His work bridges literary theory, post-colonial studies, and geopoetics, with a particular emphasis on Georgia's literary modernism and its intersections with Russian imperial culture. Key themes include spatial theory, peripheral modernisms, and the transnational dimensions of cultural production. Recent work examines the role of ritual feasts in Georgian national identity and the geopoetics of Eurasian avant-garde movements. Ram has published extensively on figures like Velimir Khlebnikov and Boris Pasternak, exploring their engagement with imperial legacies and revolutionary aesthetics. His book The Imperial Sublime: A Russian Poetics of Empire (2003) remains a seminal study of Russian imperial poetics. Current projects include studies on Georgian literary encounters with Russian culture and the symbolic dimensions of Caucasus representations. His scholarship frequently appears in leading journals such as Modernism/Modernity , Slavic Review , and Ab Imperio . He has held visiting positions at institutions globally and actively participates in interdisciplinary dialogues between literary studies, history, and cultural geography.

Xingang Panمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Computer Vision
• Generative Models
• 3D Vision
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Xingang Pan is an Assistant Professor in the College of Computing and Data Science at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), leading the MMLab@NTU. His research focuses on generative AI and visual content creation, particularly in generative models, 3D vision, computer graphics, and computer vision. Prior to NTU, he was a postdoc at the Max Planck Institute for Informatics and earned his Ph.D. from the Chinese University of Hong Kong (2021) and B.Sc. from Tsinghua University (2016). His work emphasizes generative intelligence, exploring long-term world simulation, diffusion models, and multi-scale 3D generation. Notable contributions include WORLDMEM (2025), Alias-free Latent Diffusion (2025), and SAR3D (2025). His research has been published in top venues like CVPR, ICCV, and SIGGRAPH. Xingang Pan oversees the MMLab@NTU, which actively recruits students globally without nationality constraints. The lab’s projects include GAN2Shape (unsupervised 3D reconstruction from 2D GANs) and LN3Diff (scalable 3D generation).

Karl Gustafssonمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• International Relations
• Security Studies
• Collective Memory in Global Politics
• +۲ مورد دیگر

Karl Gustafsson is a Professor at Stockholm University within the Department of Economic History and International Relations. His work bridges security studies , collective memory , and digital research methods in international relations. Current Role: Professor of International Relations, Stockholm University Previous Positions: Post-Doc at Lund University, Researcher at Swedish Institute of International Affairs Visiting Appointments: University of Tokyo, Osaka University, Keio University, Academia Sinica, Nordic Institute of Asian Studies Research Focus: Karl specializes in memory politics , ontological security , and anxiety-driven international dynamics , particularly in Sino-Japanese relations and digital platforms . His studies explore how historical narratives and online memory construction influence state identity and policy. Awards & Grants: Recipient of the Wang Gungwu Prize (2014) and Stockholm University Association’s award (2011). Holds Swedish Research Council and Marianne & Marcus Wallenberg Foundation grants for projects on apologies in international politics and digital memory in East Asia . Publications: His work appears in journals such as International Studies Quarterly , European Journal of International Relations , and Memory Studies , addressing topics like narrative power in East Asia, anxiety’s role in policy change , and digital humanities applications in IR.

Jeff Huangمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Human-Computer Interaction
• Data Science
• Health Informatics (eHealth/mHealth)
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Jeff Huang is an Associate Professor and Associate Chair of Computer Science at Brown University. His research focuses on Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), with emphases on personalized systems using behavioral data, health informatics, and user interfaces. Huang holds a PhD from the University of Washington and degrees from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His work is funded by NSF, NIH, and ARO, and he has received awards including the NSF CAREER Award and ARO Young Investigator Award. Education: PhD in Information Science, University of Washington (2013) MS in Computer Science, University of Washington (2013) BS and MS in Computer Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2007) Research Interests: His work spans health informatics (e.g., sleep tracking systems like Self-E and SleepCoacher), user interface design, and leveraging behavioral data for personalized systems. Notable projects include WebGazer (webcam eye tracking), filtered.ink (creative illustration tools), and Sochiatrist (mental health analytics). Teaching: He teaches courses on user interfaces, HCI, and research methods, including CSCI 0130/1300 (User Interfaces), CSCI 2300 (HCI Seminar), and CSCI 2000 (Research Methods). Awards: NSF CAREER Award Facebook Fellowship ARO Young Investigator Award Grants & Advising: Huang leads a research group advising over 50 students, many of whom have pursued academic and industry roles. His grants support projects in HCI, health tech, and collaborative systems.

• Neuroscience
• Psychology
• Visual Perception
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Jonathan Winawer is an Associate Professor of Psychology and Neural Science at New York University (NYU). He leads the Winawer Laboratory for Human Visual Perception and Neuroscience, which is affiliated with the NYU Psychology Department, NYU Center for Neural Science, NYU Neuroscience Institute, and collaborates with the NYU Comprehensive Epilepsy Center and Stanford University's Human Intracranial Cognitive Program. Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2007) M.S., City College of the City University of New York (2005) A.B., Columbia University (1995) His research focuses on the biological basis of visual perception, including computational models of the visual pathways using fMRI, EEG, ECoG, and psychophysics. Key areas include: Encoding of visual stimuli in neural pathways Perceptual memory's influence on cognition Neural circuit properties underlying imaging signals Individual differences in visual perception Publications highlight interdisciplinary approaches spanning computational neuroscience, neuroimaging, and psychophysics, with recent work on population receptive fields, spatial frequency tuning, and memory-related cortical dynamics. He has mentored numerous students and postdocs, many of whom have advanced to academic and research roles at institutions like Stanford, Columbia, and the University of Amsterdam. Department of Psychology, NYU Center for Neural Science, NYU Neuroscience Institute, NYU Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, NYU Stanford University collaborations

• History of Ancient Religions
• Roman Provincial Coinage
• Hellenistic and Roman Egypt
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Laurent Bricault is a Professor of Roman History at the University of Toulouse Jean Jaurès, affiliated with the ERASMUS research team (Reception of Antiquity: Sources, Memory, Issues) under the Heritage, Literature, History (PLH) unit. His academic career spans institutions like the University of Poitiers (Master's 1986), Sorbonne (Doctorate 1994, HDR 2006), and Toulouse (since 2008). He specializes in the history of ancient religions, particularly Egyptian cults in the Roman world, provincial coinage, and Lagid/Roman Egypt. University of Poitiers - Master's in Ancient History (1986) Sorbonne - Doctorate in Egyptology (1994) Sorbonne - Habilitation to Direct Research (2006) Bricault's research explores the diffusion of Isiac cults, religious syncretism, and numismatic evidence for ancient beliefs. His recent publications focus on Mithraic studies, Egyptian deities in the Mediterranean, and domestic religious practices. He organizes international conferences and edits the Bibliotheca Isiaca series, contributing to the understanding of polytheistic traditions. Bricault co-edits the Supplements to the Bibliotheca Isiaca and collaborates on the Roman Provincial Coinage project. He curated the international exhibition Rome and the Mystery of Mithra (2021-2023) and maintains the RICIS online database for Isiac cult inscriptions. His work bridges epigraphy, numismatics, and cultural history to analyze religious networks across the Roman Empire.

Haibin Lingمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Computer Vision
• Medical Image Analysis
• Augmented Reality
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Haibin Ling is the SUNY Empire Innovation Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Stony Brook University, part of the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences. His research focuses on computer vision, medical image analysis, augmented reality, and AI applications in science. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Maryland (2006) and prior degrees from Peking University. Previously, he worked at Temple University (2008–2019) and held roles at Siemens Corporate Research, UCLA, and Microsoft Research Asia. Professor Ling's work spans biomedical imaging, AI for science, and human-computer interaction. He leads the CV Lab and collaborates with the AI Institute at Stony Brook. Awards include the NSF CAREER Award (2014), Best Student Paper (ACM UIST 2003), and IEEE Fellow (2020). He serves on editorial boards for IEEE Trans. PAMI, Pattern Recognition, and CVIU, and chairs major conferences like CVPR. His research group includes over 50 students and alumni, with active projects in tracking benchmarks (LaSOT), Leafsnap, and medical imaging tools. Notable publications address OCTA flow estimation, backdoor attacks on vision models, and topology-guided medical learning. Collaborations involve institutions like Temple University and Stony Brook's Department of Applied Mathematics and Statistics.

Susan L. Burnsمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Japanese history
• Tokugawa period
• Meiji period
• +۶ مورد دیگر

Susan L. Burns is a Professor at the University of Chicago, where she holds appointments in the Department of History, Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations, and The College. She currently serves as Department Chair and Chair of the Undergraduate Studies Committee. Education: PhD, University of Chicago (1994) Her research focuses on Japan’s nineteenth-century social history, emphasizing intellectual and cultural practices, the intersection of medicine and public health, gender analysis, and legal discourses. She explores continuities between Japan’s early modern and modern eras, particularly how medical and legal frameworks shaped national identity. Recent publications span leprosy’s impact on citizenship, the rise of medical marketplaces, and gendered dimensions of reproductive health. Her digital humanities work on Mapping Medical Tokyo integrates GIS and text mining for historical analysis. Scientific Awards: Fulbright-Hays Fellowship IIE Fulbright Japan Foundation Japan Society for the Promotion of Science National Endowment for the Humanities She has secured grants for research on medical commodities, psychiatric practices, and the spatial dimensions of Meiji-era health policies. Her courses include Gender and Japanese History and Medicine and Culture in East Asia .