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58.4M+
Total Citations
Combined research impact
4414+
Research Areas
Diverse disciplines covered
7.4
Avg. H-index
Research excellence metric

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Antonio Loquercio

Assistant ProfessorElectrical and Systems Engineering (ESE)

agile autonomyphysical intelligencecomputer vision+6
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Camillo J. Taylor

Raymond S. Markowitz President’s Distinguished Professor / Director of GRASP LabComputer and Information Science (CIS)

computer vision3D reconstructionarticulated pose estimation+5
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Cynthia Sung

Associate ProfessorMechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics (MEAM)

computational designorigami roboticscompliant mechanisms+6
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Dan Koditschek

Alfred Fitler Moore ProfessorElectrical and Systems Engineering (ESE)

dynamical systemslegged roboticsrobot locomotion+5
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Dinesh Jayaraman

Assistant ProfessorComputer and Information Science (CIS)

robot perceptionvisual controlreinforcement learning+6
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Eric Eaton

Research Associate ProfessorComputer and Information Science (CIS)

machine learningartificial intelligencelifelong learning+5
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George J. Pappas

Joseph Moore Professor & Department ChairElectrical and Systems Engineering (ESE)

hybrid systemsdistributed controlhierarchical autonomy+6
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Jean Gallier

ProfessorComputer and Information Science (CIS)

geometric methods3D surface reconstructionRiemannian geometry+5
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Jianbo Shi

ProfessorComputer and Information Science (CIS)

computer visionhuman behavior understandingimage recognition+6
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Jiatong Gu

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Assistant ProfessorComputer and Information Science; GRASP Lab; ASSET Center

generative modelsworld modelsmultimodal learning+7
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Kostas Daniilidis

Ruth Yalom Stone ProfessorComputer and Information Science (CIS)

computer visionrobotic perception3D reconstruction+6
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Lingjie Liu

Aravind K. Joshi Assistant ProfessorComputer and Information Science (CIS)

neural renderingneural scene representations3D reconstruction+6
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M. Ani Hsieh

Associate Professor / Deputy Director of GRASP / Graduate Program Chair (ROBO)Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics (MEAM)

roboticsdynamical systemscontrol theory+6
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Marc Miskin

Assistant ProfessorElectrical and Systems Engineering (ESE)

nanoroboticsmicroscale roboticscell-scale machines+6
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Mark Yim

Asa Whitney Professor / Faculty Director of Design StudioMechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics (MEAM)

modular roboticsself-reconfiguring robotsself-assembling systems+5
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Michael Posa

Assistant ProfessorMechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics (MEAM)

contact dynamicsoptimization-based controlmodel predictive control+6
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Michelle Johnson

Associate Professor of Physical Medicine and RehabilitationPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation / Bioengineering

rehabilitation roboticsneurorehabilitationrobot-mediated therapy+6
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Nadia Figueroa

Presidential Assistant ProfessorMechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics (MEAM)

roboticshuman-robot interactionrobot learning+6
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Nikolai Matni

Associate ProfessorElectrical and Systems Engineering (ESE)

control theorylearning-based controloptimization+6
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Rachel Holladay

Asness Family Foundation Assistant ProfessorMechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics (MEAM)

robot manipulationlong-horizon planningcontact-rich manipulation+5
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Robert Ghrist

Andrea Mitchell University Professor / Associate DeanMathematics & Electrical and Systems Engineering (ESE)

applied topologytopological data analysissheaf theory+5
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Vijay Kumar

Nemirovsky Family Dean of EngineeringSchool of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS)

multi-robot systemsbio-inspired roboticscollective behavior+6
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