Robotics Research
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The intersection of robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) represents a rapidly evolving frontier in technology and society, poised to revolutionize industries ranging from personal home robot assistants to autonomous vehicles. The department of computer science at UVA is at the forefront of this exciting field, leveraging AI, computer vision, language, and foundation models to advance robot perception, decision-making, and control. By integrating advanced machine learning algorithms with robotics, we are pushing the boundaries of what autonomous systems can achieve, enabling them to operate in complex, dynamic environments with unprecedented levels of autonomy and efficiency.
Robotics Core Faculty
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Madhur Behl
Dr. Madhur Behl is an associate professor in the departments of Computer Science, and Systems and Information Engineering.
He conducts research in Robotics and Artificial Intelligence, and is the team principal of UVA's Cavalier Autonomous Racing team
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Rohan Chandra
Rohan Chandra is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Virginia. His research interests include multi-robot navigation, human-robot interaction, and autonomous driving. The overarching goal of his robotics lab is to design algorithms and systems that enable robots to navigate among humans, like humans.
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Sebastian Elbaum
Sebastian Elbaum is a Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Virginia. His research aims to build dependable systems through domain-specific analysis techniques. He is an ACM Fellow and an IEEE Fellow. I am a founding member of the LESS Lab.
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Lu Feng
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