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Career

· Research Intern, Physical Intelligence2022–
· PhD Student, UC Berkeley2022–
· Graduate Student, University of California, Berkeley2022–
· Research Assistant, UC Berkeley2020–2023
· Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Georgia Institute of Technology2018–2021
· Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science, Georgia Institute of Technology2015–2018

Publications (17)

π0.5: a Vision-Language-Action Model with Open-World Generalization
arXiv.org · 2025
431
cited
FAST: Efficient Action Tokenization for Vision-Language-Action Models
Robotics · 2025
285
cited
ViNT: A Foundation Model for Visual Navigation
Conference on Robot Learning · 2023
249
cited
Safety Embedded Differential Dynamic Programming Using Discrete Barrier States
IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters · 2021
37
cited
FastRLAP: A System for Learning High-Speed Driving via Deep RL and Autonomous Practicing
Conference on Robot Learning · 2023
32
cited
Beyond Sight: Finetuning Generalist Robot Policies with Heterogeneous Sensors via Language Grounding
IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation · 2025
28
cited
π*0.6: a VLA That Learns From Experience
arXiv.org · 2025
26
cited
Multimodal Maximum Entropy Dynamic Games
arXiv.org · 2022
11
cited
SELFI: Autonomous Self-Improvement with Reinforcement Learning for Social Navigation
arXiv.org · 2024
10
cited
RACER: Epistemic Risk-Sensitive RL Enables Fast Driving with Fewer Crashes
Robotics: Science and Systems · 2024
9
cited
Learning to Drive Anywhere With Model-Based Reannotation
IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters · 2025
8
cited
Lifelong Autonomous Improvement of Navigation Foundation Models in the Wild
Conference on Robot Learning · 2024
6
cited
Optimal-Horizon Model Predictive Control with Differential Dynamic Programming
IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation · 2021
4
cited
Traversability-Aware Legged Navigation by Learning From Real-World Visual Data
IEEE Transactions on robotics · 2024
4
cited
Learning Robotic Locomotion Affordances and Photorealistic Simulators from Human-Captured Data
Conference on Robot Learning · 2024
3
cited
SELFI: Autonomous Self-Improvement with RL for Vision-Based Navigation around People
Conference on Robot Learning · 2024
3
cited
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