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Career

· Toyota Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Aeronautics and Astronautics, and Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology2012–
· Courtesy Joint Appointment, Aeronautics and Astronautics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology2011–
· Associate Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology2009–2012
· Assistant Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology2005–2009
· Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology2004–
· Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology2004–2005
· B.S.E. in Computer Engineering, University of Michigan1999–
· Senior Vice President, Robotics Research, Toyota Research Institute

Publications (547)

Efficient Bipedal Robots Based on Passive-Dynamic Walkers
Science · 2005
1,998
cited
OpenVLA: An Open-Source Vision-Language-Action Model
Conference on Robot Learning · 2024
1,478
cited
Evaluating Robustness of Neural Networks with Mixed Integer Programming
International Conference on Learning Representations · 2017
917
cited
Optimization-based locomotion planning, estimation, and control design for the atlas humanoid robot
Autonomous Robots · 2015
877
cited
A direct method for trajectory optimization of rigid bodies through contact
Int. J. Robotics Res. · 2014
688
cited
LQR-trees: Feedback Motion Planning via Sums-of-Squares Verification
Int. J. Robotics Res. · 2010
501
cited
Whole-body motion planning with centroidal dynamics and full kinematics
IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots · 2014
448
cited
Learning Particle Dynamics for Manipulating Rigid Bodies, Deformable Objects, and Fluids
International Conference on Learning Representations · 2018
437
cited
Belief space planning assuming maximum likelihood observations
Robotics: Science and Systems · 2010
401
cited
Universal Manipulation Interface: In-The-Wild Robot Teaching Without In-The-Wild Robots
Robotics: Science and Systems · 2024
401
cited
Funnel libraries for real-time robust feedback motion planning
Int. J. Robotics Res. · 2016
388
cited
Footstep planning on uneven terrain with mixed-integer convex optimization
IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots · 2014
358
cited
Diffusion Forcing: Next-token Prediction Meets Full-Sequence Diffusion
Neural Information Processing Systems · 2024
319
cited
Stochastic policy gradient reinforcement learning on a simple 3D biped
IEEE/RJS International Conference on Intelligent RObots and Systems · 2004
308
cited
Dense Object Nets: Learning Dense Visual Object Descriptors By and For Robotic Manipulation
Conference on Robot Learning · 2018
293
cited
kPAM: KeyPoint Affordances for Category-Level Robotic Manipulation
International Symposium of Robotics Research · 2019
288
cited
Computing Large Convex Regions of Obstacle-Free Space Through Semidefinite Programming
Workshop on the Algorithmic Foundations of Robotics · 2014
277
cited
An efficiently solvable quadratic program for stabilizing dynamic locomotion
IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation · 2013
249
cited
Velocity-Based Stability Margins for Fast Bipedal Walking
2006
245
cited
Dynamics and trajectory optimization for a soft spatial fluidic elastomer manipulator
IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation · 2015
243
cited
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