Colloquium Series | Worcester Polytechnic Institute

The Robotics Engineering Colloquium Series hosts seminars on Wednesdays throughout the academic year, providing opportunities to explore cutting-edge topics in Robotics. Each session features speakers who share insights into the latest research, technological advancements, and industry trends. Be sure to check the Colloquium Speaker Schedule regularly to stay updated on upcoming talks and make the most of this engaging learning experience.

Colloquium Speaker Schedule

Previous Colloquium Speakers

Alyssa

Improving Interactions Among Semi-Cooperative Robots

Speaker: Professor Alyssa Pierson

Professor at Boston University

📌Location: UH520

📅 Date: March 26th, 2025

🕰️Time: 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM

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Wenzhong

SoftMechs: Mechanically Intelligent Soft Robots

Speaker: Dr. Wenzhong Yan

UCLA

📌Location: IS203

📅 Date: February 20, 2025

🕰️Time: 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM

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Yifan Zhu

Data-Efficient Visual-Tactile World Models for Robot Deployment in the Open World

Speaker: Dr. Yifan Zhu

Yale University

📌Location: UH 500

📅 Date: February 20, 2025

🕰️Time: 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM

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Rebecca Bottiglio-Kramer

Robots that Evolve on Demand

Distinguished Speaker: Professor Rebecca Bottiglio-Kramer

Yale University

📌Location: UH 520

📅 Date: January 24, 2025

🕰️Time: 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM

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Chen

Learning and Control for Human-Centered Autonomy

Speaker: Professor Chen Tang

Professor at UT Austin

📌Location: UH 420

📅 Date: February 26th, 2025

🕰️Time: 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM

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Wei Xiao

Certifiable Neural Control for Safe Autonomy and Robotics

Speaker: Dr. Wei Xiao

MIT

📌Location: UH 420

📅 Date: February 26th, 2025

🕰️Time: 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM

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Howie Choset

Big Problems come in Small Dimensions

Distinguished Speaker: Professor Howie Choset

Carnegie Mellon University

📌Location: UH 420

📅 Date: February 4th, 2025

🕰️Time: 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM

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Alex LaGrassa

Combining Learned and Structured Knowledge for Robot Planning

Speaker: Alex LaGrassa

Carnegie Mellon University

📌Location: UH 520

📅 Date: December 11, 2024

🕰️Time: 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM

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Weiyu

Building Robots with Structured Commonsense Knowledge

Speaker: Professor Weiyu Liu

Professor at Boston University

📌Location: UH520

📅 Date: February 25, 2025

🕰️Time: 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM

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Luyang Zhao

Soft Modular Robots: From Modular Tensegrity Structures to Bioinspired Sea Robots

Speaker: Luyang Zhao

Dartmouth College

📌Location: IS 203

📅 Date: February 10, 2025

🕰️Time: 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM

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Connor McCann

Soft Modular Robots: From Modular Tensegrity Structures to Bioinspired Sea Robots

Speaker: Connor McCann

Carnegie Mellon University

📌Location: UH 420

📅 Date: January 31, 2025

🕰️Time: 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM

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Neil

Robot Planning and Manipulation: Symbols, Geometry, and Feasibility

Speaker: Professor Neil Dantam

Colorado School of Mines

📌Location: UH 520

📅 Date: December 4, 2024

🕰️Time: 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM

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