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ESE Ph.D. Thesis Defense: “Spatial Compositions for Agile Quadrupedal Locomotion”
July 20, 2026
Zoom Link: https://upenn.zoom.us/j/98563756560?pwd=yXnuhaTv2V2jSOHzgiz1DujOa2Ubdw.1 Robots still have a lot to learn from animals when it comes to agile locomotion. Abstracting low-DOF dynamical models from animal locomotion and using them as control […]
Read MoreMEAM Seminar: “Exploiting Bistability for the Static, Dynamic and Aerodynamic Control of Mechanical Metamaterials”
July 21, 2026
Mechanical metamaterials achieve extraordinary physical properties through their internal geometric architectures. While traditional metamaterials are limited by fixed designs, multistable reprogrammable metamaterials can modify these properties post-fabrication and morph into […]
Read MoreESE Ph.D. Thesis Defense: “Optical Interfacing of Solid-State Spin Defects”
July 21, 2026
Zoom link: https://upenn.zoom.us/j/94300725438?pwd=ULEYFh03w6gJQemJJ1rx6HlaPA2kZn.1 Solid-state spin defects are a versatile class of systems for emerging quantum technologies. This thesis focuses on the optical interfacing of such defect platforms. In the first […]
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Fall 2023 GRASP Seminar: Shangzhe Wu, Stanford University, “Learning 3D Fauna and Flora in the Wild”
This is a hybrid event with in-person attendance in Raisler Lounge and virtual attendance on Zoom. ABSTRACT Nature presents a captivating confluence of diversity and similarity. In order to make […]
ASSET Seminar: “Robust Machine Learning with Foundation Models” (Aditi Raghunathan, Carnegie Mellon University)
ABSTRACT: In recent years, foundation models—large pretrained models that can be adapted for a wide range of tasks—have achieved state-of-the-art performance on a variety of tasks. While the pretrained models […]
Fall 2023 GRASP SFI: Ge Yang, NSF Institute of AI and Fundamental Interactions and MIT CSAIL, “Feature Fields for Robotics: Language-Grounded Perception and Mapping at Multiple Scales”
This is a hybrid event with in-person attendance in Levine 307 and virtual attendance on Zoom. ABSTRACT What kind of representation do robots need in order to be as generally capable […]
CBE Seminar: “Fabrication and Long-term Reliability of High Efficiency Monocrystalline Silicon Solar Cells” (Agarwal, Colorado School of Mines)
Global energy demand will continue to increase, and the ability of fossil fuels to meet these demands is limited due to the associated climate change concerns. In response to these […]