Scholar
Ken Goldberg
Google Scholar ID: 8fztli4AAAAJ
Professor, UC Berkeley and UCSF
Citations & Impact
Citations
25,488
H-index
73
i10-index
312
Publications
20
Co-authors
28
list available
Contact
Publications
Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
- Published influential papers such as 'Augmented Surgical Dexterity' (Science Robotics, Nov 2024)
- Developed the Dexterity Network (Dex-Net) series for robust robotic grasping
- Pioneered sensorless algorithms for orienting polygonal parts
- Serves on the Executive Board of the Conference on Robot Learning (CoRL) and was General Chair in 2022
- Member of the Editorial Board of Science Robotics
- Holds multiple patents
- Created the Jester Dataset (6.5M joke ratings) for recommender systems
- Released the Fitts' Law open-access dataset with 94,000 timing measurements
- Documentary 'Why We Love Robots' won the Botscar Award and was Emmy-nominated
Research Experience
- Leads the Berkeley Automation Science Lab (AUTOLab)
- Active in BAIR (Berkeley AI Research Lab), serving as Chair of the Steering Committee
- Involved in CAL-MR (Center for Automation and Learning for Medical Robotics)
- Organizes the CITRIS People and Robots Initiative Weekly Seminar Series
- Principal investigator on multiple NSF/USDA-funded projects including SCHooL and RAPID
Background
- Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, UC Berkeley
- William S. Floyd Jr. Distinguished Chair in Engineering, UC Berkeley
- President, Robot Learning Foundation
- Chief Scientist, Ambi Robotics and Jacobi Robotics
- Research interests span robot learning, automation, medical robotics, human-robot collaboration, and the intersection of art and engineering
Miscellany
- Interdisciplinary artist-engineer; created robot dance performance 'Breathless' and art exhibit 'Ancient Wisdom'
- Produced short documentaries including 'The Science of Character' and 'Robots, Botox, and Google Glass'
- Developed educational resources for children: 'How To Train Your Robot' (video and book)
- Affiliated with LACMA Art and Technology Lab and International Advisory Board of Chronus Media Art Center, Shanghai
- Hosts the Art, Technology, and Culture (ATC) Lecture Series
