Has revealed hidden challenges towards building 3D robotic foundation models.
Research Experience
Currently working at Waymo on spatial VLMs; has worked on 3D scene representation from self-supervision and developed Embodied Reasoning with Large Language Models for long-term planning, navigation, and 3D referring reasoning tasks.
Education
PhD student at the Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago (TTIC), part of the Robot Intelligence through Perception Lab (RIPL). Advisors: Matthew Walter and Greg Shakhnarovich.
Background
Research interests: Embodied Spatial Intelligence, 3D perception and 3D reasoning. Bio: Aims for a future where capable and friendly robots co-live with humans in every home, assisting with daily chores.