KRIS HAUSERCONTACT INFORMATION
Office: Seibel Center Rm 3233
201 N Goodwin Ave
Urbana, IL 61801
Phone: 1 (217) 244-0821
Email: kkhauser@illinois.edu
Personal Website: http://kkhauser.web.illinois.edu/
Lab Website: http://motion.cs.illinois.edu/

AFFILIATIONS
Professor
Department of Computer Science
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Department of Mechanical Science & Engineering
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

EDUCATION
9/03 – 6/08

Stanford University
Ph.D., Computer Science
Thesis: Motion Planning for Legged and Humanoid Robots

9/99 – 5/03

University of California at Berkeley
B.A., Computer Science
B.A., Mathematics

JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS
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J. Xu, K. Yin, J. Gregory, K. Hauser, and L. Liu. Boundary-Aware Value Function Generation for Safe
Stochastic Motion Planning. International Journal of Robotics Research, 2024.
doi:10.1177/02783649241238766 (to appear)
K. Hauser, E. Watson, J. Bae, J. Bankston, S. Behnke, B. Borgia, M. Catalano, S. Dafarra, J.B.F. van Erp, T.
Ferris, J. Fishel, G. Hoffman, S. Ivaldi, F. Kanehiro, A. Kheddar, G. Lannuzel, J.F. Morie, P. Naughton, S.
NGuyen, P. Oh, T. Padir, J. Pippine, J. Park, D. Pucci, J. Vaz, P. Whitney, P. Wu, and D Locke. Analysis andPerspectives on the ANA Avatar XPRIZE Competition. International Journal of Social Robotics, January 30,
2024. doi:10.1007/s12369-023-01095-w
N. Zhong and K. Hauser. Attentiveness Map Estimation for Haptic Teleoperation of Mobile Robot Obstacle
Avoidance and Approach. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 2024. First published online January 16,2024. Print ISSN: 2377-3766, Online ISSN: 2377-3766, doi:10.1109/LRA.2024.3354613
J. M. C. Marques, P. Naughton, J.-C. Peng, Y. Zhu, J. S. Nam, Q. Kong, X. Zhang, A. Penmetcha; R. Ji, N. Fu,
V. Ravibaskar, R. Yan, N. Malhotra, and K. Hauser. Immersive Commodity Telepresence with the TRINA
Robot Avatar. International Journal of Social Robotics, January 14, 2024. doi:10.1007/s12369-023-01090-1.
First published online January 14, 2024.
W.D. Null, W. Edwards, D. Jeong, T. Tchalakov, J. Menezes, K. Hauser, Y Z. Automatically-Tuned Model
Predictive Control for an Underwater Soft Robot. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 9(1):571-587, 2024.
doi:10.1109/LRA.2023.3333662. First published online November 16, 2023.
Z. Pan, A. Zheng, Y. Li, J. Yu, and K. Hauser. Algorithms and Systems for Manipulating Multiple Objects.
IEEE Transactions on Robotics, 39(1):2-20, 2023. doi:10.1109/TRO.2022.3197013. First published online
September 15, 2022.

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Y. Tian, M. Draelos, R. P. McNabb, K. Hauser, A.N. Kuo, and J.A. Izatt. Optical Coherence Tomography
Refraction and Optical Path Length Correction for Image-Guided Corneal Surgery. Biomedical Optics Express,
13(9):5035-5049, September 2022. doi:10.1364/BOE.464762
8. Y. Zhou and K. Hauser. CPI: Conservativeness, Permissiveness and Intervention Metrics for Shared Control
Evaluation. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 7(3): 6367-6374 July 2022.
doi:10.1109/LRA.2022.3169581
9. Y. Zhu, A. Smith, and K. Hauser. Automated Heart and Lung Auscultation in Robotic Physical Examinations.
IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 7(2): 4204-4211, April 2022. doi: 10.1109/LRA.2022.3149576
10. P. Naughton and K. Hauser. Structured Action Prediction for Teleoperation in Open Worlds. IEEE Robotics
and Automation Letters, 7(2): 3099-3105, April 2022. doi: 10.1109/LRA.2022.3145953
11. W. Edwards, G. Tang, Y. Tian, M. Draelos, J. Izatt, A. Kuo, and K. Hauser. Data-Driven Modelling andControl for Robot Needle Insertion in Deep Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty. IEEE Robotics and Automation
Letters, 7(2):1526-1533, April 2022. doi: 10.1109/LRA.2022.3140458
12. F. Wang and K. Hauser. Dense Robotic Packing of Irregular and Novel 3D Objects. IEEE Transactions on
Robotics, 38(2):1160-1173, April 2022. doi:10.1109/TRO.2021.3097261. First published online in 2021.
13. W. Sun. G. Tang, and K. Hauser. Fast UAV Trajectory Optimization using Bilevel Optimization with
Analytical Gradients. IEEE Transactions on Robotics, 37(6):2010-2024, Dec, 2021.
doi:10.1109/TRO.2021.3076454
14. F. Wang and K. Hauser. Robot Packing with Known Items and Nondeterministic Arrival Order. IEEE
Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, 18(4):1901-1915, Oct. 2021.
doi:10.1109/TASE.2020.3024291
15. M. Draelos, P. Ortiz, R. Qian, B. Keller, K. Hauser, A. Kuo, and J. Izatt. Robotic Optical Coherence
Tomography Scanner for Contactless Autonomous Eye Imaging of Freestanding Subjects. Nature Transactions
on Biomedical Engineering, 5(7), 726-736, 2021. doi:10.1038/s41551-021-00753-6
16. K. Hauser. Semi-Infinite Programming for Trajectory Optimization with Nonconvex Obstacles. International
Journal of Robotics Research, Jan. 10, 40(10-11), 2021. doi:10.1177/0278364920983353.
17. B. Keller, M. Draelos, K. Zhou, R. Kuan, A. Kuo, G. Konidaris, K. Hauser, J. A. Izatt. Optical Coherence
Tomography Guided Robotic Ophthalmic Microsurgery via Reinforcement Learning from Demonstration.
IEEE Transactions on Robotics, 36(4): 1207-1218, 2020. doi:10.1109/TRO.2020.2980158
18. M. Draelos, G. Tang, B. Keller, A. Kuo, K. Hauser, J. A. Izatt. Optical Coherence Tomography Guided
Robotic Needle Insertion for Deep Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical
Engineering, 67(7): 2073-2083, 2019. doi:10.1109/TBME.2019.2954505
19. G. Tang and K. Hauser. A Data-Driven Indirect Method for Nonlinear Optimal Control. Astrodynamics,
3(4):345-359, 2019.
20. K. Hauser. Bayesian Tactile Exploration for Compliant Docking with Uncertain Shapes. IEEE Transactions on
Robotics, 35(5): 1084-1096, 2019. doi: 10.1109/TRO.2019.2921144
21. B. Keller, M. Draelos, G. Tang, S. Farsiu, A. N. Kuo, K. Hauser, and J. A. Izatt. Real-time Corneal
Segmentation and 3D Needle Tracking in Intrasurgical OCT. Biomedical Optics Express, 9(6):2716-2732,
2018.
22. K. Hauser, S. Wang, and M. Cutkosky. Efﬁcient Equilibrium Testing under Adhesion and Anisotropy using
Empirical Contact Force Models. IEEE Transactions on Robotics, 34(5):1157-1169, 2018. doi:
10.1109/TRO.2018.2831722
23. K. Hauser and S. Emmons. Global Redundancy Resolution via Continuous Pseudoinversion of the Forward
Kinematic Map. IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, 15(3): 932 – 944, 2018. doi:
10.1109/TASE.2018.2805878
24. J. Luo and K. Hauser. Robust Trajectory Optimization Under Frictional Contact with Iterative Learning.
Autonomous Robots, 41(6): 1447-1461, 2017. doi:10.1007/s10514-017-9629-x (Impact factor 2.066)
25. K. Hauser. Learning the Problem-Optimum Map: Analysis and Application to Global Optimization in
Robotics. IEEE Transaction on Robotics, 33(1):141-152, 2017. (Impact factor 2.432)
26. K. Hauser and Y. Zhou. Asymptotically Optimal Planning by Feasible Kinodynamic Planning in State-Cost
Space. IEEE Transactions on Robotics, 32(6): 1431-1443, 2016. (Impact factor 2.432)

27. N. Correll, K.E. Bekris, D. Berenson, O. Brock, A. Causo, K. Hauser, K. Okada, A. Rodriguez, J. M. Romano,
and P. R. Wurman. Analysis and Observations from the First Amazon Picking Challenge. IEEE Transactions on
Automation Science and Engineering, PP(99):1-17, 2016. doi: 10.1109/TASE.2016.2600527 (Impact factor
2.696)
28. D. Simshaw, A. Proia, K. Hauser, and M. Cummings. Regulating Healthcare Robots: Maximizing
Opportunities While Minimizing Risks. Richmond Journal of Law and Technology, 22(3), 2016. SSRN
preprint at http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2739462
29. A. Proia, D. Simshaw, and K. Hauser. Consumer Cloud Robotics and the Fair Information Practice Principles:
Recognizing the Challenges and Opportunities Ahead. Minnesota Journal of Law, Science & Technology,
16(1), Winter, 2015. SSRN preprint at http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2466723
30. K. Hauser. Fast Interpolation and Time-Optimization with Contact. International Journal of Robotics Research(IJRR), 33(9):1231-1250, August, 2014. doi: 10.1177/0278364914527855 (Impact factor 2.863)
31. K. Hauser. The Minimum Constraint Removal Problem with Three Robotics Applications. International
Journal of Robotics Research (IJRR), 33(1):5-17, January, 2014. doi: 10.1177/0278364913507795 (Impact
factor: 2.863)
32. Y. Zhang and K. Hauser. Unbiased, scalable sampling of protein loop conformations from probabilistic priors.
BMC Structural Biology, 13(Supplement 1):S9, November 8, 2013. doi:10.1186/1472-6807-13-S1-S9 (Impact
factor: 2.10)
33. K. Hauser. Recognition, Prediction, and Planning for Assisted Teleoperation with Freeform Tasks.
Autonomous Robots, 35(4): 241-254, August, 2013. doi:10.1007/s10514-013-9350-3. (Impact factor:1.908)
34. C. Bennett and K. Hauser. Artificial Intelligence Framework for Simulating Clinical Decision-Making: A
Markov Decision Process Approach. Artificial Intelligence in Medicine, 57(1):9-19, January 2013. doi:
10.1016/j.artmed.2012.12.003. (Impact factor: 1.345)
35. K. Hauser. On Responsiveness, Safety, and Completeness in Real-Time Motion Planning. Autonomous
Robots, 32(1):35-48, 2012. (Impact factor: 2.011)
36. K. Hauser and V. Ng-Thow-Hing. Randomized Multi-Modal Motion Planning for a Humanoid Manipulation
Task. International Journal of Robotics Research (IJRR), 30(6):678-698, 2011. (Impact factor: 4.095)
37. K. Hauser and J.-C. Latombe. Multi-Modal Motion Planning in Non-Expansive Spaces. International Journalof Robotics Research (IJRR), 29(7):897-915, 2010. (Impact factor: 4.095)
38. R. B. Rusu, A. Sundaresan, B. Morisset, K. Hauser, M. Agrawal, J.-C. Latombe, M. Beetz. Leaving Flatland:
Efficient real-time three-dimensional perception and motion planning. International Journal of Field Robotics(IJFR), 26(10):841-862, 2009. (Impact factor: 3.580)
39. K. Hauser, T. Bretl, J.-C Latombe, K. Harada, and B. Wilcox, Motion Planning for Legged Robots in Varied
Terrain. International Journal of Robotics Research (IJRR), Vol. 27(11-12), pp. 1325-1349, 2008. (Impact
factor: 4.095)

CONFERENCE PUBLICATIONS
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K.-Y. Tseng, M. Zhang, K. Hauser, and G.E. Dullerud. Adaptive Trajectory Database Learning for Nonlinear
Control with Hybrid Gradient Optimization. IEEE/RSJ Int’l Conf on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS),
October 2024. (to appear)
R. Qiu, Y. Wang, and K. Hauser. AlignDiff: Aligning Diffusion Models for General Few-Shot Segmentation.
European Conference on Computer Vision (ECCV), September 2024. (to appear)
K. Zhang, B. Li, K. Hauser, Y. Li. AdaptiGraph: Material-Adaptive Graph-Based Neural Dynamics for
Robotic Manipulation. Robotics: Science and Systems (RSS), July 2024.
R. Moan, C. McBeth, M. Morales, N. Amato, and K. Hauser. Experience-Based Multi-Agent Path Finding
with Narrow Corridors. Robotics: Science and Systems (RSS), July 2024.
J.-C. Peng, S. Yao, and K. Hauser. 3D Force and Contact Estimation for a Soft-Bubble Visuotactile Sensor.
International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), May 2024.
P. Naughton, J. S. Nam, A. Stratton, and K. Hauser. Integrating Open-World Shared Control in Immersive
Avatars. International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), May 2024.

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J. M. C. Marques, A. Zhai, S. Wang, and K. Hauser. On the Overconfidence Problem in Semantic 3D
Mapping. International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), May 2024.
8. Y. Zhu, P. Thangeda, M. Ornik, and K. Hauser. Few-shot Adaptation for Manipulating Granular Materials
Under Domain Shift. Robotics: Science and Systems (RSS), July 2023. https://arxiv.org/abs/2303.02893
9. M. Zhang, D. Jha, A. Raghunathan, and K. Hauser. Simultaneous Trajectory Optimization and Contact
Selection for Multi-Modal Manipulation Planning. Robotics: Science and Systems (RSS), July 2023.
10. S. Yao and K. Hauser. Estimating Tactile Models of Heterogeneous Deformable Objects in Real Time. IEEE
International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), May 2023.
11. R. Qiu, Y. Sun, J. M. C. Marques, and K. Hauser. Real-time Semantic 3D Reconstruction for High-Touch
Surface Recognition for Robotic Disinfection. IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots andSystems (IROS), October 2022.
12. A. Partap, S. Grayson, M. Huzaifa, S. Adve, B. Godfrey, S. Gupta, K. Hauser, R. Mittal. On-Device CPU
Scheduling for Robot Systems. IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS),
October 2022.
13. M. Zhang and K. Hauser. Non-Penetration Iterative Closest Points for Single-View Multi-Object 6D Pose
Estimation. IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), May 2022.
14. Y. Ding, M. Zhang, C. Li, H.-W. Park, and K. Hauser. Hybrid Sampling/Optimization-based Planning for
Agile Jumping Robots on Challenging Terrains. IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation(ICRA), May 2021.
15. W. Edwards, G. Tang, G. Mamakoukas, T. Murphey, and K. Hauser. Automatic Tuning for Data-driven Model
Predictive Control. IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), May 2021.
16. Y. Kim, Z. Pan, and K. Hauser. MO-BBO: Multi-Objective Bilevel Bayesian Optimization for Robot andBehavior Co-Design. IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), May 2021.
17. J. M. C. Marques, R. Ramalingam, Z. Pan, and K. Hauser. Optimized Coverage Planning for UV Surface
Disinfection. IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), May 2021.
18. Z. Pan and K. Hauser. Decision Making in Joint Push-Grasp Action Space for Large-Scale Object Sorting.
IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), May 2021.
19. Z. Pan and K. Hauser. Implicit Integration for Articulated Bodies with Contact via the Nonconvex Maximal
Dissipation Principle. IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), May 2021.
20. M. Zhang and K. Hauser. Semi-Infinite Programming with Complementarity Constraints for Pose
Optimization with Pervasive Contact. IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA),
May 2021.
21. Y. Zhu, Z. Pan, and K. Hauser. Contact-Implicit Trajectory Optimization with Learned Deformable Contacts
Using Bilevel Optimization. IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), May 2021.
22. W. Sun, G. Tang, and K. Hauser. Fast UAV Trajectory Optimization using Bilevel Optimization with
Analytical Gradients. 2020 American Control Conference (ACC), July 2020. (67% acceptance rate)
23. G. Tang, W. Sun, and K. Hauser. Enhancing Bilevel Optimization for UAV Time-Optimal Trajectory using a
Duality Gap Approach. IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), June 2020. (42%acceptance rate)
24. Y. Tian, M. Draelos, G. Tang, R. Qian, A. Kuo, J. A. Izatt, and K. Hauser. Toward Autonomous Robotic
Micro-Suturing using Optical Coherence Tomography Calibration and Path Planning. IEEE International
Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), June 2020. (42% acceptance rate)
25. Y. Zhu, K. Lu, and K. Hauser. Semi-Empirical Simulation of Learned Force Response Models for
Heterogeneous Elastic Objects. IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), June
2020. (42% acceptance rate)
26. G. Tang, W. Sun, and K. Hauser. Time-Optimal Trajectory Generation for Dynamic Vehicles: A Bilevel
Optimization Approach. IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS),
October, 2019. (45% acceptance rate)
27. F. Wang and K. Hauser. Robot Packing with Known Items and Nondeterministic Arrival Order. Robotics:
Science and Systems (RSS), June 2019. (31% acceptance rate) Best paper award nominee.

28. M. Draelos, P. Ortiz, R. Qian, B. Keller, K. Hauser, A. Kuo, and J. Izatt. Automatic Optical Coherence
Tomography Imaging of Stationary and Moving Eyes with a Robotically-Aligned Scanner. IEEE International
Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), May, 2019. (44% acceptance rate)
29. G. Tang and K. Hauser. Discontinuity-Sensitive Optimal Control Learning by Mixture of Experts. IEEE
International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), May, 2019. (44% acceptance rate)
30. F. Wang and K. Hauser. In-hand Object Scanning via RGB-D Video Segmentation. IEEE International
Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), May, 2019. (44% acceptance rate)
31. F. Wang and K. Hauser. Stable Bin Packing of Non-convex 3D Objects with a Robot Manipulator. IEEE
International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), May, 2019. (44% acceptance rate)
32. Y. Zhu, L. Abdulmajeid, and K. Hauser. Data-driven Approach for Fast Simulation of Robot Locomotion on
Granular Media. IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), May, 2019. (44%acceptance rate)
33. K. Hauser. Semi-Infinite Programming for Trajectory Optimization with Nonconvex Obstacles. Workshop on
Algorithmic Foundations of Robotics (WAFR), December, 2018. (57% acceptance rate)
34. S. Wang and K. Hauser. Unified Multi-Contact Fall Mitigation Planning for Humanoids via Contact Transition
Tree Optimization. IEEE Int’l. Conf. on Humanoid Robots (Humanoids), November, 2018. (oral presentation,
19.5% acceptance rate) Best paper award nominee.
35. G. Tang, W. Sun, and K. Hauser. Learning Trajectories for Real-Time Optimal Control of Quadrotors.
IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), October, 2018. (47% acceptancerate)
36. M. Aubert, H. Bader, and K. Hauser. Designing Multimodal Intent Communication Strategies for Conflict
Avoidance in Industrial Human-Robot Teams. IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive
Communication (RO-MAN), August 2018.
37. K. Hauser. Bayesian Tactile Exploration for Compliant Docking with Uncertain Shapes. Robotics: Science andSystems (RSS), June 2018. (31% acceptance rate)
38. M. Draelos, B. Keller, G. Tang, A. Kuo, K. Hauser, J. Izatt. Real-Time Image-Guided Cooperative Robotic
Assist Device for Deep Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty. IEEE Int’l. Conf. on Robotics and Automation (ICRA),
May 2018. (41% acceptance rate)
39. F. Wang, G. Chen, and K. Hauser. Robot Button Pressing in Human Environments. IEEE Int’l. Conf. on
Robotics and Automation (ICRA), May 2018. (41% acceptance rate)
40. S. Wang and K. Hauser. Realization of a Real-time Optimal Control Strategy to Stabilize a Falling Humanoid
Robot with Hand Contact. IEEE Int’l. Conf. on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), May 2018. (41% acceptancerate)
41. W. Zhang and K. Hauser. Single-Image Footstep Prediction for Versatile Legged Locomotion. IEEE Int’l.
Conf. on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), May 2018. (41% acceptance rate)
42. S. Wang and K. Hauser. Real-time Stabilization of a Falling Humanoid Robot using Hand Contact: An
Optimal Control Approach. IEEE-RAS Int’l Conference on Humanoid Robots, November, 2017. (54%acceptance rate)
43. G. Tang and K. Hauser. A Data-driven Indirect Method for Nonlinear Optimal Control. IEEE/RSJ Intl.
Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), September 2017. (45% acceptance rate)
44. M. Draelos, B. Keller, C. Toth, A. Kuo, K. Hauser, and J. Izatt. Teleoperating Robots from Arbitrary
Viewpoints in Surgical Contexts. IEEE/RSJ Intl. Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS),
September 2017. (45% acceptance rate)
45. K. Hauser, S. Wang, and M. Cutkosky. Efﬁcient Equilibrium Testing under Adhesion and Anisotropy using
Empirical Contact Force Models. Robotics: Science and Systems (RSS), July 2017. (40% acceptance rate)
46. Z. Li, P. Moran, C. Dong, R. Shaw, and K. Hauser. Development of a Tele-Nursing Mobile Manipulator for
Remote Care-giving in Quarantine Areas. IEEE Int’l. Conf. on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), May 2017.
(41% acceptance rate)
47. Z. Li and K. Hauser. A Study of Bidirectionally Telepresent Tele-action During Robot-Mediated Handover.
IEEE Int’l. Conf. on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), May 2017. (41% acceptance rate)48. Z. Xie, K. Liu, and K. Hauser. Differential Dynamic Programming with Nonlinear Constraints. IEEE Int’l.
Conf. on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), May 2017. (41% acceptance rate)
49. Y. Zhou and K. Hauser. Incorporating Side-Channel Information into Convolutional Neural Networks for
Robotic Tasks. IEEE Int’l. Conf. on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), May 2017.
50. K. Hauser. Continuous Pseudoinversion of a Multivariate Function: Application to Global Redundancy
Resolution. Workshop on the Algorithmic Foundations of Robotics (WAFR), 2016. (25% acceptance rate) Best
Paper Award nominee.
51. A. Rocchi and K. Hauser. A Generic Simulator for Underactuated Compliant Hands. IEEE Int’l Conf. on
Simulation, Modeling, and Programming for Autonomous Robots (SIMPAR), 2016.
52. A. Rocchi, B. Ames, J. Li, and K. Hauser. Stable Simulation of Underactuated Compliant Hands. IEEE Int'l.
Conf. on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2016. (35% acceptance rate)
53. O. Ramos and K. Hauser. Generalizations of the Capture Point to Nonlinear Center of Mass Paths and Uneven
Terrain. IEEE-RAS Int’l Conference on Humanoid Robots, November, 2015. (oral presentation, 15%
acceptance rate) Best Paper Award.
54. Z. Li, K. Hauser, J. R. Roldan, D. Milutinović, and J. Rosen. A Novel Method for Quantifying Arm Motion
Similarity. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Conference (EMBC), August, 2015.
55. J. Luo and K. Hauser. Robust Trajectory Optimization Under Frictional Contact with Iterative Learning.
Robotics: Science and Systems (RSS), July 2015. (26% acceptance rate)
56. K. Hauser. Lazy Collision Checking in Asymptotically-Optimal Motion Planning. IEEE Int’l. Conf. on
Robotics and Automation (ICRA), May 2015.
57. D. Coroian and K. Hauser. Learning Stroke Treatment Progression Models for an MDP Clinical Decision
Support System. SIAM Intl. Conf. on Data Mining, April, 2015. (41% acceptance rate)
58. D. Simshaw, K. Hauser, N. Terry, and M. Cummings. Regulating Healthcare Robots in the Hospital and theHome: Considerations for Maximizing Opportunities and Minimizing Risks. We Robot 2015, April 2015.
59. S. Yang, T. Khot, K. Kersting, G. Kunapuli, K. Hauser, and S. Natarajan. Learning from Imbalanced Data in
Relational Domains: A Soft Margin Approach. IEEE Intl. Conference on Data Mining (ICDM), December
2014. (9.8% acceptance rate)
60. A. Eilering, G. Franchi, and K. Hauser. RoboPuppet: Low-Cost, 3D Printed Miniatures for Teleoperating FullSize Robots. IEEE/RSJ Intl. Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), September 2014. (46%acceptance rate)
61. J. Luo and K. Hauser. An Empirical Study of Optimal Motion Planning. IEEE/RSJ Intl. Conference onIntelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), September 2014. (46% acceptance rate)
62. A. Eilering, V. Yap, J. Johnson, and K. Hauser. Identifying Support Surfaces of Climbable Structures from 3D
Point Clouds. IEEE Int’l. Conf. on Robotics and Automation, May 2014. (48% acceptance rate)
63. K. Hauser. Fast Dynamic Optimization of Robot Paths under Actuator Limits and Frictional Contact. IEEE
Int’l. Conf. on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), May 2014. (48% acceptance rate)
64. J. Luo, Y. Zhang, K. Hauser, H.A. Park, M. Paldhe, C.S.G. Lee, M. Grey, M. Stilman, J.H. Oh, J. Lee, I. Kim,
and P. Oh. Robust Ladder-Climbing with a Humanoid Robot with Application to the DARPA Robotics
Challenge. IEEE Int’l. Conf. on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), May 2014. (48% acceptance rate)
65. A. Proia, D. Simshaw, and K . Hauser. Consumer Cloud Robotics and the Fair Information Practice Principles:
The Policy Risks and Opportunities Ahead. We Robot 2014, April 2014. (25% acceptance rate)
66. K. Hauser. Robust Contact Generation for Robot Simulation with Unstructured Meshes. In proceedings ofInt’l. Symposium on Robotics Research (ISRR), December 2013. (Also in Robotics Research, Springer Tracts
in Advanced Robotics (STAR), pp 357—373, Springer, 2016.)
67. K. Hauser. Minimum Constraint Displacement Motion Planning. In proceedings of Robotics: Science andSystems (RSS), June 2013. (30% acceptance rate)
68. K. Hauser. Fast Interpolation and Time-Optimization on Implicit Contact Submanifolds. In proceedings of
Robotics: Science and Systems, June 2013. (30% acceptance rate)
69. J. Johnson and K. Hauser. Optimal Longitudinal Control Planning with Moving Obstacles. IEEE Int’lIntelligent Vehicles Symposium, May 2013. (oral presentation, 8% acceptance rate)70. Y. Zhang, K. Hauser, and J. Luo. Unbiased, Scalable Sampling of Closed Kinematic Chains. In proceedings ofIEEE Int'l Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), May 2013. (39% acceptance rate)
71. Y. Zhang, J. Luo, K. Hauser, R. Ellenberg, P. Oh, H.A. Park, M. Paldhe, and C.S.G. Lee. Motion Planning of
Ladder Climbing for Humanoid Robots. In proceedings of IEEE Conf. on Technologies for Practical Robot
Applications (TePRA), April 2013.
72. J. Johnson, Y. Zhang, and K. Hauser. Minimizing Driver Interference Under a Probabilistic Safety Constraint
in Emergency Collision Avoidance Systems. In proceedings of IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems
Conference, September 2012. (73% acceptance rate)
73. K. Hauser. Recognition, Prediction, and Planning for Assisted Teleoperation with Freeform Tasks. In
proceedings of Robotics: Science and Systems (RSS), July 2012. (32.9% acceptance rate)
74. K. Hauser. The Minimum Constraint Removal Problem with Three Robotics Applications. In proceedings ofWorkshop on the Algorithmic Foundations of Robotics, June 2012. (Also in Algorithmic Foundations of
Robotics X, Springer Tracts in Advanced Robotics (STAR), Springer Berlin / Heidelberg, 2013)
75. Y. Zhang, J. Luo, and K. Hauser. Sampling-based Motion Planning with Dynamic Intermediate State
Objectives: Application to Throwing. In proceedings of IEEE Int'l Conference on Robotics and Automation(ICRA), May 2012. (40% acceptance rate)
76. J. Luo and K. Hauser. Interactive Generation of Dynamically Feasible Robot Trajectories from Sketches Using
Temporal Mimicking. In proceedings of IEEE Int'l Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), May
2012. (40% acceptance rate)
77. J. Johnson and K. Hauser. Optimal Acceleration-Bounded Trajectory Planning in Dynamic Environments
Along a Specified Path. In proceedings of IEEE Int'l Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), May
2012. (40% acceptance rate)
78. E. You and K. Hauser. Assisted Teleoperation Strategies for Aggressively Controlling a Robot Arm with 2D
Input. In proceedings of Robotics: Science and Systems (RSS), Los Angeles, USA, June 2011. (24.6%
acceptance rate)
79. K. Hauser. Adaptive Time Stepping in Real-Time Motion Planning. In proceedings of Workshop on the
Algorithmic Foundations of Robotics, Singapore, Dec. 2010. (40.3% acceptance rate) (Also published in
Algorithmic Foundations of Robotics IX, Springer Tracts in Advanced Robotics (STAR), Springer Berlin /Heidelberg, vol 68, p215-230, 2010)
80. K. Hauser. Randomized Belief-Space Replanning in Partially-Observable Continuous Spaces. In proceedingsof Workshop on the Algorithmic Foundations of Robotics, Singapore, Dec. 2010. (40.3% acceptance rate) (Alsopublished in Algorithmic Foundations of Robotics IX, Springer Tracts in Advanced Robotics (STAR), Springer
Berlin / Heidelberg, vol 68, p403-418, 2010)
81. K. Hauser and V. Ng-Thow-Hing. Fast Smoothing of Manipulator Trajectories using Optimal BoundedAcceleration Shortcuts. In proceedings of IEEE Int'l Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2010.
82. R. Jansen, K. Hauser, N. Chentanez, F. van der Stappen, and K. Goldberg. Surgical Retraction of NonUniform Deformable Layers of Tissue: 2D Robot Grasping and Path Planning. In proceedings of IEEE Intl.
Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), 2009. (58% acceptance rate)
83. K. Hauser. A Decision-Theoretic Formalism for Belief-Optimal Reasoning. In proceedings of IEEE
Performance Measurement for Intelligent Systems Workshop (PerMIS), Gaithersburg, MD, Sep. 2009.
84. N. Chentanez, R. Alterovitz, D. Richie, J. Cho, K. Hauser, K. Goldberg, J.R. Shewchuk, and J. O'Brien,Interactive Simulation of Surgical Needle Insertion and Steering. In proceedings of ACM SIGGRAPH, 2009.
(18% acceptance rate)
85. K. Hauser, R. Alterovitz, N. Chentanez, A. Okamura, and K. Goldberg, Feedback Control for Steering Needles
Through 3D Deformable Tissue Using Helical Paths. In proceedings of Robotics: Science and Systems (RSS),2009. (26% acceptance rate)
86. B. Morisset, R.B. Rusu, A. Sundaresan, K. Hauser, M. Agrawal, J.-C. Latombe, and M. Beetz, Leaving
Flatland. Toward Real-Time 3D Navigation. In proceedings of IEEE Intl. Conf. of Robotics and Automation(ICRA), 2009. (42.8% acceptance rate)

87. M. Torabi, K. Hauser, R. Alterovitz, V. Duindam, and K. Goldberg, Guiding Medical Needles Using SinglePoint Tissue Manipulation. In proceedings of IEEE Intl. Conf. of Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2009.
(42.8% acceptance rate) Best Medical Robotics Paper Finalist.
88. K. Hauser and J.-C. Latombe, Multi-Modal Motion Planning for Non-Expansive Spaces. In the Workshop on
the Algorithm Foundations of Robotics (WAFR), 2008. (Also published in Algorithmic Foundations of
Robotics VIII, Springer Tracts in Advanced Robotics (STAR), Springer Berlin / Heidelberg, vol 57, p615-630,
2010)
89. V. Ng-Thowhing, E. Drumwright, K. Hauser, Q. Wu, and J. Wormer, Expanding Task Functionality inEstablished Humanoid Robots. In proceedings of IEEE Intl. Conference on Humanoid Robots, 2007.
90. K. Hauser, V. Ng-Thow-Hing, H. Gonzalez-Baños, Multi-Modal Motion Planning for a Humanoid Robot
Manipulation Task. In proceedings of International Symposium on Robotics Research (ISRR), 2007.
91. K. Hauser, T. Bretl, K. Harada, and J.-C Latombe, Using Motion Primitives in Probabilistic Sample-based
Planning for Humanoid Robots. In proceedings of Workshop on the Algorithmic Foundations of Robotics(WAFR), 2006. (Also published in Algorithmic Foundations of Robotics VII, Springer Tracts in Advanced
Robotics (STAR), Springer Berlin / Heidelberg, vol 47, p507-522, 2008)
92. K. Hauser, T. Bretl, J.-C Latombe, and B. Wilcox, Motion Planning for a Six-legged Lunar Robot. In
proceedings of Workshop on the Algorithmic Foundations of Robotics (WAFR), 2006. (Also published in
Algorithmic Foundations of Robotics VII, Springer Tracts in Advanced Robotics (STAR), Springer Berlin /Heidelberg, vol 47, p301-316, 2008)
93. Harada, K., Hauser, K., Bretl, T., Latombe, J.-C., Natural Motion Generation for Humanoid Robots. In
proceedings of IEEE Intl. Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), 2006.
94. K. Hauser, T. Bretl, and J.-C Latombe, Non-Gaited Humanoid Locomotion Planning. In proceedings of IEEE
Conference on Humanoid Robots, 2005.
95. K. Hauser, T. Bretl, and J.-C Latombe, Learning-Assisted Multi-Step Planning. In proceedings of IEEE
Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2005.
96. K. Hauser, C. Shen, and J.F. O'Brien, Interactive Deformation Using Modal Analysis With Constraints. In
proceedings of Graphics Interface 2003, pp. 247-255.

BOOK CHAPTERS AND THESIS
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A. Causo, J. Durham, K. Hauser, K. Okada, and A. Rodriguez (eds). Advances on Robotic Item Picking:Applications in Warehousing & E-Commerce Fulfillment. Springer, 2020. ISBN 978-3-030-35679-8.
K. Hauser. Path/Motion Planning. In M. H. Ang Jr., O. Khatib, and B. Siciliano (eds), Encyclopedia of
Robotics, Springer, 2020. doi:10.1007/978-3-642-41610-1_165-1
K. Hauser. Adaptive locomotion on uneven terrains. In A. Goswami and P. Vadakkepat (eds), Humanoid
Robotics: A Reference, Springer, 2017.
K. Hauser and V. Ng-Thow-Hing. Multi-Modal Motion Planning for Precision Pushing on a Humanoid Robot.
In K. Harada, E. Yoshida, and K. Yokoi (eds), Motion Planning for Humanoid Robots, Springer, 2010.
K. Hauser, Motion Planning for Legged and Humanoid Robots. Ph.D. Thesis, Stanford University, September
2008.

OTHER PUBLICATIONS
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A. Stratton, K. Hauser, and C. Mavrogiannis. Towards a Characterization of the Complexity of Social Robot
Navigation Scenarios. RSS 2024 Workshop on Unsolved Problems in Social Robot Navigation, July 19, 2024.
Best Workshop Paper Award
M. Zhang, D. Jha, A. Raghunathan, and K. Hauser. Simultaneous Trajectory Optimization and Contact
Selection for Contact-rich Manipulation with High-Fidelity Geometry. RSS 2024 Workshop on Frontiers of
Optimization for Robotics, July 15, 2024.
K. Zhang, B. Li, K. Hauser, Y. Li. AdaptiGraph: Material-Adaptive Graph-Based Neural Dynamics for
Robotic Manipulation. ICRA 2024 4th Workshop on Representing and Manipulating Deformable Objects, May
17, 2024. Best Workshop Paper Award

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S. Yao, Y. Zhu, and K. Hauser. Structured Bayesian Meta-Learning for Data-Efficient Visual-Tactile Model
Estimation. ICRA 2024 4th Workshop on Representing and Manipulating Deformable Objects, May 17, 2024.
5. A. D. Smith, A. Naik, P. Arnold, and K. Hauser. A Skull-Mounted Articulating Arm Coordinate Measuring
Machine for Neurosurgical Navigation. ICRA 2024 Workshop on Robot-Assisted Medical Imaging. May 13,2024.
6. P. Thangeda, A. Goel, E. Tevere, Y. Zhu, E. Kramer, A. Daca, H. Nayar, K. Hauser, and M. Ornik. Learning
and Autonomy for Extraterrestrial Terrain Sampling: An Experience Report from OWLAT Deployment. 2024
AIAA SciTech, January 8, 2024.
7. A. Smith, A. Naik, W. Mostafa, K. Hauser, and P. Arnold. Atlas Neurosurgical Navigation System: Bedside
Neurotrauma Navigation for Low-Income Settings. 18th World Conference on Neurosurgery, December 4,2023.
8. R. Qiu, P. Chen, W. Sun, Y.-X. Wang, and K. Hauser. GAPS: Few-Shot Incremental Semantic Segmentation
via Guided Copy-Paste Synthesis. CVPR 2023 Workshop on Learning with Limited Labelled Data, June 19,2023.
9. M. Zhang, D. K. Jha, A. Raghunathan, and K. Hauser. STOCS: Simultaneous Trajectory Optimization andContact Selection for Contact-Rich Manipulation. IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation
2023 Workshop on Embracing Contacts. June 2, 2023.
10. J. M. C. Marques, J.-C. Peng, P. Naughton, Y. Zhu, J. S. Nam, and K. Hauser. Commodity Telepresence withTeam AVATRINA's Nursebot in the ANA Avatar XPRIZE Finals. ICRA 2023 2nd Workshop on Toward Robot
Avatars, June 2, 2023.
11. P. Naughton, J. S. Nam, J. M. C. Marques, J.-C. Peng, Y. Zhu, Q. Kong, and K. Hauser. Pan-Tilt-Roll
Televisualization With Adjustable Baseline Stereo. ICRA 2023 2nd Workshop on Toward Robot Avatars, June2, 2023.
12. B. Li, W. Edwards, and K. Hauser. Efficient Automatic Tuning for Data-driven Model Predictive Control via
Meta-Learning. In ICRA 2023 Workshop on Effective Representations, Abstractions, and Priors for Robot
Learning (RAP4Robots), May 29, 2023.
13. J. M. C. Marques, P. Naughton, Y. Zhu, N. Malhotra, and K. Hauser. Commodity Telepresence with the
AvaTRINA Nursebot in the ANA Avatar XPRIZE Semifinals. RSS 2022 Workshop on Toward Robot Avatars:
Perspectives on the ANA Avatar XPRIZE Competition. July 1, 2022.
14. S. Yao and K. Hauser. Online Estimation of Point-based Volumetric Stiffness Model Using Joint TorqueSensors. ICRA 2022 2nd Workshop on Representing and Manipulating Deformable Objects, May 23, 2022.
15. D. Null, T. Tchalakov, W. Edwards, Kris Hauser, and Y Z. Automatically-Tuned Model Predictive Control for
an Underwater Soft Robotic Arm. ICRA 2022 Workshop on Compliant Manipulation, May 23, 2022.
16. G. Tang and K. Hauser. Discontinuous Trajectory Learning with Topological Data Analysis. RSS 2021
Workshop on Geometry and Topology in Robotics: Learning, Optimization, Planning, and Control, July 15,
2021.
17. Y. Zhu, A. Smith, and K. Hauser. Informative Path Planning for Automatic Robotic Auscultation. ICRA 2021
Workshop on Impact of COVID-19 on Medical Robotics and Wearables Research, June 4, 2021.
18. W. Edwards, G. Tang, J. Izatt, A. Kuo, and K. Hauser. Model Learning for Automatic Needle Insertion in
Deep Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty. 2020 IROS Cognitive Robotic Surgery Workshop, Las Vegas, NV, USA,
Nov. 6, 2020. Honorable Mention.
19. K. Hauser and R. Shaw. How Medical Robots Will Help Treat Patients in Future Outbreaks. IEEE Spectrum,May 4, 2020. https://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/medical-robots/medical-robots-future-outbreakresponse
20. M. Draelos, P. Ortiz, R. Qian, C. Viehland, K. Hauser, A. Kuo, and J. Izatt, Robotically Aligned OCT Scanner
for Automated Patient Tracking Retinal Imaging. Investigative Ophthalmology and Vision Science, June 2019,60(9):1268.
21. M. Draelos, G. Tang, B. Keller, K. Hauser, A. Kuo, and J. Izatt. Automating Needle Insertions for Deep
Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty. ICRA 2019 Workshop on Open Challenges and State-of-the-Art in Control
System Design and Technology Development for Surgical Robotic Systems, May 2019.

22. W. Sun, G. Tang, and K. Hauser. Time-Optimal Trajectory Generation for Dynamic Vehicles: A Bilevel
Optimization Approach. ICRA 2019 Workshop on Toward Online Optimal Control of Dynamic Robots, May
2019.
23. W. Sun, G. Tang, and K. Hauser. Fast UAV Trajectory Generation Using Bilevel Optimization. ICRA 2019
Workshop on The Future of Aerial Robotics: Challenges and Opportunities, May 2019.
24. T. Lu, H. Bader, and K. Hauser. The Design and Doffing of Personal Protective Equipment for Healthcare
Robots. Military Health Systems Research Symposium (MHSRS), August 2018.
25. M. Aubert and K. Hauser. Toward Engaged Human-Robot Teams: A Contextualized Bandit Approach to an
Engagement-Aware Division of Labor. In HRI 2018 Workshop on Longitudinal Human-Robot Teaming, May
2018.
26. Y. Zhou and K. Hauser. 6DOF Grasp Planning by Optimizing a Deep Learning Scoring Function. RSS 2017
Workshop on Revisiting Contact - Turning a Problem into a Solution, July 2017.
27. M. C. Aubert, A. W. Draelos, M. Draelos, Y. Feng, H. He, B. Keller, J. Li, B. Vincent, F. Wang, S. Wu, K.
Zhou, T. Zhu, and K. Hauser. A Rapid Development Methodology for an Autonomous Warehouse Picking
Robot. ICRA 2017 Warehouse Picking Automation Workshop, May 2017.
28. K. Hauser. Learning the Problem-Optimum Map: Analysis and Application to Global Optimization in
Robotics. RSS 2016 Workshop on Robot Learning and Planning, June 2016. Best paper award.
29. Z. Li and K. Hauser. Ebolabot: Progress Toward a Tele-Nursing Robotic System for Ebola Patient Treatment.
RSS 2015 Workshop on Robotics for Advance Response to Epidemics, July 2015.
30. K. Hauser. Rigid Body Simulation with Point Cloud Models in Klamp’t. RSS 2015 Workshop on Realistic,
Rapid, and Repeatable Robot Simulation, July 2015.
31. M. Poffald, Y. Zhang, and K. Hauser. Learning problem space metrics for motion primitive selection. IROS
2014 Workshop on Machine Learning in Planning and Control of Robot Motion, September 2014.
32. K. Hauser and Y. Zhang. Planning-Aided Robot Design: Unified Optimization of Form, Physics, and Motion.
ICRA 2014 Workshop on Task-Based Optimal Design of Robots, Hong Kong, May 2014.
33. G. Franchi and K. Hauser. Use of Hybrid Systems to model the RobotiQ Adaptive Gripper. Indiana University
Computer Science Technical Report TR711, February 2014.
34. K. Hauser. Large Motion Libraries: Toward a “Google” for Robot Motions. In RSS Workshop on Robotics
Challenges and Vision. Berlin, Germany, June 2013. Best Paper Award.
35. J. Johnson and K. Hauser. Optimal Longitudinal Control Planning with Moving Obstacles. In ICRA 2013
Workshop on Vehicle Autonomy for Urban Transportation Systems. Karlsruhe, Germany, May 2013.
36. Y. Zhang, J. Luo, and K. Hauser. Planner-aided Design of Ladder Climbing Capabilities for a DARPA
Robotics Challenge Humanoid. In ICRA 2013 Workshop on Progress and Open Problems in Motion Planningand Navigation for Humanoids. Karlsruhe, Germany, May 2013.
37. Y. Zhang and K. Hauser. Unbiased, Scalable Sampling of Constrained Kinematic Loops. In BIBM 2012
Computational Structural Biology Workshop. October, 2012.
38. K. Hauser. Cutting Through the Clutter: Identifying Minimally Disturbed Subsets. In the RSS Workshop on
Manipulation in Clutter: Manipulation, Perception, and Navigation in Human Environments. July, 2012.
39. C. C. Bennet and K. Hauser. Artificial Intelligence Framework for Simulating Cognition in Clinical DecisionMaking: A Markov Decision Process Multi-Agent System. In Midwest Cognitive Science Conference, May
2012.
40. K. Hauser. Design of Optimal Robot User Interfaces. In IROS 2011 Workshop on Open Problems in Motion
Planning, September 2011.
41. J. Johnson, Y. Zhang, and K. Hauser. Semiautonomous Longitudinal Collision Avoidance Using a
Probabilistic Decision Threshold. In IROS 2011 Workshop on Perception and Navigation for Autonomous
Vehicles in Human Environments, September, 2011.
42. K. Hauser. Online Planning in Continuous POMDPs with Open-Loop Information-Gathering Plans. In ICML
Workshop on Planning and Acting with Uncertain Models, July 2011.
43. Y. Zhang and K. Hauser. Driver Interference and Risk in Semiautonomous Braking Under Uncertainty. In Intl.
Workshop on Collaborative Robots and Human Robot Interaction, Philadelphia, USA, May 2011.

44. K. Hauser. Task Planning with Continuous Actions and Nondeterministic Motion Planning Queries. In
proceedings of AAAI Workshop on Bridging the Gap between Task and Motion Planning, Atlanta, USA, July11, 2010.
45. N. Chentanez, R. Alterovitz, D. Ritchie, L. Cho, K. K. Hauser, K. Goldberg, J. R. Shewchuk, and J. F. O'Brien.
Simulation of Needle Insertion and Tissue Deformation for Modeling Prostate Brachytherapy. Brachytherapy,9(Supplement 1):S72–S73, 2010. Abstracts of the 31st Annual Meeting of the American Brachytherapy Society,
April 29-May 1, 2010.
46. K. Hauser. On the Connectivity of Motion Spaces for Biologically-Inspired Legged Robots. In proceedings of
IROS 2009 Workshop on Biologically-Inspired Robots, October, 2009.
47. K. Hauser and J.-C. Latombe. Integrating Task and PRM Motion Planning: Dealing with Many Infeasible
Motion Planning Queries. In proceedings of ICAPS 2009 Workshop on Bridging the Gap Between Task andMotion Planning, Thessaloniki, Greece, Sep. 2009.
48. C. Shen, K. Hauser, C. Gatchalian, and J.F. O'Brien, Modal Analysis for Real-Time Viscoelastic Deformation.
Technical Sketch. ACM SIGGRAPH 2002 Conference Abstracts and Applications.

PATENTS
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(pending) F. Wang and K. Hauser. “Autonomous Robot Packaging of Arbitrary Objects”. US Patent Appl. No.
17/377,232, filed Jul 15, 2021.
J. Marques, Z. Pan, and K. Hauser. “A Targeted Approach for Optimized Ultraviolet Disinfection of Surfaces”.
US Patent No. 11865218, issued Jan 9, 2024.
M. Draelos, K. Hauser, B. Keller, A. Kuo, and J. Izatt. “Systems and Methods for Arbitrary Viewpoint of
Robotic Manipulation Robotic Surgical Assistance” U.S. Patent 10,888,389, issued Jan 13, 2021. International
Patent No. WO2017044965, issued Mar 16, 2017
C. Bennett and K. Hauser. “Clinical decision-making artificial intelligence object oriented system and method”.
U.S. Patent 10,282,512, issued May 7, 2019
K. Hauser and V. Ng-Thow-Hing. “Multi-modal push planner for humanoid robots.” U.S. Patent 8,116,908,
issued Feb 14, 2012

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Amazon Research Award, 2018, 2019, 2020
NSF CAREER Award, 2013
Best Paper Award, IEEE Humanoids 2015
Best Paper of 2021 Award, IEEE Technical Committee on Model-Based Optimization for Robotics, 2022
Indiana University Women in Computing Inspirational Teacher Award, 2011
Siebel Scholar Fellowship, 2007 – 2008
Thomas V. Jones Stanford Graduate Fellowship, 2003 – 2007

POSITIONS HELD
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8/19 –7/23
12/17 – 5/19
9/14 – 8/19
8/09 – 8/14
8/08 – 6/09
6/08 – 8/08
1/04 – 6/08
1/07 – 9/07
6/06 – 9/06
6/03 – 8/03
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Professor (Associate Professor until 8/21)
Department of Computer Science, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering,
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Software Engineering Consultant, Waymo, LLC
Consultant, Drive.ai, LLC
Associate Professor. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Department of
Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Duke University
Assistant Professor. Department of Computer Science and Informatics, Indiana University
Postdoctoral Fellow. IEOR Department, University of California at Berkeley
Postdoctoral Researcher. Honda Research Institute of America
Research Assistant. Department of Computer Science, Stanford University
Researcher. Honda Research Institute of America
Intern. Honda Research Institute of America
Intern. Sony Computer Entertainment of America R&D
Intern. Sony Computer Entertainment of America R&D2/02 – 5/03

Research Assistant. EECS Department, University of California at Berkeley

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CS 588: Autonomous Vehicle Systems Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
CS 598: Advanced Computational Topics in Robotics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
CS 598: Advanced Computational Topics in Robotics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
CS 498: AI for Robotic Manipulation, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
CS 598: Advanced Computational Topics in Robotics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
CS 498: AI for Robotic Manipulation, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
CS 498: Intelligent Robotics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
ECE 489/MEMS 555.06: Advanced Robotic System Design, Duke University
ECE 383/MEMS 442/MEMS 555: Introduction to Robotics and Automation, Duke University
ECE 590: Motion Planning and Optimal Control, Duke University
ECE 383/MEMS 442/ECE 590: Introduction to Robotics and Automation, Duke University
CS 270: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence, Duke University
ECE 590: Amazon Robotics Challenge, Duke University
ECE 383/MEMS 442: Introduction to Robotics and Automation, Duke University
ECE 490.02/MEMS 555.06: Advanced Robotic System Design, Duke University
ECE 383/MEMS 442: Introduction to Robotics and Automation, Duke University
ECE 590.04: Robot Perception, Planning, and Control, Duke University
INFO I400/I590, CS B659: Intelligent Robotics, Indiana University
CS B351/COGS Q351: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence and Computer Simulation, Indiana
University
CS B659: Intelligent Robotics, Indiana University
CS B551: Elements of Artificial Intelligence, Indiana University
CS B553: Optimization and Learning Algorithms, Indiana University
CS B551: Elements of Artificial Intelligence, Indiana University
CS B659: Principles of Intelligent Robot Motion, Indiana University
CS B351/COGS Q351: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence and Computer Simulation, Indiana
University
CS B659: Principles of Intelligent Robot Motion, Indiana University
CS B551: Elements of Artificial Intelligence, Indiana University
Course Assistant. Motion Planning, Stanford University
Course Assistant. Motion Planning for Robots, Digital Actors, and Other Moving Objects,
Stanford University
Course Assistant. Introduction to Artificial Intelligence, Stanford University
Reader. Introduction to Computer Graphics, University of California at Berkeley

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NRI: Toward Safe and Reliable Robotic Eye Examinations (PI), NIH R01 EY035106 A (Hauser/Izatt/Kuo).
Award amount: $1,299,853. 5/1/2023-4/30/2026.
DRILLAWAY: aDaptive, ResIlient Learning-enabLed oceAnWorld AutonomY (Co-PI), NASA COLDTech
program. Award amount: $1,000,000. 6/1/2021-5/30/2023.
CPS: Frontier: Collaborative Research: COALESCE: COntext Aware LEarning for Sustainable CybEragricultural systems (Co-PI). NSF CPS program. Award amount: $2,000,000. 1/15/2021-1/14/2025.
NRI: FND: Immersive Whole-Body Teleoperation of Wheeled Humanoid Robots for Dynamic Mobile
Manipulation (Co-PI). NSF NRI program. Award amount: $750,000. 10/1/2020-9/30/2023.
SBIR Phase I:Autonomous Disinfecting Robot for Crowded Spaces (Co-I). NSF SBIR Program. Award amount:$256,000. 6/1/2020-5/30/2021.
Robotic Packing of Novel and Non-Rigid Objects with Visuotactile Modeling (PI). Amazon Research Award.
Award amount: $80,000 + $10,000 AWS credit. 5/1/2020-4/30/2021.
RI: Small: Pose and Trajectory Optimization with Pervasive Contact (PI). NSF RI program. Award Amount:$500,000. 9/01/2019-8/31/2022.
Intrasurgical OCT Image-Guided Robot Assist Device for Partial Thickness Corneal Transplantation (Co-PI).
NIH R21 (Izatt/Hauser/Kuo). Award amount: $416,078. 5/1/2019-4/30/2021.

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Closed-Loop Robotic Packing for Irregular and Diverse Objects (PI). Amazon Research Award. Award
amount: $72,000 + $20,000 AWS credit. 3/1/2019-2/28/2020.
NRI: INT: Customizing Semi-Autonomous Nursing Robots using Human Expertise (PI). NSF NRI program.
Award amount: $962,572. 9/1/2018-8/31/2021.
RI: Small: Exploiting Global Structure in Robot Decision Problems (PI). NSF RI program. Award amount:$348,774. 8/1/2018-7/31/2021.
Enhanced Robotic Manipulation Testbeds for Interdisciplinary Engineering Education (PI). Duke University
Pedagogy Experimentation Grant. Award amount: $62,000. 8/1/2018-5/30/2019.
Optimized Robotic Packing for Irregular and Diverse Objects (PI). Amazon Research Award. Award amount:$51,578 + $20,000 AWS credit. 3/1/2018-2/28/2019.
Image-Guided Robotic Assist Device for Partial-Thickness Corneal Transplantation (Co-PI). CoulterFoundation (Izatt/Hauser/Kuo). Award amount: $436,965. 9/1/2016-8/31/2018.
Hands on R&D Experience in Advanced Intelligent Robotics in a Design Course Based on the Amazon Picking
Challenge (PI). Lord Foundation of North Carolina. Award amount: $22,000. 7/1/2016-10/1/2016.
Modeling Intent Communication Pathways for Human-Autonomous System Collaboration (Co-PI). NSF
EAGER CMMI program (Cummings/Hauser). Award amount: $299,990. 9/1/2015-8/31/2017.
NRI: Collaborative Research: Versatile Locomotion: from Walking to Dexterous Climbing with a Human-Scale
Robot (PI). NSF National Robotics Initiative program. Duke award amount: $472,712 (total: $1,377,580).
9/1/2015-8/31/2018.
RAPID: Tele-Nursing Robots for Remote Treatment of Ebola Patients (PI). NSF RAPID program. Award
amount: $73,025. 12/1/2014-11/30/2015.
Cloud-Based Perception and Control of Sensor Nets and Robot Swarms (Co-PI). AFOSR Dynamic Data-Driven
Applications Systems program (Fox/Hauser/Crandall). Award amount: $400,000. 10/1/2013-9/30/2015.
SCH: EXP: Intelligent Clinical Decision Support with Probabilistic and Temporal EHR Modeling (PI). NSF
Smart and Connected Health program (Hauser/Natarajan/Grannis). Award amount: $686,411. 3/1/20142/8/2017.
Cooperative Motion Planning for Human-Operated Robots (PI). NSF CAREER program. Award amount:$481,151. 8/1/2013-7/31/2018.
Intelligent User Interfaces for Robotic Manipulation (PI). Indiana University Faculty Research Support
Program. Award amount: $50,000. 1/1/2013-12/31/2013.
DRC-Hubo - Leveraging a 7-Hubo Infrastructure and Unified Algorithmic Framework for the DARPA Robotics
Challenge (Co-PI, Lead: Drexel U). DARPA Robotics Challenge program. Award amount: $130,000 (IU
portion, Phase I). 10/1/2012-1/13/2014.
RI: Small: Discovery and Reuse of Domain Knowledge in Large Motion Planning Systems (PI). NSF RobustIntelligence program. Award amount: $381,168. 8/1/2012-7/31/2015.
Semiautonomous Decision‐Making in Vehicle Emergency Safety Systems (PI). Indiana University Collaborative
Research Grant Program. Award amount: $36,592. 3/1/2011-2/29/2012.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
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Director, Coordinated Sciences Lab (CSL) Robotics Group, 2023Associate Director for Robotics, UIUC Center for Autonomy, 2019Program Chair, Robotics Science and Systems Conference, 2022
General Chair, Robotics Science and Systems Conference, 2023
Program Co-Chair (Americas Region), IEEE International Conference on Humanoid Robots, 2015.
Editor, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2017-2019
Workshop Co-Chair, Robotics Science and Systems Conference, 2020
Area Chair, Robotics Science and Systems Conference, 2014-2015, 2021
Area Chair, Conference on Robot Learning (CoRL), 2021
Associate Editor, IEEE Transactions on Robotics, 2017-2020
Associate Editor, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2011-2016
Associate Editor, IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2011-2013,2015
Associate Editor, IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium, 2014
Special Issue Associate Editor, International Journal of Robotics Research, 2023-2024

• Special Issue Associate Editor, Autonomous Robots, 2023-2024• Co-Chair, IEEE/RAS Technical Committee on Algorithms for Planning and Control of Robot Motion, 20092012• Senior Program Committee, AAAI Conference, 2019.
• Program Committee, Workshop on the Algorithmic Foundations of Robotics (WAFR) 2016, 2018, 2024
• Program Committee, Robotics: Science and Systems Conference, 2009-2013,2017-2018, 2020
• Program Committee, Conference on Robot Learning (CoRL) 2017
• Program Committee, Int’l Symposium on Experimental Robotics (ISER) 2016
• Program Committee, International Conference on Automated Planning and Scheduling Robotics Track, 2014
• Program Committee, AAAI Conference, 2012-2014• Program Committee, International Workshop on Collaborative Robots and Human Robot Interaction, 2013
• Program Committee, International Conference on Development and Learning, 2010
• Organizer, ICRA 2023 2nd Workshop on Toward Robot Avatars: Perspectives on the ANA Avatar XPRIZE
Competition, 2023.
• Organizer, RSS 2022 Workshop on Toward Robot Avatars: Perspectives on the ANA Avatar XPRIZE
Competition, 2022.
• Organizer, ICRA Workshop on No-Touch Care for Worker Safety During Pandemic Response, 2021
• Organizer, ICRA Warehouse Picking Automation Workshop, 2017
• Organizer, IROS Robotic Grasping and Manipulation Competition, 2016
• Organizer, AAAI Fall Symposium on Artificial Intelligence in Human-Robot Interaction (AI-HRI), November
2014, 2015
• Organizer, HRI Workshop on Algorithmic Human-Robot Interaction (AHRI), March 2014
• Organizer, RSS Workshop on Combined Robot Motion Planning and AI Planning for Practical Applications,
June 2013• Organizer, ICRA Workshop on Combining Task and Motion Planning (TAMP), May 2013
• Organizer, ICRA Workshop on Manipulation Under Uncertainty, May 2011
• Organizer, ICRA Workshop on Mobile Manipulation, May 2010
• Organizer, RSS Workshop on Motion Planning: From Theory to Practice, June 2010
• Senior Member, IEEE, 2019- (Member since 2008)• Member, IEEE Robotics and Automation Society (RAS), 2009• Member, IEEE/RAS Technical Committee on Mobile Manipulation, 2010• Member, IEEE/RAS Technical Committee on Algorithms for Planning and Control of Robot Motion, 2009• Member, IEEE/RAS Workshop Oversight Committee, 2015• Member, ACM, 2020• Member, Robotics: Science and Systems Foundation Board, 2022• Panelist, NSF, 2012-2013, 2015-2019, 2021
• Reviewer, ACM CHI Conference; ACM Transactions on Human-Robot Interaction, Communications of theACM, International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence; International Journal of Robotics Research; IEEE
Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering; IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering; IEEE
Transactions on Biomechanics; IEEE Transactions on Mechatronics; IEEE Transactions on Robotics; Artificial
Intelligence for Engineering Design, Analysis and Manufacturing; International Conference on Advances in
Computer-Human Interaction; IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS);IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), IEEE International Conference on
Humanoid Robots; IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine; Transactions on Workshop on Algorithmic
Foundations of Robotics (WAFR)INVITED TALKS AND PANELS
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Invited Talk, Robot Systems Engineering… in the Modern Learning Era. Amazon Robotics, June 13, 2024.
Invited Talk, Robot Systems Engineering… in the Modern Learning Era. Toyota Research Institute, June 12,2024.
Invited Talk, Robot Systems Engineering… in the Modern Learning Era. Mitsubishi Electric Research Lab,
June 11, 2024.

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Invited Talk, Toward Open-World Robotics. Yale Mechanical Engineering Seminar Series. September 27,
2023.
5. Invited Talk, Toward Open-World Robotics. Contextual Robotics Institute Seminar, University of California
San Diego. February 9, 2023.
6. Invited Talk, Toward Open World AI for Autonomy. National Science Foundation (NSF) Summit of AI
Leadership, December 13, 2022.
7. Invited Talk, Toward Open-World Robotics. University of Michigan Robotics Seminar. December 1, 2022.
8. Invited Talk, Toward Open-World Robotics. University of Wisconsin, Madison Robotics Seminar. October 5,
2022.
9. Invited Talk, Toward Semi-Autonomous Operation of Clinical Support Robots. IEEE Standards Association for
Healthcare and Life Sciences Webinar: Clinical Support Robots for the Aging: The Human Design Factors,
Utility and Functionality. Sept 14, 2022.
10. Invited Talk, Toward Fully-Automated Learning of Model Predictive Control. IROS 2021 Workshop on
Combining Learning and Motion Planning. Sept 27, 2021.
11. Invited Talk, Toward No-Touch Robotic Nursing and Routine Medical Care. ICRA 2021 No-Touch Care for
Pandemics Workshop. May 27, 2021.
12. Invited Talk, Robotics in Medicine: On the Near Horizon. Ohio State University Symposium on Robotics
Engineered for the Future of Healthcare. April 9, 2021.
13. Invited Talk, Panelist, Opportunities for Robotics in Infectious Disease Response. U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Foundation 9th Annual Building Resilience Through Private-Public Partnerships Conference, July 16, 2020.
14. Plenary Panel, Covid-19: How Can Roboticists Help? IEEE International Conference on Robotics andAutomation, May 25, 2020.
15. Invited Talk, Toward Real-time Globally Optimal Motion Planning. Google Robotics, Mountain View, CA.
Dec 20, 2019.
16. Invited Talk, Robot Motion Planning: From Algorithms to Systems. Ohio State University MechanicalEngineering Department Seminar, November 1, 2019
17. Invited Talk, Real2sim: Generalizable Learning to Simulate Complex Contact Phenomena. RSS 2019
Workshop on Closing the Reality Gap in Sim2real Transfer for Robotic Manipulation. June 23, 2019.
18. Invited Talk, Real-time Optimization for Humanoid Fall Protection. RSS 2019 Workshop on Numerical
Optimization for Online Multi-Contact Motion Planning and Control. June 22, 2019.
19. Invited Talk, Toward Real-time Globally Optimal Motion Planning. Waymo LLC, Mountain View, CA. June18, 2019.
20. Invited Talk, Engineering the Robot-operator Interface: Lessons from the TRINA Tele-nursing Project. ICRA
2019 Workshop on Human-Robot Teaming Beyond Human Operational Speeds. May 23, 2019.
21. Invited Talk, Learning from Optimal Trajectory Databases for Control of Nonlinear Systems. ICRA 2019
Workshop on Optimal Planning and Control fusing Offline and Online Algorithms. May 23, 2019.
22. Invited Talk, Exploiting Inter-problem Structure in Motion Planning and Control. Massachusetts Institute ofTechnology. May 7, 2019.
23. Invited Talk, Optimized Robotic Packing for Automated Warehouses. Amazon Inc., Seattle WA. April 23,
2019.
24. Invited Talk, Simulation and Planning for Complex Robot-object Interactions. Vanderbilt University,
Nashville TN. December 2, 2018.
25. Invited Talk, The Space of Spaces: Understanding the Structure Between Motion Planning Problems.
University of Washington, Seattle WA. February 23, 2018.
26. Invited Talk, Toward Data-driven Contact Mechanics. IROS 2017 Workshop on Frontiers in Contact-Rich
Robotic Manipulation: Modeling, Optimization, and Contact Synthesis. Vancouver, Canada. September 28,
2017.
27. Invited Talk, Optimizing and Learning from Many Primitives for Dynamic Control. IROS 2017 Workshop on
Planning Legged and Aerial Locomotion with Dynamic Motion Primitives. Vancouver, Canada. September 24,
2017.
28. Invited Talk, Beyond Geometric Path Planning: Paradigms and Algorithms for Modern Robotics. Osaka
University, Osaka, Japan, August 2, 2017.
29. Invited Talk, Can we quantify the hardness of learning manipulation? RSS 2017 Workshop on (Empirically)
Data-Driven Manipulation, July 16, 2017.
30. Invited Talk, Beyond Geometric Path Planning: Paradigms and Algorithms for Modern Robotics. Robotics
Institute Seminar, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburg PA, February 3, 2017.

31. Invited Talk, Beyond Geometric Path Planning: Paradigms and Algorithms for Modern Robotics. Institute for
Robotics and Intelligent Machines Seminar, Georgia Tech, Atlanta GA, September 28, 2016.
32. Invited Talk, Cooperative motion planning for human-operated robots, RSS 2016 Workshop on Planning for
Human Robot Interaction, Ann Arbor MI, June 18, 2016.
33. Invited Talk, The nuances of hybrid structure in task and motion planning, RSS 2016 Workshop on Task andMotion Planning, Ann Arbor MI, June 19, 2016.
34. Invited Talk, Reliable Physics Simulation of Underactuated Compliant Hands for Manipulation Skill Learning,
RSS 2016 Workshop on Bootstrapping Manipulation Skills, Ann Arbor MI, June 19, 2016.
35. Invited Talk, Robust Trajectory Optimization Under Frictional Contact with Iterative Learning, ICRA 2016
Workshop on Robust Optimization-based Control and Planning for Legged Robots, May 16, 2016.
36. Invited Talk, Motion Planning for Real World Robots, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston MA,
March 1, 2016.
37. Invited Talk, Motion Planning for Real-World Robots, Ewha Women’s University, Seoul, Korea, November
6, 2015.
38. Invited Talk, Motion Planning for Real-World Robots, Robotics Jam Session, Italian Institute of Technology,
Pisa, Italy, July 21, 2015.
39. Invited Talk, Planning for Manipulation and Locomotion is Unified. Why not control? RSS 2015 Workshop on
Unifying Whole-Body and Manipulation Control, Rome, Italy, July 17, 2015.
40. Invited Talk, Performance Bottlenecks for Optimal Motion Planning. ICRA 2015 Workshop on Optimal Robot
Motion Planning, Seattle WA, May 30, 2015.
41. Invited Talk, Exploiting Task and Constraint Structure in Motion Planning. ICRA 2015 Workshop on Beyond
Geometric Constraints: Planning for Solving Complex Tasks, Reducing Uncertainty, and Generating
Informative Paths & Policies, Seattle WA, May 30, 2015.
42. Invited Talk, Motion Planning for Real-World Robots, GRASP Seminar Series, University of Pennsylvania,
Nov 14, 2014
43. Invited Talk, Practical Robot Motion Planning, New Faculty Lecture Series, Duke University, Nov 12, 2014.
44. Invited Talk, Robust Contact Generation for Robot Simulation with Unstructured Meshes, Institute for Humanand Machine Cognition, Pensacola, FL, Oct 1, 2014.
45. Invited Talk, Cooperative Motion Planning for Safe Human-Controlled Robots, IROS 2014 Workshop on
Constraint-Based Motion Generation, Chicago, IL, September 18, 2014.
46. Invited Talk (with Drew Simshaw), Cloud Robotics, Data Security and Privacy. Santa Clara American Bar
Association, Silicon Valley Law Group, San Jose, CA, August 27, 2014.
47. Invited Talk, Team DRC-Hubo: a DRC Trials Postmortem. RSS Workshop on the DARPA Robotics
Challenge, July 12, 2014.
48. Invited Talk, Healthcare in the Age of Intelligent Machines. Cook Medical Executive Luncheon, February 12,
2014.
49. Invited Talk, User Intent Identification for Intelligent Robot Teleoperation via Hybrid Time Series Modeling.
Statistics Seminar, Indiana University, September 9, 2013.
50. Invited Talk, Robot Motion Planning for Unstructured, Dynamic, and Human Environments. ITEE Research
Seminar, University of Queensland School of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, July 20,
2012.
51. Invited Talk, Automatic Crash Prevention in the Dynamic, Uncertain Driving Environment. Delphi
Electronics & Safety, Kokomo, IN, June 6, 2012.
52. Invited Talk, Robot Motion Planning for Unstructured, Dynamic, and Human Environments. ElectricalEngineering Department Colloquium, University of California at Riverside, May 7, 2012.
53. Invited Talk, Automatic Crash Prevention in the Dynamic, Uncertain Driving Environment. Transportation
Active Safety Institute, Indiana University / Purdue University at Indianapolis, April 20, 2012.
54. Invited Talk, Robotics at Indiana University: Algorithms for Robot Planning and Control. Rose-Hulman
Institute of Technology, December 9, 2011.
55. Invited Talk, Probabilistically Complete Motion Planning for Problems with Discrete Tasks, Hybrid
Dynamics, and Real-Time Constraints. Center for the Foundations of Robotics, Carnegie Mellon University,
December 6, 2011.
56. Invited Talk, Motion Planning for Dynamic Human-Robot Systems. Graduate Seminar, Computer Science
Department, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, December 2, 2011.
57. Invited Talk, Motion Planning for Dynamic Human-Robot Systems. Graduate Seminar, Computer Science
Department, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, December 1, 2011.

58. Invited Talk, Motion Planning for Dynamic Human-Robot Systems. Distributed Intelligence Laboratory,
University of Tennessee at Knoxville, November 30, 2011.
59. Invited Talk, Real-Time Motion Planning for Dynamic Human-Robot Systems. Computer Science Department
Seminar, Indiana University / Purdue University at Indianapolis, September 2011.
60. Panelist. Intl. Workshop on Collaborative Robots and Human-Robot Interaction. Philadelphia, USA, May
2011.
61. Panelist, Symposium on Animal Cognition. Center for Integrative Study of Animal Behavior, Indiana
University, April 2011.
62. Invited Talk, Motion Planning and Control: Handling Contacts, Symbolic Tasks, and Uncertainty.
Transportation Active Safety Institute, Indiana University / Purdue University at Indianapolis, October 2010.
63. Invited Talk, Motion Planning: Overcoming the Limits of Uncertainty. Robotics and Embedded Systems Lab,
University of Southern California, August 2010.
64. Invited Talk, Motion Planning for Robotic and Biological Systems: Handling Contacts, Symbolic Tasks, andUncertainty. PRECISE Lab, Purdue University, August 2010.
65. Invited Talk, Algorithmic Challenges in Assistive Robotic Manipulation. Robotics Seminar, University of
Illinois at Urbana Champaign, April 2010.
66. Invited Talk, The Motion Space Complexity Hypothesis and its effects on planning, control, and learning.
Cognitive Lunch, Indiana University, November 2009.
67. Invited Talk, Belief-Optimal Reasoning for Cyber-Physical Systems. Palo Alto Research Center (PARC), Palo
Alto, CA, July 2009.
68. Invited Talk, Theory, Practice, and Principles for Probabilistic Roadmap Motion Planning. Willow Garage,
Menlo Park, CA, July 2009.
69. Invited Talk, Feedback Control for Steering Needles in 3D Deformable Tissue. Workshop on Advanced
Sensing and Sensor Integration in Medical Robotics, IEEE Intl. Conf on Robotics and Automation (ICRA),
Kobe, Japan, May 2009.
70. Invited Talk, Robots in Surgery: Steerable Needles and Motion Planning. Robotics Seminar, UC Berkeley,
CA, April 2009.
71. Invited Presenter, Numerical Methods in Motion Planning for Legged Robots. Intl. Conference on
Applications of Computer Algebra, Rochester, MI, July 2007.

STUDENT MENTORING
Jingru Luo (IU CS PhD 2015). Now at Bosch USA.
Yajia Zhang (IU CS MS 2011, CS PhD 2015). Now at Cruise, LLC.
Fan Wang (Duke ECE PhD 2020). Now at Amazon Robotics.
Shihao Wang (Duke ME PhD 2020). Now at WeRide.ai.
Gao Tang (UIUC CS PhD 2021). Now at Waymo, LLC.
Yifan Zhu (UIUC CS PhD 2023). Now at Yale University.
Erkang You (IU CS MS 2011). Now at Facebook.
Jeffrey Kane Johnson (IU CS MS 2011). Now at Maeve Automation.
Tanzhen Li (UIUC CS MS 2021)
Yeonju Kim (UIUC CS MS 2021). Now at NCSoft.
Harsh Agarwal (UIUC ECE MS 2021)
Yu Zhou (UIUC ECE MS 2022). Now at Nvidia.
William Edwards (UIUC CS MS 2022)
Dohun Jeong (UIUC ECE MS 2023). Now at Aurora Flight Sciences.
Rizhao (Roger) Qiu (UIUC CS BS 2021; UIUC CS MS 2023)
Shubham Kedia (UIUC CS MS 2023)
Anna Eilering (IU CS BS 2014). Now at Google.
Jordan Tritell (IU CS BS 2014). Now at Niantic, Inc.
Carrina Dong (Duke ME BS 2016). Now at Tesla.
Marion Matthews (Duke ME BS 2016). Now at Google.
Yilun Zhou (Duke ECE/CS BS 2017). Now at MIT.
Wuming Zhang (Duke CS BS 2018). Now at Nuro.
Hayden Bader (Duke ECE MS 2019). Now at Epic.
Weidong Sun (Duke ECE MS 2019). Now at XYZ Robotics.

Tracy Lu (Duke ME BS 2019). Now at CalTech.
Keshav Shivam (UIUC CS BS 2020)
Alvin Sun (UIUC CS BS 2021). Now at Stanford.
Nathan Chow (UIUC ECE BS 2023). Now at CMU.
Andrew Stratton (UIUC CS BS 2023). Now at University of Michigan.
Joao Marcos Marques (Expected UIUC CS PhD 2024)
Mengchao Zhang (Expected UIUC MechSE PhD 2024)
Patrick Naughton (Expected UIUC CS PhD 2025)
Shaoxiong Yao (Expected UIUC CS PhD 2026)
Alexander Smith (Expected UIUC CS PhD 2027)
Rachel Moan (Expected UIUC CS PhD 2027)
Simon Kato (Expected UIUC CS PhD 2027)
Parsa Bakshayesh (Expected UIUC MechSE PhD 2028)
Jing-Chen Peng (Expected UIUC CS MS 2024)

POSTDOC MENTORING
Zhi (Jane) Li. Now at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
Oscar Ramos Ponce. Now at Universidad de Ingeniería y Tecnología, Peru.
Zherong Pan. Now at Tencent.