My research focuses on robot learning, with a particular emphasis on leveraging internet-scale data and foundation models for robotics.
My ultimate goal is to free humans from dangerous or mundane tasks by entrusting them to machines.
Previously, I received my B.S. in Computer Science from Columbia University,
where I worked with Peter Allen on brain-signal guided robot learning
and Tony Dear on reinforcement learning for snake robot locomotion.
Feel free to reach out if interested in research discussion / collaboration! I am also looking to mentor highly motivated students to work on research projects.
Please send me an email if you are interested.
We propose "Points2Reward" (P2R), which effectively computes dense rewards from a single video. To do this, P2R tracks task-relevant object points in task demonstrations and policy rollouts, and matches them to compare the desired and achieved object trajectories to generate reward scores.
We introduce ZeroMimic, a system that distills robotic manipulation skills from egocentric human web videos for zero-shot deployment in diverse environments with a variety of objects.
POCR chains pre-trained "what" and "where" foundation models to create object-centric representations for robotics.
The "where" model identifies object candidates with segmentation masks, which are then bound to slots and encoded by the "what" model,
enabling robots to learn policies over these representations.
In my free time, I perform as a saxophonist with The Protagonist Band at UPenn.
I enjoy skiing, basketball, and snorkeling.
I (try my best to) keep a log of my travels. Among my favorite destinations are: Switzerland, Japan, Middle East, Virgin Islands, and Neuschwanstein Castle.
My favorite app is Notion.
I'm also a huge sports fan and proudly root for the Lakers, Manchester United, and FC Barcelona.