Artificial Intelligence in Space Exploration

Artificial Intelligence in Space Exploration
Date
Fri July 2nd 2021, 12:00 - 1:00pm
Event Sponsor
Summer Session, Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI)
Location
Zoom

What’s next in space exploration? This presentation will discuss how AI is poised to enable a new generation of robotic explorers that will allow us to visit previously inaccessible places in the Solar System and beyond and collectively provide a leap in expanding our understanding of the universe.

Dr. Marco Pavone is an Assistant Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics at Stanford University, where he is the Director of the Autonomous Systems Laboratory and Co-Director of the Center for Automotive Research at Stanford. Before joining Stanford, he was a Research Technologist within the Robotics Section at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. He received a Ph.D. degree in Aeronautics and Astronautics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2010. His main research interests are in the development of methodologies for the analysis, design, and control of autonomous systems, with an emphasis on self-driving cars, autonomous aerospace vehicles, and future mobility systems. He is a recipient of several awards, including a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers from President Barack Obama, an ONR Young Investigator Award, an NSF CAREER Award, and a NASA Early Career Faculty Award. He was identified by the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE.)

Note: This event is open to Stanford students and staff; however, there is also a version that is open to the public. Please send us an email for more details.