People
Meet the keynote speakers and organizing committee bringing together the UR-RAD 2025 symposium on unifying representations for robot application development.
Keynote Speakers
We are excited to announce our keynote speakers for UR-RAD 2025
Cindy Bethel
Program Director
National Science Foundation & Mississippi State University
Jeremy Marvel
Computer Scientist
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Zhi Tan
Assistant Professor
Northeastern University, Khoury College of Computer Sciences
Ken Forbus
Professor
Northwestern University, Computer Sciences
Previous UR-RAD Speakers
Distinguished speakers from past symposiums in the robotics and AI communities
UR-RAD 2024 Speakers
- Cynthia Matuszek, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
- Siddharth Srivastava, Arizona State University
- Jamie Macbeth, Smith College
- Brittany Johnson-Matthews, George Mason University
UR-RAD 2023 Speakers
- Dana Nau
- Matthias Scheutz
- Stefanie Tellex
- Chien-Ming Huang
Mentors
Experienced researchers providing guidance and mentorship for the symposium
Cynthia Matuszek
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Matthias Scheutz
Tufts University
Nick DePalma
Stack AV
Organizing Committee
Meet the researchers organizing UR-RAD 2025
Ruchen Wen
Colgate University
David Porfirio
George Mason University
Saad Elbeleidy
Peerbots
Laura M. Hiatt
Naval Research Laboratory
Ross Mead
Semio
Andrew Schoen
Semio
Willie Wilson
Franklin & Marshall College
Laura Stegner
George Washington University
Get Involved
Interested in contributing to the organization of future UR-RAD symposiums?
We welcome volunteers and collaborators who share our vision for advancing robot application development.
Contact the organizing committee
Contact us at
urrad.symposium@gmail.com