Hooman Hedayati, a computer science PhD student based in the ATLAS Institute鈥檚 Interactive Robotics and Novel Technologies (IRON) Lab, was recently awarded the Outstanding Research Award by CU Boulder鈥檚 Department of Computer Science for his accomplishments in the 2017-18 academic year.
鈥淗ooman has demonstrated outstanding research and is making remarkable progress towards becoming a world-class scholar,鈥� says ATLAS-based Assistant Professor Dan Szafir, who directs the IRON Lab and nominated Hedayati for the award.
Hedayati, who studies human computer interaction and is advised by Szafir, has submitted three papers to top international venues in the span of one year, two of which won top awards.
In fall 2017, both papers Hedayati submitted to the ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human Robot Interaction (HRI) were accepted and nominated for best paper, 鈥渨hich is essentially unheard of,鈥� Szafir says.
Hedayati was lead author for the paper, 鈥淐ommunicating Robot Motion Intent with Augmented Reality,鈥� which was named HRI 2018 Best Paper; and he was second author for the another IRON Lab submission which won Runner-Up Best Paper. HRI is the world's top venue for work in the field of human-robot interaction, says Szafir.
Hedayati followed this work up with another 鈥渧ery strong submission鈥� to Robotics: Science and Systems (RSS) this spring, which is still under review, and he鈥檚 preparing to submit another paper to the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI) Symposium in June. 鈥淚n the span of a year,鈥� says Szafir, 鈥渉e will have submitted four full papers to top international venues, with at least two accepted and winning awards.鈥�
Now spending the summer in Seattle after landing a prestigious summer internship with Microsoft Research, Hedayati says, 鈥淚'm truly honored to receive the Outstanding Research Award. My fellow PhD students and friends are extremely talented, hardworking and dedicated. I am motivated to keep working hard.鈥�
The IRON Lab is an interdisciplinary research group with a mission to advance knowledge around the design of new sensing, interface and robotic technologies to improve user experience, productivity and enjoyment. The laboratory specializes in aerial/free-flying robots, human-robot collaboration, space robotics, augmented and virtual reality, and the synthesis of art and technology.
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