Embodied AI: Machine learning for robot motion planning

Thursday, September 21, 2023 at 09:00 am PDT

Embodied artificial intelligence refers to the field of AI in which agents, such as robots, learn to solve challenging tasks requiring interaction with a physical environment. AI-powered robots will benefit society in manufacturing, healthcare, and more. To achieve this, low latency and data efficiency are key. This is why on-device AI is crucial for embodied AI. This webinar will walk through Qualcomm AI Research’s state-of-the-art results in the area of embodied AI called robot motion planning, with an emphasis on understanding 3D images and videos with equivariant networks and geometric deep learning.

From this webinar, you will learn about:

  • The need for and benefits of embodied AI
  • Representing the physical world with geometric algebra
  • Two key concepts: equivariance & transformers
  • Robot motion planning simulation (demo)
  • Future directions of embodied AI

Overview

September 17th: Day 1 – Keynote & Presentations 8:00am-4:00pm
Location: Qualcomm – N Auditorium 5775 Morehouse Drive, San Diego, CA

September 17th: 4:30pm-6:30pm: Networking Meetings & Reception
Location: La Jolla Marriott 4240 La Jolla Drive, San Diego, CA

September 18th: Day 2: 8:30am – 12:30pm Presentations & Meetings
Location: La Jolla Mariott 4240 La Jolla Drive, San Diego, CA

Highlights

Opening Keynote:
Qualcomm EVP, Engineering & CTO Jim Thompson

The Internet of Things – Challenges and Opportunities:
Qualcomm Technologies SVP & GM, IoT Jeff Lorbeck

Industry 4.0/5G and Smart Cities:
Qualcomm Technologies VP, Business Development Jeffery Torrance

Qualcomm Smart Cities Accelerator Program:
Qualcomm Technologies Sr. Director, Business Development, Head of Smart Cities Sanjeet Pandit
Industry Panel:
Smart Cities Deployments: Experiences and Learnings

Industry Panel:
5G/Industry 4.0/Auto: Future Smart Spaces

City Panel:
Use Cases

Speakers

Speaker 1 Name
Taco Cohen

Principal Engineer, Qualcomm AI Research
Taco Cohen is a machine learning researcher at Qualcomm AI Research in Amsterdam. He received a BSc in theoretical computer science from Utrecht University, and a MSc in artificial intelligence and PhD in machine learning (with prof. Max Welling) from the University of Amsterdam. He was a co-founder of Scyfer, a company focussed on deep active learning, acquired by Qualcomm in 2017. His research is focused on equivariant networks and geometric deep learning, causality and interactive learning. During his studies he has interned at Google Deepmind (working with Geoff Hinton) and OpenAI. He received the 2014 University of Amsterdam MSc thesis prize, a Google PhD Fellowship, ICLR 2018 best paper award for “Spherical CNNs”, was named one of 35 innovators under 35 by MIT Tech Review, and won the 2022 ELLIS PhD Award and 2022 Kees Schouhamer Immink prize for his PhD research.

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