Inspired by Barsalou’s Grounded Cognition theory, our research group focuses on designing artificial agents that learn language by leveraging sensory information derived from interacting with the world and with other agents. We explore the intersection of natural language processing, computer vision, robotics, and cognitive science to develop AI systems that can understand and interact with their environment in meaningful ways.
Our work spans multiple domains including:
Our research group is fortunate to work with talented PhD students who are pushing the boundaries of embodied and situated AI:
Amit Parekh Website
Sabrina McCallum Website
Malvina Nikandrou Website
George Pantazopoulos Website
Javier Chiya Garcia Website
Together, we are working on cutting-edge research that bridges the gap between language understanding and embodied experience, creating AI systems that can truly understand and interact with the world around them.