{"682746":{"#nid":"682746","#data":{"type":"event","title":"PhD Proposal by Maithili Patel","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETitle:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;Proactivity and Personalization in Longitudinal Robotic Assistance\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDate:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003EWednesday, June 18th, 2025\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETime:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;1:30pm - 3:30pm ET\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELocation:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003ECoda C1115 Druid Hills, or\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.zoom.us\/j\/96362093390\u0022 title=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.zoom.us\/j\/96362093390\u0022\u003EZoom\u0026nbsp;Link\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMaithili Patel\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERobotics Ph.D. Student\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESchool of Interactive Computing\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Institute of Technology\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECommittee:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EDr. Sonia Chernova (advisor)\u0026nbsp;\u2013 School of Interactive Computing, Georgia Institute of Technology\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EDr. Matthew Gombolay \u2013 School of Interactive Computing, Georgia Institute of Technology\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EDr. Mark Riedl\u0026nbsp;\u2013 School of Interactive Computing, Georgia Institute of Technology\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EDr. Roberto Mart\u00edn-Mart\u00edn \u0026nbsp;\u2013 School of Computer Science, University\u0026nbsp;of Texas, Austin\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EDr. Jacob Andreas\u0026nbsp;\u2013 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbstract:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERobots today are evolving towards versatile agents that can assist humans in daily lives over long periods of time. For robots to be effective general-purpose assistants, they must seamlessly integrate into users\u2019 daily lives, and proactively attend to user needs over extended interactions. To function as truly proactive assistants, robotic systems must have the following characteristics: adaptation to the dynamic nature of human environments and variability in tasks that humans perform, anticipation of user behavior to provide timely assistance without needing to be asked, and personalization of the mode of assistance and manner of task execution to align with the user\u2019s unique preferences.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn this thesis, I contribute computational methods that enable robotic systems to develop context about the users\u2019 routines and preferences, and leverage such context to enable proactive behaviors over longitudinal interactions. My work utilizes unobtrusive observations and limited feedback obtained over time to develop an understanding of the users\u2019 routine lives, ensuring minimum disturbance to the user.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EProactivity and Personalization in Longitudinal Robotic Assistance\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Proactivity and Personalization in Longitudinal Robotic Assistance"}],"uid":"27707","created_gmt":"2025-06-10 17:48:32","changed_gmt":"2025-06-10 17:49:13","author":"Tatianna Richardson","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2025-06-18T13:30:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2025-06-18T15:30:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2025-06-18T15:30:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2025-06-18 17:30:00","gmt_time_end":"2025-06-18 19:30:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2025-06-18 19:30:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"location":"Coda C1115 Druid Hills, or  Zoom Link","extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"221981","name":"Graduate Studies"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"102851","name":"Phd proposal"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1788","name":"Other\/Miscellaneous"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78771","name":"Public"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}