2026 C. Karen Liu: Computer Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Computer Science	42	8492	8254	3632	3495	104	6220

Overview

C. Karen Liu is a researcher affiliated with Stanford University in the United States, specializing in fields related to engineering and computer science, with a focus on robotics, human motion, and animation. Their work encompasses a broad range of topics within these disciplines, particularly emphasizing the integration of physics-based simulation and biomechanical modeling.

The main fields of study associated with C. Karen Liu include:

Engineering
Computer Science

Within these areas, notable subfields of study are:

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Control and Systems Engineering
Biomedical Engineering
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation
Computational Mechanics

Their research topics cover a variety of focal points such as:

Human Motion and Animation
Human Pose and Action Recognition
Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention
Muscle activation and electromyography studies
Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics
3D Shape Modeling and Analysis
Robot Manipulation and Learning

C. Karen Liu's publication record spans multiple distinguished venues, frequently contributing to:

arXiv (Cornell University)
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
ACM Transactions on Graphics
IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters
PLoS Computational Biology

Examples of recent papers authored or coauthored by C. Karen Liu include:

The Role of Physics-Based Simulators in Robotics, 2020, Annual Review of Control Robotics and Autonomous Systems
Sim2Real in Robotics and Automation: Applications and Challenges, 2021, IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering
From Skin to Skeleton: Towards Biomechanically Accurate 3D Digital Humans, 2023, ACM Transactions on Graphics
Object Motion Guided Human Motion Synthesis, 2023, ACM Transactions on Graphics
BEHAVIOR: Benchmark for Everyday Household Activities in Virtual, Interactive, and Ecological Environments, 2021, arXiv (Cornell University)

Their frequent coauthors include:

Scott L. Delp
Jiajun Wu
Steven H. Collins
Jiaman Li
Keenon Werling

C. Karen Liu contributes to interdisciplinary research bridging engineering, computer science, and biomedical domains, especially in areas related to the synthesis and analysis of human motion and robotics.

Best Publications

Iterative Training of Dynamic Skills Inspired by Human Coaching Techniques

Sehoon Ha;C. Karen Liu

566
Citations
Learning physics-based motion style with nonlinear inverse optimization

C. Karen Liu;Aaron Hertzmann;Zoran Popović

437
Citations
Synthesis of complex dynamic character motion from simple animations

C. Karen Liu;Zoran Popović

321
Citations
DART: Dynamic Animation and Robotics Toolkit

Jeongseok Lee;Michael X. Grey;Sehoon Ha;Tobias Kunz

269
Citations
Preparing for the Unknown: Learning a Universal Policy with Online System Identification

Wenhao Yu;Jie Tan;C. Karen Liu;Greg Turk

263
Citations
Learning symmetric and low-energy locomotion

Wenhao Yu;Greg Turk;C. Karen Liu

183
Citations
Learning Symmetry and Low-energy Locomotion

Wenhao Yu;Greg Turk;C. Karen Liu

151
Citations
Deep Haptic Model Predictive Control for Robot-Assisted Dressing

Zackory Erickson;Henry M. Clever;Greg Turk;C. Karen Liu

147
Citations
Sim2Real in Robotics and Automation: Applications and Challenges

Sebastian Hofer;Kostas Bekris;Ankur Handa;Juan Camilo Gamboa

136
Citations
Optimization-based interactive motion synthesis

Sumit Jain;Yuting Ye;C. Karen Liu

135
Citations
Synthesis of detailed hand manipulations using contact sampling

Yuting Ye;C. Karen Liu

134
Citations
Momentum-based parameterization of dynamic character motion

Yeuhi Abe;C. Karen Liu;Zoran Popović

130
Citations
Dextrous manipulation from a grasping pose

C. Karen Liu

128
Citations
Optimal feedback control for character animation using an abstract model

Yuting Ye;C. Karen Liu

125
Citations
Differential dynamic programming with nonlinear constraints

Zhaoming Xie;C. Karen Liu;Kris Hauser

119
Citations
Articulated swimming creatures

Jie Tan;Yuting Gu;Greg Turk;C. Karen Liu

107
Citations
Online control of simulated humanoids using particle belief propagation

Perttu Hämäläinen;Joose Rajamäki;C. Karen Liu

102
Citations
Learning bicycle stunts

Jie Tan;Yuting Gu;C. Karen Liu;Greg Turk

101
Citations
Composition of complex optimal multi-character motions

C. Karen Liu;Aaron Hertzmann;Zoran Popović

94
Citations
Learning to dress: synthesizing human dressing motion via deep reinforcement learning

Alexander Clegg;Wenhao Yu;Jie Tan;C. Karen Liu

93
Citations
Performance-based control interface for character animation

Satoru Ishigaki;Timothy White;Victor B. Zordan;C. Karen Liu

90
Citations
Sim-to-Real Transfer for Biped Locomotion

Wenhao Yu;Visak Cv Kumar;Greg Turk;C. Karen Liu

83
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Greg Turk Georgia Institute of Technology

Charles C. Kemp Georgia Institute of Technology

Aaron D. Ames California Institute of Technology

Zoran Popović University of Washington

Andrea L. Thomaz The University of Texas at Austin

Lena H. Ting Emory University

Silvio Savarese Stanford University

Siddhartha S. Srinivasa University of Washington

Li Fei-Fei Stanford University

Jiajun Wu Stanford University

External Links

Personal website of C. Karen Liu

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