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Overview

Kris Hauser is affiliated with Duke University in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within engineering and computer science, with a focus on robotics and related interdisciplinary fields.

The primary fields of study associated with their work include:

  • Engineering
  • Computer Science

Within these broader fields, Hauser has contributed significantly to several subfields, including:

  • Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
  • Control and Systems Engineering
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging

The main topics addressed in their research cover:

  • Robotic Path Planning Algorithms
  • Robot Manipulation and Learning
  • Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization
  • Soft Robotics and Applications
  • Teleoperation and Haptic Systems
  • Retinal and Macular Surgery
  • Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts

Hauser has a strong publication record with frequent contributions to several venues, including:

  • arXiv (Cornell University) with 22 publications
  • IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters with 7 publications
  • IEEE Transactions on Robotics with 5 publications
  • The International Journal of Robotics Research with 4 publications
  • International Journal of Social Robotics with 2 publications

Selected recent papers showcase the scope of Hauser's research interests:

  • "Optical Coherence Tomography-Guided Robotic Ophthalmic Microsurgery via Reinforcement Learning from Demonstration," 2020, IEEE Transactions on Robotics
  • "Contactless optical coherence tomography of the eyes of freestanding individuals with a robotic scanner," 2021, Nature Biomedical Engineering
  • "Robot Packing With Known Items and Nondeterministic Arrival Order," 2020, IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering
  • "Dense Robotic Packing of Irregular and Novel 3D Objects," 2021, IEEE Transactions on Robotics
  • "Fast UAV Trajectory Optimization Using Bilevel Optimization With Analytical Gradients," 2021, IEEE Transactions on Robotics

Hauser frequently collaborates with a core group of co-authors, including:

  • Mark Draelos
  • Anthony N. Kuo
  • Joseph A. Izatt
  • Patrick Naughton
  • Yunzhu Li

Best Publications

  • Analysis and Observations From the First Amazon Picking Challenge

    Nikolaus Correll;Kostas E. Bekris;Dmitry Berenson;Oliver Brock

  • Artificial intelligence framework for simulating clinical decision-making: A Markov decision process approach

    Casey C. Bennett;Kris Hauser

  • Motion Planning for Legged Robots on Varied Terrain

    Kris K. Hauser;Timothy Bretl;Jean-Claude Latombe;Kensuke Harada

  • Interactive simulation of surgical needle insertion and steering

    Nuttapong Chentanez;Ron Alterovitz;Daniel Ritchie;Lita Cho

  • Using Motion Primitives in Probabilistic Sample-Based Planning for Humanoid Robots

    Kris Hauser;Timothy Wolfe Bretl;Kensuke Harada;Jean Claude Latombe

  • Interactive Deformation Using Modal Analysis with Constraints

    Kris K. Hauser;Chen Shen;James F. O'Brien

  • Lazy collision checking in asymptotically-optimal motion planning

    Kris Hauser

  • Multi-modal Motion Planning in Non-expansive Spaces

    Kris Hauser;Jean-Claude Latombe

  • Non-gaited humanoid locomotion planning

    K. Hauser;T. Bretl;J.-C. Latombe

  • Randomized multi-modal motion planning for a humanoid robot manipulation task

    Kris Hauser;Victor Ng-Thow-Hing

  • Fast smoothing of manipulator trajectories using optimal bounded-acceleration shortcuts

    Kris Hauser;Victor Ng-Thow-Hing

  • The minimum constraint removal problem with three robotics applications

    Kris Hauser

  • Recognition, prediction, and planning for assisted teleoperation of freeform tasks

    Kris Hauser

  • Differential dynamic programming with nonlinear constraints

    Zhaoming Xie;C. Karen Liu;Kris Hauser

  • Fast interpolation and time-optimization with contact

    Kris Hauser

  • Motion Planning for a Six-Legged Lunar Robot

    Kris K. Hauser;Timothy Bretl;Jean-Claude Latombe;Brian Wilcox

  • Leaving Flatland: Efficient real-time three-dimensional perception and motion planning

    Radu Bogdan Rusu;Aravind Sundaresan;Benoit Morisset;Kris Hauser

  • Asymptotically Optimal Planning by Feasible Kinodynamic Planning in a State–Cost Space

    Kris Hauser;Yilun Zhou

  • Feedback Control for Steering Needles Through 3D Deformable Tissue Using Helical Paths.

    Kris K. Hauser;Ron Alterovitz;Nuttapong Chentanez;Allison M. Okamura

  • Development of a tele-nursing mobile manipulator for remote care-giving in quarantine areas

    Zhi Li;Peter Moran;Qingyuan Dong;Ryan J. Shaw

  • Leaving Flatland: Efficient real-time three-dimensional perception and motion planning: Rusu et al.: Leaving Flatland: Efficient Real-Time 3D Perception and Motion Planning

    Radu Bogdan Rusu;Aravind Sundaresan;Benoit Morisset;Kris Hauser

  • Lessons from the Amazon Picking Challenge.

    Nikolaus Correll;Kostas E. Bekris;Dmitry Berenson;Oliver Brock

  • Multi-modal Motion Planning for a Humanoid Robot Manipulation Task

    Kris K. Hauser;Victor Ng-Thow-Hing;Héctor H. González-Baños

Frequent Co-Authors

Joseph A. Izatt
Joseph A. Izatt Duke University
Jean-Claude Latombe
Jean-Claude Latombe Stanford University
Timothy Bretl
Timothy Bretl University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Ken Goldberg
Ken Goldberg University of California, Berkeley
Nuttapong Chentanez
Nuttapong Chentanez Nvidia (United States)
James F. O'Brien
James F. O'Brien University of California, Berkeley
Radu Bogdan Rusu
Radu Bogdan Rusu Fyusion, Inc
Michael Beetz
Michael Beetz University of Bremen
Ron Alterovitz
Ron Alterovitz University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Kensuke Harada
Kensuke Harada Osaka University

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