Event
Future Leaders in Robotics and AI Seminar: Reuth Mirsky
Friday, March 28, 2025
2:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m.
https://go.umd.edu/FutureLeaders
Yancy Diaz-Mercado
301 405 6506
yancy@umd.edu
Reuth Mirsky
Assistant Professor
Tufts University
Abstract
A prevalent assumption in human-robot and human-AI teaming is that artificial teammates should be compliant and obedient. In this talk, I will question this assumption by presenting the Guide Robot Grand Challenge and discussing the components required to design and build a service robot that can replace or surpass the functionalities of a guide dog. This challenge encompasses a variety of research problems, for each of which I will present a novel contribution: reasoning about other agents, initiating an interaction, teaching teammates, and more. Finally, I will discuss the many remaining challenges towards achieving a guide robot and how I plan to tackle these challenges.
Biography
Reuth Mirsky is an Assistant Professor in the Computer Science Department at Tufts University. Before her current position, she was a Senior Lecturer at Bar-Ilan University and a postdoc at the University of Texas at Austin. She received her Ph.D. on plan recognition in real-world environments from the Department of Software and Information Systems Engineering at Ben Gurion University. Her research focuses on multiagent systems and human-robot interactions, especially the agency required from a good teammate. Reuth served as a Program co-chair for TAHRI 2024, Diversity and Inclusion chair for IJCAI 2023, Diversity and Inclusion co-chair for ICAPS 2025, and Mentoring co-chair for RLDM 2025. She organized multiple workshops and events in AAAI, AAMAS, IROS, ICRA, and HRI. She was a guest editor for THRI and Frontiers of AI and serves as an SPC, PC, and reviewer at numerous AI and robotics conferences. https://sites.google.com/site/dekelreuth/
About the Seminar Series
The Maryland Robotics Center's Future Leaders in Robotics and AI Seminar Series at the University of Maryland is a nationwide online seminar series for PhD students, postdoctoral researchers, and early-career professionals. The seminar series highlights the latest research and innovation in the field of robotics and AI. The series is intended to provide exposure and mentorship opportunities to the speakers, build a network of innovators across the country, and support the speakers’ career planning. The seminars are held on select dates during spring. There are two speakers per seminar. Each speaker gives a 20-minute research presentation followed by a Q&A segment. Immediately after the second seminar, the speakers participate in a discussion with faculty. For more information, please visit: https://robotics.umd.edu/FutureLeaders
