Research

AI that perceives, reasons about and acts in physical space

RESEARCH DIRECTION

Structured Spatial World Models

Our world models are structured. They represent the world as 3D geometry, objects, relations and physics, not just pixels, so that robots, drones and satellites can reason about the world and act in it. What they learn from acting flows back to update the model.

Embodied Autonomy Track Extraction from New York Subway Video (TPE-Net) 2022
Urban World Models Digital Twins: Simulating Robot–Human Sidewalk Interactions Jul 2023 · Story →
Embodied Autonomy RPV-SLAM: Range-Augmented Panoramic Visual SLAM (ICAR 2021) Nov 2021 · Story →
Scan-to-Model 3D Mobile Mapping AI Project: AI for Digital Twin Infrastructure Sep 2020 · Story →

Research Collaborators

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NSERCCFIMitacsTransport CanadaOntario Research FundOCE / OCIAVINMTOCentre de Géomatique du QuébecKRRIKICTMinistry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (Korea)Teledyne OptechTeledyne FLIRThalesFugroMircomEsri CanadaAutodeskPCI GeomaticsGeoDigitalXEOSHyundai MnSoftEagleViewFirst Base SolutionsNeptec TechnologiesLumibirdAethon Aerial SolutionsMIMLAB (Seoul)German Aerospace Center (DLR)Leibniz University HannoverJade University of Applied SciencesYonsei UniversityHanyang UniversityUniversity of WaterlooUniversité de SherbrookeThe Seoul InstituteMOVE (Mobility Innovation Centre)SmartTOCRESSADERSIMNSERC CREATE SMARTCREATE DAVISSUMBrain AllianceVISTACAR