Here is a collection of teaching materials and resources I made or have contributed to throughout my PhD!
Each resource here is a living document, continuously updated to remain relevant and helpful. If you find any of these resources useful or have suggestions for improvement, please let me know!
If there are any topics you want covered, let me know your suggestions!
Teaching about Robots
- Guaranteeing Safety in the Real World
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This session covers the problem of ensuring safety in real world scenarios. We first introduce the problem of safety and its challenges, then briefly discuss current safety approaches. Thereafter, we introduce the mathematical approaches to safety and go through an in depth discussion of two different methods of Reachability Analysis and Control Barrier Function. In the interactive session, we go through designing a Control Barrier Function system for multi robot collision and obstacle avoidance.
Session is part of Air Lab Summer School. - Basics of How Robots Work
Interested in robotics? In this video, we deconstruct robotics and talk about the building blocks of a robot: sense, plan, and act.
Video made for CMU TechNights to promote gender diversity in computing.
Communication Skills
- Kachow Your Audience: Crafting an Engaging Talk
[Slides][Exercise]
A presentation on how to craft an engaging talk through the lens of the best movie ever, Cars 1, and the best character ever, Lightning McQueen!! - Guide for Research Talks
- Guide to an Impactful Paper Video
Before Grad School
- Webinar on “How to Apply to Graduate School”?
Are you thinking about attending grad school in computer science or robotics? Ever wondered what makes a strong application? This session and two others will address these questions. For more details, visit our website: https://cmu-ri-resources.github.io