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February 14, 2025
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Seminar on System Identification of BLDC Motor
On February 14, 2025, as part of our ongoing weekly Student Seminar Series, Artyom Khachatryan, a research intern at the Center for Scientific Innovation and Education, presented his research on "System Identification of BLDC Motor."
February 7, 2025
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Seminar on Real-Time Whole-Body Control of Legged Robots with Model-Predictive Path Integral Control
On February 7, 2025, during the paper presentation at the Center for Scientific Innovation and Education, speaker Nane Hakhverdyan presented the latest advancements in robotics related to real-time control policies on legged robots using model-predictive path integral control (MPPI).
January 31, 2025
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Seminar on Multi-UAV Systems Explores New Algorithms for Leader-Follower Dynamics
On January 31, 2025, a cutting-edge seminar focused on the development of algorithms for Multi-UAV systems was held, showcasing innovative solutions for distributed operations in dynamic environments. The seminar, presented by Anna Manucharyan, addressed the challenges of designing systems where UAVs work together to complete missions while following a leader agent in a constantly changing environment.
January 17, 2025
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CSIE Research Assistant Andy Younes Hosts Seminar on Reinforcement Learning Advances
On January 17, Andy Younes, a Research Assistant at the Center for Scientific Innovation and Education, led an insightful seminar on the advancements in reinforcement learning (RL), focusing on model-free deep RL algorithms and their real-world applications. She addressed key challenges in deep RL, particularly the high sample complexity and sensitivity to hyperparameters, which can hinder the effectiveness of these methods in practical domains.
January 15, 2025
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Exciting Seminar with Gor Nerisisyan Inspires Future Tech Professionals!
On January 15, 2025, students and tech enthusiasts gathered for an inspiring seminar featuring Gor Nerisisyan, a Senior C++ Software Engineer with extensive experience in robotics, control systems, and software engineering. The event offered a unique opportunity for attendees to dive into the world of advanced motion-planning, monitoring systems, and vision-based algorithms, with insights from one of the industry's leading experts.
December 6, 2024
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The Key Role of Cheaters in the Persistence of Cooperation
Sanasar Babajanyan from the Institute of Physics presented a fascinating seminar titled 'The Key Role of Cheaters in the Persistence of Cooperation.' In this discussion, he explored how cheaters—those who reap the benefits of cooperation without paying the cost—actually play a surprising role in sustaining cooperative behavior.
November 21, 2024
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Monotonicity Methods for Mean Field Games: A Functional Analytic Perspective
Diogo Gomes, a leading expert in Applied Mathematics and Computational Science, led a seminar titled 'Monotonicity Methods for Mean Field Games: A Functional Analytic Perspective.' This seminar explored mean field games (MFGs) through the lens of functional analysis, with a particular focus on the role of monotonicity methods in understanding their properties and deriving solutions.
October 7, 2024
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From State Estimation on Lie Groups to Robot Imagination
Gregory Chirikjian, Willis F. Harrington Professor and Chair of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Delaware held a seminar at Yerevan State University․ The seminar spanned multiple topics involving probability, harmonic analysis, and geometry as applied to robotics.
September 11, 2024
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From Yerevan to Toronto in Pursuit of New Achievements
A team of Armenian students from NPUA and CSIE secured third place in a prestigious self-driving car competition at the American Control Conference 2024 hosted by Quanser. They developed advanced algorithms for obstacle avoidance, traffic sign detection, and path tracking, overcoming challenges to represent Armenia on the global stage.
June 29, 2024
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Hyperparameter tuning for online reinforcement learning
Anna Hakhverdyan, a Master’s student at the University of Alberta, held a seminar on hyperparameter tuning for online reinforcement learning on June 28th at the Aerial Robotics Research and Education Center of NPUA.
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