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  • Nov
    4

    ME512 Seminar Speaker- Bilge Mutlu

    McCormick - Mechanical Engineering (ME)

    3:00 PM L211, Technological Institute

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    Collaborative robots promise to complementhuman work where automation is infeasible,costly, or ineffective. However, for thesesystems to truly complement human workand to deliver value in domains frommanufacturing to healthcare, their usersmust be able to specify collaborative taskactions for the robot and its humancounterparts. In this talk, I will presentongoing work at the People and RobotsLaboratory that explores novel mechanismsfor end-user specification of collaborativework for humans and robots. Specifically, Iwill present interfaces and systems thatintegrate end-user programming, sharedcontrol, and optimization to allow users toprogram, control, and correct collaborativerobots in real-world tasks.

    Bilge Mutlu is the Sheldon B. & Marianne S. Lubar Professor of Computer Science at the University of
    Wisconsin–Madison, where he directs the People and Robots Laboratory. His research focuses on
    human-centered principles for designing robotic technologies and integrating them into everyday
    environments. He teaches courses in human-computer interaction and user experience design and
    leads the NSF Graduate Research Traineeship (NRT) program, INTEGRATE: Integrating Robots into
    the Future of Work. Dr. Mutlu earned his PhD from Carnegie Mellon University's Human-Computer
    Interaction Institute. His work has received over two dozen paper awards and nominations and has
    been featured in Popular Science, The Economist, and New Scientist. More information is available
    at http://bilgemutlu.com.

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    TIME Monday, November 4, 2024 at 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

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    CONTACT Jeremy Wells    jeremywells@northwestern.edu EMAIL

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  • Sep
    8

    Welcome & Breakfast for New McCormick PhD Students

    McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science

    9:00 AM LR2 & Tech East Plaza, Technological Institute

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    TIME Monday, September 8, 2025 at 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

    LOCATION LR2 & Tech East Plaza, Technological Institute    map it

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    CONTACT Andi Joppie    andi.joppie@northwestern.edu EMAIL

    CALENDAR McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science

  • Sep
    12

    New Undergraduate Fall 2025 Registration

    University Academic Calendar

    All Day

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    TIME Friday, September 12, 2025

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    CONTACT Office of the Registrar    nu-registrar@northwestern.edu EMAIL

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  • Sep
    15

    Welcome & Luncheon for New Full-time Graduate Students

    McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science

    11:00 AM Ryan Auditorium & Tech East Plaza, Technological Institute

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    TIME Monday, September 15, 2025 at 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

    LOCATION Ryan Auditorium & Tech East Plaza, Technological Institute    map it

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    CONTACT Andi Joppie    andi.joppie@northwestern.edu EMAIL

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  • Sep
    16

    Fall Classes Begin. Change of Registration (Drop/Add) Late registration for returning students begins

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    TIME Tuesday, September 16, 2025

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    CONTACT Office of the Registrar    nu-registrar@northwestern.edu EMAIL

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