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Carl Vondrick is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Columbia University, where he conducts research in computer vision and machine learning. His work focuses on creating robust and versatile models for perception, particularly how machines observe and interact with their surroundings. Vondrick has previously served as a research scientist at Google and as a visiting researcher at Cruise. He completed his PhD at MIT in 2017 under the supervision of Antonio Torralba, following his undergraduate studies at UC Irvine where he was introduced to the field by Deva Ramanan. His lab investigates visual models and leverages large amounts of unlabeled data to transfer tasks across different modalities. Vondrick's research interests encompass scene dynamics, sound language, interpretable models, and perception in robotics. He is dedicated to training the next generation of researchers, actively recruiting PhD students to join his lab. He is recognized for his significant contributions, having received the 2021 NSF CAREER Award and the 2024 PAMI Young Researcher Award. He also holds prominent organizational roles, serving as Senior Program Chair for ICLR 2025 and General Chair for ICLR 2026.
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