Dr. Erdem Bıyık

Biography

Erdem Bıyık is an assistant professor in the Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science at the University of Southern California and holds a courtesy position in the Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. He leads the Learning Interactive Robot Autonomy Lab (Lira Lab). Prior to his appointment at USC, he was a postdoctoral researcher at UC Berkeley's Center for Human-Compatible Artificial Intelligence. He earned his Ph.D. and M.Sc. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University, where he worked at the Stanford Artificial Intelligence Lab (SAIL). He also holds a B.Sc. degree in Electrical Electronics Engineering from Bilkent University in Ankara, Turkey. His pioneering work in human-robot interaction received an honorable mention at HRI 2020, and a paper at TMLR 2023 was recognized as an outstanding paper finalist. His research is focused on artificial intelligence and robotics, utilizing machine learning, optimization, and cognitive science to advance human-robot collaboration and multi-agent systems.

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