Dr. Michiel Van De Panne

Biography

Michiel van de Panne is a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Computer Science at the University of British Columbia (UBC). He completed his B.A.Sc. at the University of Calgary in 1987, followed by an M.A.Sc. and Ph.D. from the University of Toronto in 1989 and 1994, respectively. His academic career includes positions as an Assistant Professor and later as an Associate Professor at the University of Toronto from 1993 to 2001, and as a Visiting Professor at UBC from 1999 to 2001. He has served as an Associate Professor and Full Professor at UBC since 2001. His research interests encompass a wide range of topics including Robotics, Visual Computing, Artificial Intelligence, and Machine Learning, with specific focus on reinforcement learning, control, and physics-based simulation. Van de Panne investigates human and animal movement and the development of models to match skills and agility in real-life scenarios. He actively explores how individuals learn new motor skills and develops planning methods that transfer knowledge to real-world applications, moving beyond limited simulations.

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