Seth Isaacson
sethgi (AT) umich (DOT) edu
I'm a Ph.D. candidate in Robotics at the University of Michigan. I'm working on improving robots' abilities to reliably understand and navigate complex, cluttered environments such as forests and homes.
Research
PhD Research
Undergrad Research
Experience
Optimus Ride / Magna Advanced Development Center
Software Engineer - Mapping and Sensor Systems
- Designed and implemented of C++ visual mapping pipeline for low-speed ADAS.
- Wrote sensor interface drivers and conduct evaluations of new sensors (LIDAR, Radar, INS, and GPS) to improve the capabilities of Level 4 autonomous shuttles
- Contributed high-quality C++ code to the autonomy stack. Participated in code reviews and engaged in discussions on how to improve software development processes.
August 2021 - August 2022
Argo AI
Software Engineering Intern - Onboard Accelerators
- Researched and prototyped GPU scheduling approaches to make the timing of GPU computations more reliable and increase determinism of the pipeline.
- Demonstrated that the selected approach effectively eliminates variance in timing, making safety-critical aspects of the system more reliable.
- Selected to present work in international all-hands meeting with the president and CEO to 1100+ person company.
Summer 2020
Rethink Robotics
Engineering Intern
- Developed and tested new applications and end-of-arm-tooling for manufacturing robots to allow the robots to be sold into new markets.
- Investigated implementation of machine learning classifiers to detect when the robot had succeeded or failed at a task.
Summer 2017
Education
Ph.D. in Robotics
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Expected May 2027
B.S. in Joint Mathematics and Computer Science
Harvey Mudd College, Claremont CA
May 2021