Robotics Seminar: Geoffrey Louie

On May 15, 2025, Geoffrey Louie presented “Towards Programmable Social Robots for Everyone” as part of the Michigan Robotics Seminar Series.

Wing-Yue Geoffrey Louie is an Associate Professor of Robotics in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Oakland University, Michigan, USA. His research focuses on integration of multi-sensor fusion, robotics/mechatronics, development of perception algorithms, human-robot/human-machine interfaces, high & low-level robot controller design, general robot learning, artificial intelligence, study of human-robot interactions, and user research. The core theme of his research is on the development of robot technology that can be easily utilized by non-experts. In the future, he envisions robots being effortlessly taught new tasks as required by a human user. To address this long-term goal, his current agenda focuses on exploring demonstration learning for robots and effective strategies for teaching between humans and robots (user experience in human-robot interactions), and applying these techniques to real-world application scenarios such as healthcare, rehabilitation, service, personal, and manufacturing robotics.

Wing-Yue Geoffrey Louie obtained his B.A.Sc in Mechanical Engineering and Ph.D. in robotics from the University of Toronto. His Ph.D. was completed in the Autonomous Systems & Biomechatronics Laboratory with his advisor Professor Goldie Nejat. His work during this time has been featured by the Globe and Mail, Toronto Star, Bloomberg TV, CBC News, and Toronto Sun.

More:
Michigan Robotics Seminar Series: https://robotics.umich.edu/events/rob...
Geoffrey Louie: https://www.geoffrey-louie.com