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Autonomous Systems
Developing intelligent systems that can operate independently in complex environments
Industrial Diagnostics
Creating solutions that enhance efficiency and safety in manufacturing and industrial processes
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Applying AI and robotics to improve medical diagnostics and healthcare delivery systems
Latest Research
View all publications →Krysalis Hand: A Lightweight, High-Payload, 18-DoF Anthropomorphic End-Effector for Robotic Learning and Dexterous Manipulation
A Basheer, J Chang, Y Chen et al.
2025preprint
User-Centered Insights into Assistive Navigation Technologies for Individuals with Visual Impairment
I Soltani, J Schofield, M Madani et al.
2025preprint
Infrared Vision Systems for Emergency Vehicle Driver Assistance in Low-Visibility Conditions
MM Naddaf-Sh, A Lee, K Yen et al.
2025preprint
Design and Implementation of a Dual Uncrewed Surface Vessel Platform for Bathymetry Research under High-flow Conditions
D Kumar, A Ghorbanpour, K Yen et al.
2025preprint
Anomaly augmented generative adversarial network
Z Yang, EF Darve, IS Bozchalooi
2024Citations: 1patent
Targeted collapse regularized autoencoder for anomaly detection: black hole at the center
A Ghafourian, H Shui, D Upadhyay et al.
2024Citations: 1journal
Cardreamer: Open-source learning platform for world model based autonomous driving
D Gao, S Cai, H Zhou et al.
2024Citations: 4journal
MarineFormer: A Transformer-based Navigation Policy Model for Collision Avoidance in Marine Environment
E Kazemi, I Soltani
2024preprint
Active vision might be all you need: Exploring active vision in bimanual robotic manipulation
I Chuang, A Lee, D Gao et al.
2024Citations: 5preprint
InterACT: Inter-dependency Aware Action Chunking with Hierarchical Attention Transformers for Bimanual Manipulation
A Lee, I Chuang, LY Chen et al.
2024Citations: 5preprint
Performance of Automated Machine Learning in Predicting Outcomes of Pneumatic Retinopexy
A Nisanova, A Yavary, J Deaner et al.
2024Citations: 1journal
Assessing the impact of driver compliance on traffic flow and safety in work zones amid varied mixed autonomy scenarios
IS Ehsan Kazemi
2024Citations: 1journal
Hierarchical end-to-end autonomous navigation through few-shot waypoint detection
A Ghafourian, Z CuiZhu, D Shi et al.
2024Citations: 2journal
Vehicle neural network enhancement
IS Bozchalooi, F Charette, DP Filev et al.
2023patent
Deep Bayesian-Assisted Keypoint Detection for Pose Estimation in Assembly Automation
IS Debo Shi, Alireza Rahimpour, Amin Ghafourian et al.
2023Citations: 5journal
One-Shot Learning of Visual Path Navigation for Autonomous Vehicles
Z CuiZhu, F Charette, A Ghafourian et al.
2023Citations: 1preprint
Anomaly detection with domain adaptation
Z Yang, I Soltani, E Darve
2023Citations: 43conference
Systems and methods for image-based component detection
IS Bozchalooi, A Rahimpour, D Upadhyay
2022patent
Memory-augmented generative adversarial networks for anomaly detection
Z Yang, T Zhang, IS Bozchalooi et al.
2021Citations: 32journal
Enhanced vehicle operation
IS Bozchalooi, F Charette, P Narayanan et al.
2021Citations: 5patent
Learning systems and methods
IS Bozchalooi
2021Citations: 5patent
Adaptive sensor fusion
IS Bozchalooi, F Assadian, L Scaria
2021Citations: 6patent
Robotic manipulation using an independently actuated vision system, an adversarial control scheme, and a multi-tasking deep learning architecture
IS Bozchalooi, F Assadian
2021patent
High-throughput automated annotation of visual data for training neural networks used for landmark detection
IS Bozchalooi, F Assadian
2021Citations: 1patent
Automation safety and performance robustness through uncertainty driven learning and control
IS Bozchalooi
2020Citations: 1patent
LiDAR device based on scanning mirrors array and multi-frequency laser modulation
IS Bozchalooi, K Youcef-Toumi
2020Citations: 33patent
Regularized cycle consistent generative adversarial network for anomaly detection
Z Yang, I Soltani Bozchalooi, E Darve
2020Citations: 17conference
Active scanning probes: A versatile toolkit for fast imaging and emerging nanofabrication
IW Rangelow, T Ivanov, A Ahmad et al.
2017Citations: 85journal
Induced vibration contact detection for minimizing cantilever tip-sample interaction forces in jumping mode atomic force microscopy
F Xia, I Soltani Bozchalooi, K Youcef-Toumi
2017Citations: 12conference
Design and control of multi-actuated atomic force microscope for large-range and high-speed imaging
I Soltani Bozchalooi, A Careaga Houck, JM AlGhamdi et al.
2016Citations: 45journal
A study on the effectiveness of proportional-integral-derivative control in multi-actuated atomic force microscopy
I Soltani Bozchalooi, AC Houck, K Youcef-Toumi
2015Citations: 15conference
Estimator based multi-eigenmode control of cantilevers in multifrequency Atomic Force Microscopy
A Schuh, I Soltani Bozchalooi, IW Rangelow et al.
2015Citations: 28conference
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