Guest speakers

Guest speakers

Headshot of Prof. Rui Liu

Featured invited speaker

Prof. Rui Liu

Kent State University College of Aeronautics and Engineering

Guest lecture date: March 25, 2025

AI-Powered Robot Cognition Modeling for Trustworthy Human-Robot Collaboration

Prof. Liu shared research on trust, intent, and agility modeling in robotics, and the session included a live robotic dog demonstration led by his Ph.D. student Runxiang Jin.

Profile: https://www.kent.edu/cae/profile/rui-liu-phd

Session highlights

The session covered research on human-robot collaboration and included a live robotic dog demonstration.

Thanks to Prof. Rui Liu and Runxiang Jin for visiting the course and speaking with the students.

Prof. Rui Liu speaking to students during the guest lecture
Robotic dog demonstration during the guest lecture
Students participating in the guest speaker session

Why this talk was included

  • Connects course topics to current research
  • Shows one example of robotics work related to AI
  • Gives students a chance to ask questions outside the course materials