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OUR TEAM

faculty

Hod Lipson
Prof. of Mechanical Engineering and Data Science
Columbia University in NYC, Mudd 535E

postdocs

PhD Students

  • ​​​Yazmin Feliz (2015-) Healthcare AI
  • Richa Batra (2015-) Amorphous robotics
  • Joni Mici (2015-) Digital Materials
  • Siyuan Chen (2015-) Causality Networks
  • Chad DeChant (2016-) Self-Awareness
  • Jonathan Blutinger (2016-) Food Printing
  • Boyuan Chen (2017-) Metalearning
  • Oscar Chang (2017-) Autogenerative Networks​

UNDergraduate Students Fall 2018

  • Anastasia Makarova (2016) Deep Learning
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alumni

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  • Nick Cheney (2013-) Artificial Life
  • Connor Chamberlain (2015-) Digital Wood
  • Anastasia Makarova (2016) Deep Learning
  • Jerson Mezquita  (2015-2016) Food Printing
  • ​Jun Ogawa (2015-2016) Evolutionary Robotics
  • Drim Stokhuijzen (2015-2016) Food Printing
  • Igor Labutov (2012-2016) Machine Teaching
  • Jason Yosinski (2012-2016) Deep Learning
  • Jeffrey LiptonMechanical EngineeringFab@Home
  • Robert MacCurdyMechanical EngineeringCellular Machines
  • Eliad Peretz B.sc Aerospace-Physics Green energy
  • Petar CurkovicMechanical EngineeringBioinspired Computing, Design Automation
  • Sarah AngleMechanical Engineering3D Printed Actuation
  • Anthony McNicollMechanical and Aerospace EngineeringBit Box Assembler Project
  • Will SchultzMathematics in Arts & Science3D Printing File Formats
  • Alexander VolkovCS/ECEUntethered Locomotion Based on Jamming Actuation
  • Jenna WitzlebenMechanical Engineering3D Printing a Ballet Shoe
  • Colin ZhengMechanical EngineeringTensile Strength of Mixed Materials
  • Jonathan Platkiewicz (2014) Postdoc, Computational Biology Computational Neuroscience, Haptics, Robotics
  • Jonas Neubert (2013) Mechanical Engineering  | Modular Robotics
  • Arne Rost (2013) Postdoc, Mechanical Engineering | Soft and Modular Robotics
  • Sebastian Risi (2013) Postdoc,Computer Science | Ribosomal Robots
  • John Amend (2013) Mechanical Engineering | Programmable Matter, Granular Jamming
  • Gordon Klauss (2013) Visiting Ph. D., Evolutionary Rotics | University of Oslo
  • Ben Finio (2013) Postdoc, Mechanical Engineering | K-12 Engineering Education
  • Jeff Clune (2012) Postdoc, Computer Science | Evolving artificial intelligence, modularity, and 3D shapes
  • Jeremy Blum (2012) B.S. Electrical and Computer Engineering | Machine Metabolism, Stochastic Modular Assembly, Evolutionary Robotics, and 3D Printing
  • Paul GrouchyVisiting Ph.D. student, Mechanical Engineering | Artificial Life/Evolution of Language
  • Hirotaka Moriguchi (2011) 
  • Charlie Richter (2011) M.S. Mechanical Engineering | MAV ornithopters and flapping flight dynamics
  • Jonathan Hiller (2011) Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering | Rapid Assembly, Design Automation
  • Michael Tolley (2011) Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering | Programmable Matter
  • Michael Schmidt (2010) Ph.D. Computational Biology | Co-evolution and Symbolic Regression
  • J. Aaron Lenfestey (2010)M.S. Computer ScienceIntelligent Control Systems
  • Daniel Cohen (2010)Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering
  • 3D Printing / Tissue Engineering
  • Juan Cristobal Zagal (2010)
  • Postdoc Electrical Engineering | Self-Modeling
  • Eric Schweikardt (2009)Potsdoc Computational Design | Reconfigurable Robotics
  • Stephane Constantin (2009)Electrical Engineering | Reconfigurable Robotics and Electronics
  • Floris van Breugel (2009)Biological and Environmental Engineering | Evolutionary Ornithopters
  • Maxim Lobovsky (2009)Applied and Engineering Physics | Digital Manufacturing
  • Warren Parad (2009)Electrical and Computer Engineering | Fab@Home
  • Brian Zajac (2009)Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering | Modular Robotics
  • Sarah Bates (2009)Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering | Particle Robotics
  • Adrian Wong (2009)Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering | Modular Robotics, Particle Robotics
  • David Hjelle (2009)M.S. Mechanical Engineering | Machine Metabolism
  • Kyung-Joong Kim (2009)Computer Science | Evolutionary Computation
  • Carlos Aguilar (2008)Mechanical Engineering | Evolutionary Robotic Painting
  • Viktor Zykov (2008)Ph. D. Mechanical Engineering | Self-Sustainable Robotics
  • Evan Malone (2008)Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering | Functional Solid Freeform Fabrication
  • Nicolas Lassabe (2008)Postdoc, Computer Science | Evolutionary Computation
  • Daniel Lobo (2008)Computer Science | Evolutionary Redesign
  • John Rieffel (2007)Computer Science | Evolutionary Fabrication
  • David Kriesel (2007)Computer Science / Neurocomputation | Evolution of swarm dynamics
  • Sanjeev Kumar (2007)Computer Science | Computational Development
  • Nicolas Estevez (2006)M.Sc. Mechanical Engineering | Dynamical Representations
  • Josh Bongard (2006)Postdoc, Computer Science | Co-evolution, System ID
  • Mark Masry (2006)Postdoc, Electrical Engineering | 3D Sketching / Machine Vision
  • William Regan (2005)Physics | Evolutionary Ornithopters
  • Greg Studer (2005)Computer Science | Artificial Life
  • Chandana Paul (2005)Postdoc, Computer Science | Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
  • Dmitry Berenson (2005)Electrical Engineering | Evolutionary Hardware
  • Bryant Adams (2004)Ph.D., Math | Self Replication
  • Paul White (2004)Master, Mechanical Engineering | Stochastic Cellular Robotics
  • Dong Joong Kang (2004)Postdoc, Computer Science | 3D Sketching
  • Efstathios Mytilinaios (2004)Master, Computer Science | Self Replication
  • Irfan Susilo (2003)Master, Computer Science | ​3D Sketching
  • Yen Chen Yeo (2003)BSc, Mechanical Engineering | Printable Batteries
  • Kian Rasa (2003)Master, Mechanical Engineering | Printable Batteries
  • Danica Wyatt (2002)PhD, Physics | Evolutionary Dynamics