Pieter Abbeel

Pieter Abbeel
Born
Antwerp, Belgium
Alma materStanford University (PhD)
KU Leuven (MS)
Scientific career
FieldsArtificial intelligence, machine learning, deep reinforcement learning, robotics, unsupervised learning
InstitutionsUniversity of California, Berkeley

Gradescope

Covariant.AI
Doctoral advisorAndrew Ng
Doctoral studentsChelsea Finn

Pieter Abbeel is a professor of electrical engineering and computer sciences,[1] Director of the Berkeley Robot Learning Lab,[2] and co-director of the Berkeley AI Research (BAIR)[3] Lab at the University of California, Berkeley. He is also the co-founder of Covariant,[4][5][6][7][8] a venture-funded start-up that aims to teach robots new, complex skills, and co-founder of Gradescope,[9] an online grading system that has been implemented in over 500 universities across the USA. He is best known for his cutting-edge research in robotics and machine learning, particularly in deep reinforcement learning. In 2021, he joined AIX Ventures[10] as an Investment Partner. AIX Ventures is a venture capital fund that invests in artificial intelligence startups.

  1. ^ "UC Berkeley Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences".
  2. ^ "UC Berkeley Robot Learning Lab".
  3. ^ "Berkeley Artificial Intelligence Research (BAIR) Lab".
  4. ^ Ackerman, Evan (November 8, 2017). "AI Startup Embodied Intelligence Wants Robots to Learn From Humans in Virtual Reality". IEEE Spectrum.
  5. ^ Knight, Will (November 7, 2017). "These AI Hotshots Plan to Reboot Manufacturing by Jumping Inside Robots". MIT Technology Review.
  6. ^ Metz, Cade (November 6, 2017). "A.I. Researchers Leave Elon Musk Lab to Begin Robotics Start-Up". The New York Times.
  7. ^ Simon, Matt (November 7, 2017). "Want to Really Teach a Robot? Command It With VR". WIRED.
  8. ^ "Covariant.AI".
  9. ^ "Gradescope".
  10. ^ "AIX Ventures - An AI Fund". AIX Ventures. Retrieved 2023-01-13.