For General Audiences
Accessible discussions on mobility and AI
Generative AI for Transportation
MIT Generative AI Week - Shaping the Future Symposium (December 2023)
Generating rare events for self-driving cars, better traffic models, and zoning data for housing
Watch Video 📺 →The Hidden Cause of Traffic Jams—and How to Solve Them
NOVA (August 2022)
Exploring the root causes of traffic congestion and potential solutions
Watch Video 📺 →How Cities Can Reshape Cars
TEDxMIT (January 2021)
Reimagining the relationship between urban environments and automobiles
Watch Video 📺 →On the Future of Our Roads
The Robot Brains Podcast (February 2022)
Discussion on autonomous vehicles and the future of transportation
Listen 🎙️ →Learning-guided Optimization for Mobility
Future Intelligence (FI) Talks (September 2024)
How AI facilitates design of next-generation mobility systems
Watch Video 📺 →Professor Cathy Wu and the Curse of Variety
MIT Industrial Liason Program (July 2023)
Faculty profile
Read Article 📄 →Utilizing Machine Learning to Solve Long-Standing Problems
MIT Industrial Liason Program (July 2023)
Short interview
Watch Video 📺 →Reducing Carbon Emissions at the Intersection
MIT Industrial Liason Program (July 2023)
Short interview
Watch Video 📺 →Addressing the Curse of Variation
MIT Industrial Liason Program (July 2023)
Short interview
Watch Video 📺 →Addressing the Issues In Current Traffic Signal Control
MIT Industrial Liason Program (July 2023)
Short interview
Watch Video 📺 →Examining the World through Signals and Systems
MIT News Profile (February 2021)
Feature profile discussing research approach and philosophy
Read Article 📄 →Tackling Algorithmic Challenges of Coordinating Hundreds of Robots
MIT Schwarzman College of Computing (December 2021)
Interview on developing algorithms to safely integrate robots and AI into our world
Read Article 📄 →Simulating the Future of Traffic with RL
TWIML AI Podcast
Deep dive into using reinforcement learning for traffic simulation and control
Listen 🎙️ →Hall of Fame Inductee: Cathy Wu
Da Vinci Science Center (November 2010)
Apprentice Award for Outstanding Science Scholarship
Watch Video 📺 →For Technical Audiences
Seminars and tutorials on machine learning, optimization, and transportation
Learning-guided Optimization for Mobility
TRC-30 Conference Keynote (September 2024)
Keynote at the 30th Anniversary Conference for Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies Journal
Watch Video 📺 →Try, Try Again: A Story of Applying Deep RL
NSF Workshop on Reinforcement Learning (January 2025)
Panel discussion on bridging theory and practice in reinforcement learning
Watch Video 📺 →Intelligent Coordination for Sustainable Roadways
ETH Autonomy Talks (May 2023)
Engineering science and foundational methodologies for sustainable transportation systems
Watch Video 📺 →Learning-Guided Optimization for Mobility
Discrete Optimization Talks (DOT) (March 2025)
Invited talk on learning-guided optimization approaches for mobility systems
Watch Video 📺 →Intelligent Coordination for Sustainable Roadways
Stanford Robotics Seminar (April 2023)
Invited seminar on sustainable transportation and autonomous vehicle coordination
Watch Video 📺 →Intelligent Coordination for Sustainable Roadways
Berkeley CITRIS CPAR/DREAM Seminar (May 2023)
Invited seminar on intelligent coordination for sustainable roadways
Watch Video 📺 →Cities as Robots: Scalability, Operations, and Robustness
RSS Workshop on Learning from Diverse, Offline Data (June 2022)
Foundational methodologies for urban-scale robotic systems
Watch Video 📺 →Integrated Autonomy
NSF Virtual Workshop on CPS/SCC (March 2022)
International collaboration on cyber-physical systems and smart cities
Watch Video 📺 →Applications of Reinforcement Learning
MIT Computational Sensorimotor Learning Course (May 2021)
Guest lecture
Watch Video 📺 →Mixed Autonomy Traffic: A Reinforcement Learning Perspective
Simons Institute (November 2020)
RL approaches to traffic control with mixed human and autonomous vehicles
Watch Video 📺 →Mixed Autonomy Traffic: A Reinforcement Learning Perspective
IPAM Workshop on Safe Operation of Connected and Autonomous Vehicle Fleets (November 2020)
Invited talk on reinforcement learning for mixed autonomy traffic systems
Watch Video 📺 →Towards Reinforcement Learning for Mixed Autonomy Traffic: Transfer Learning Across Networks
Automated Vehicle Symposium (August 2020)
Session on AI for AV Control and Traffic Operations: Challenges and Opportunities
Watch Video 📺 →Integrating Autonomy into Urban Systems
Learning for Dynamics and Control, Inaugural Conference (May 2019)
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