NSF IRES: Physical AI Design

This Physical AI Design NSF International Research Experiences for Students (IRES) project aims to send U.S. students to conduct summer research internships on devising physics simulation algorithms, user interfaces, and AI algortihms at The University of Tokyo and Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST). The project is funded by NSF Office of International Science and Engineering and led by Prof. Bo Zhu at Dartmouth College, in collaboration with Prof. Takeo Igarashi at The University of Tokyo and Prof. Haoran Xie at JAIST.

The research team focuses on developing fast simulation and ML algorithms, interactive design user interfaces, computer graphics applications, and integrated open-source codebase to create novel embodied AI algorithms for complex physical systems. We are particularly interested in devising novel AI algorithms and user interfaces to facilitate simulation, design, and optimization of various physical systems, including soft and rigid bodies, shell and cloth, fluid, and multi-physics coupling systems. We are also interested in developing AI-based interactive systems to facilitate novel interaction and control between the human users and physical objects. At the same time, the IRES intern students will work together with students at Dartmouth, The University of Tokyo, and JAIST to devise an open-source platform to create accessible interactive physical AI designs.