Name:Brian Plancher

Bio:

I am an incoming Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Dartmouth College (starting Fall 2025) where I will continue to lead the Accessible and Accelerated Robotics Lab (A²R Lab). I am currently an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Barnard College where I also hold affiliate positions in the Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering at Columbia University. I am also a co-chair for the Tiny Machine Learning Open Education Initiative (TinyMLedu) and an associate co-chair for the IEEE-RAS TC on Model Based Optimization for Robotics.

My research is focused on optimizing robotic systems at all scales by developing, optimizing, implementing, and evaluating next-generation algorithms and edge computational systems, through algorithm-hardware-software co-design (e.g., MPCGPU, GRiD, TinyMPC). As such, my research is at the intersection of Robotics and Computer Architecture, Embedded Systems, Numerical Optimization, and Machine Learning.

I also want to promote a responsible, sustainable, and accessible future for robotics and edge computing, including the development of new interdisciplinary, project-based, open-access courses that lower the barriers to entry for cutting-edge topics like robotics, parallel programming, and embedded machine learning (e.g., Global TinyML Education, Parallel Optimization for Robotics).

Country:United States

Affiliation:Dartmouth College and Barnard College, Columbia University

Research interests:Realtime Optimal Control, Parallel Computing on CPUs, GPUs and FPGAs, Robot Locomotion and Manipulation, Embedded Machine Learning, STEM Education