Assistant Professor of Computer Science
Office: Lindley Hall, 301F
(812) 856-7496
hauserk@indiana.edu

See also: Kris Hauser's home page

Stanford University, PhD, Computer Science, 2008
University of California at Berkeley, B.A, Computer Science and B.A., Mathematics, 2003

My research interests include motion planning and control of high dimensional robotic and biological systems, with the aims of helping robots to perform sophisticated tasks, understanding the fundamental capabilities of mechanical designs, and exploring how humans and robots can safely perform cooperative tasks. Applications of my work include robotic manipulation, computer- and robot- assisted surgery, and legged locomotion.

N. Chentanez, R. Alterovitz, D. Richie, J. Cho, K. Hauser, K. Goldberg, J.R. Shewchuk, and J. O'Brien, Interactive Simulation of Surgical Needle Insertion and Steering. In ACM SIGGRAPH, New Orleans, LA, 2009.

K. Hauser, R. Alterovitz, N. Chentanez, A. Okamura, and K. Goldberg, Feedback Control for Steering Needles Through 3D Deformable Tissue Using Helical Paths. In Robotics: Science and Systems, Seattle, WA, 2009.

B. Morisset, R.B. Rusu, A. Sundaresan, K. Hauser, M. Agrawal, J.-C. Latombe, and M. Beetz, Leaving Flatland. Toward Real-Time 3D Navigation. In proceedings of IEEE Intl. Conf. of Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2009.

M. Torabi, K. Hauser, R. Alterovitz, V. Duindam, and K. Goldberg, Guiding Medical Needles Using Single-Point Tissue Manipulation. In proceedings of IEEE Intl. Conf. of Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2009. Best Medical Robotics Paper Finalist.

K. Hauser and J.-C. Latombe, Multi-Modal Motion Planning for Non-Expansive Spaces. In the Workshop on the Algorithm Foundations of Robotics (WAFR), 2008.

K. Hauser, Motion Planning for Legged and Humanoid Robots. Ph.D. Thesis, Stanford University, September 2008.

K. Hauser, T. Bretl, J.-C. Latombe, Motion planning for legged robots on varied terrain. In Intl. J. of Robotics Research 27(11-12):1325-1349, 2008.

K. Hauser, V. Ng-Thow-Hing, H. Gonzalez-Banos, Multi-Modal Motion Planning for a Humanoid Manipulation Task. In proceedings of the International Symposium on Robotics Research (ISRR) 2007.

K. Hauser, T. Bretl, J.-C. Latombe, Using Motion Primitives in Probabilistic Sample-Based Planning for Humanoid Robots. In proceedings of the Workshop on the Algorithmic Foundations of Robotics (WAFR) 2006.

K. Hauser, T. Bretl, J.-C. Latombe, B. Wilcox, Motion Planning for a Six-Legged Lunar Robot. In proceedings of the Workshop on the Algorithmic Foundations of Robotics (WAFR) 2006.