Christopher Amato
Affiliated Faculty,
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Assistant Professor,
Khoury College of Computer Sciences
Contact
- c.amato@northeastern.edu
- 635 ISEC
360 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
Office
- 617.373.5807
Research Focus
Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Robotics
Honors & Awards
- 2021 NSF CAREER Award
- Amazon Research Award (2019, 2020)
- Best Paper Nominations at RSS-15, AAAI-19, AAMAS-21
- Best Paper Award AAMAS-14
Research Overview
Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Robotics
Reinforcement learning and planning for partially observable and multi-agent systems
Lab for Learning and Planning in Robotics
With the prevalence of AI and robotics, autonomous systems are very common in all aspects of life. Real-world autonomous systems must deal with noisy and limited sensors, termed partial observability, as well as potentially other agents that are also present (e.g., other robots or autonomous cars), termed multi-agent systems. We work on planning and reinforcement learning methods for dealing with these realistic partial observable and/or multi-agent settings. The resulting method will allow agents to reason about, coordinate and learn to act even in settings with limited sensing and communication.
Jan 31, 2025
2024 Stanford University Annual Assessment of Author Citations
The following COE professors are among the top scientists worldwide selected by Stanford University representing the top 2% of the most-cited scientists with single-year impact in various disciplines. The selection is based on the top 100,000 by c-score (with and without self-citations) or a percentile rank of 2% or above. The list below includes those who published a paper in 2024 or later.
Sep 26, 2018
MIE/ECE Faculty Awarded $1.5M AFRL Grant
MIE/ECE Assistant Professor Jose Martinez-Lorenzo, ECE Professor Tommaso Melodia, ECE Professor Kaushik Chowdhury, ECE/MIE Professor Hanumant Singh, and CCIS/ECE Affiliated Faculty Chris Amato were awarded a $1.5M Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) grant for “Robust Decentralized Classification and Coordination Algorithms for Swarms of SUAS.”