AIML Research Seminar: A Couple of AI4Space Problems

Abstract: We’re living in an exciting new space era, where the cost of ‘going into space’ has dropped significantly, and the reasons for doing so have expanded dramatically. It’s not just about the numbers anymore—we’re tackling highly sophisticated tasks that once existed only in sci-fi novels. This surge in scale and complexity is why we turn to AI. 

Over the past few years, I’ve had the privilege of working on AI4Space problems, first as a PhD candidate and now as a postdoc. In this talk, I’ll share a couple of interesting challenges I’ve worked on, including one tied to a space mission and another from an industrial project. These problems focus on enabling autonomous navigation in space and advancing space domain awareness.

The AI side of this work involves robotics and computer vision. The problems I’ll discuss sit at the intersection of at least two areas from the attached Venn diagram—like Robotics × Space, Vision × Space, or even Robotics × Vision × Space. If you’re working in—or curious about—any of these intersections, come check out this talk. 

Note: Cool space images and videos included.