Abhishek Paudel

I am a PhD candidate in the Department of Computer Science at George Mason University, where I’m advised by Dr. Gregory Stein in the Robotic Anticipatory Intelligence & Learning (RAIL) Group.

My research interests are in the areas of robotics, machine learning, and planning under uncertainty. My research focuses on imbuing robots with abilities for introspection to enable reasoning about alternative behaviors and outcomes for long-horizon planning. I work towards developing such introspection techniques with sound theoretical foundations for improving the robot’s abilities to adapt to previously unseen environments for navigation and task planning under uncertainty.

I graduated with a degree in computer engineering from Tribhuvan University, IOE, Pulchowk Campus in Nepal. In the past, I have also worked with UNICEF Nepal and local partners on projects that include efficient information dissemination and data collection based on mobile technologies, automated interactive surveys and data analytics. I was also an AI Fellow at Fusemachines.