Golden Speaker Series: Sertac Karaman

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Speakers:

Sertac Karaman

Tuesday, January 14, 2025 10:00am – 12:00pm

Join this in-person seminar featuring Professor Sertac Karaman, Director of MIT's Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems (LIDS), as he shares his journey in academia, research, and innovation. Discover how his groundbreaking work in autonomous systems, robotics, and self-driving technologies is shaping the future of transportation, extended reality, and beyond.

Stick around after the presentation for networking, complemented by beverages and light refreshments.

About Sertac Karaman

Sertac Karaman is Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics at MIT He is the Director of the Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems (LIDS) - interdepartmental research center committed to advancing research and education in the analytical information and decision sciences. He is also the faculty co-director of Mission Innovation Experimental (MIx)  and the faculty director of the Amazon MIT Science Hub. The application areas of his research include driverless cars, unmanned aerial vehicles, consumer robotics, extended reality and many others. He is a co-founder of Optimus Ride, a Boston-based MIT-spinoff startup company that is developing self-driving vehicle technologies.