Ruohan Zhang
PhD Student
Vision, Cognition, and Action Lab
Artificial Intelligence Research Group
Department of Computer Science
The University of Texas at Austin

Contact:
Desk: GDC 3.518B
Email: zharu at utexas dot edu

Isaac Asimov's Foundation Series made me a fan of robots. Here are some of my favorite ideas from robotic SF.
• Robots could drive and manage traffic for more efficient transportation.
• Robot could rescue people in nature disasters. We can imagine a team of specialized robots, including a commander (possibly human), scouts, medics, heavy lifts, wifi routers, etc
• Robot could help improve our living enviornment. Human volunteers have made tremendous effort on forestry and maybe teams of robots could be much more efficient, especially for uninhabitable areas like rainforests and desserts.
• Robots could help humans in expanding the frontiers: the ocean, and even the outer space. Let's hope in the next generation of space programs robot will join astronaunts on their missions.

My wife and I both volunteer for local Humane Soceity (Memphis).
This is our dog Twinkle, she is a longhaired mini dachshund.

I love soccer. I am a fan of Arsenal FC, because of the Dutch player Dennis Bergkamp. I play basketball as well, and I am a fan of Steve Nash and Phoenix Suns. I also enjoy bouldering, swimming, volleyball, and meditation.