The Robotics Group at the ANU School of Computing is planning to recruit several PhD students, Research Engineers/Assistants, and Postdocs to work on fundamental research in robot planning and decision-making.

Topics in Robotics

Decision-making, including Planning, is a critical enabling technology in robotics. It is the deliberate process of deciding the strategy a robot should take to achieve long-term goals. The Robotics Group at the ANU School of Computing focuses on the design, development, analysis, and applications of decision-making techniques that would enable robots to operate reliably, robustly, and safely in a variety of real-world applications.

Specific research topics include (though not limited to):

  • Motion Planning
  • Integrated Task and Motion Planning
  • Manipulation Planning
  • Multi-robot Planning
  • Planning under uncertainty, including under non-deterministic and partially observable scenarios
  • Motion planning with safety constraints
  • Bayesian Reinforcement Learning
  • Integrated Planning and Learning

ANU and Canberra

  • ANU is ranked 1st in Australia and 30th in the world according to QS World University Rankings. The School of Computing at the ANU is a world-leading centre for research, rated a 5 out of 5 in the Excellence in Research for Australia for Artificial Intelligence and Image Processing and Information and Computing Sciences.
  • Canberra has been named in the third healthiest city in the world and one of the most innovative cities to live in!
  • PhD scholarships: minimum AUD 34K pa tax-free.
  • Postdocs (level A4-B) salaries: AUD 99K-121K pa + 17% superannuation.
  • Research Engineers/Assistants (ANU04-05): AUD 75K-90K pa + 17% superannuation.

Chief Investigators Working in Robotics

Please Join Us!

If you are excited to be part of the AI revolution in robotics please reach out to us and tell us about your interest at robotics.comp.cecc@anu.edu.au

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